Mike A. Jones is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places A. in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and A.'s career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mike A. Jones
A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 135 · #744 · High-ValueWorth 135 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.5
Avg surplus
peak +24
10 seasons × ~13.5 surplus ≈ VORP 135
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | — | LV | 16 | — | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | LV | 16 | — | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | LV | 16 | — | 49 | 45 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | LV | 16 | — | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | LV | 16 | — | 89 | 82 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | LV | 15 | — | 98 | 82 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 91 | 72 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | LAR | 16 | — | 87 | 69 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LA | 15 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | LA | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | PIT | 5 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | PIT | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 607 | 489 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 9.0 | 20.0 | 8 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | LV | 16 | — | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 23 | LV | 16 | — | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 24 | LV | 16 | — | 49 | 45 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 25 | LV | 16 | — | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| 1995 | 26 | LV | 16 | — | 89 | 82 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1996 | 27 | LV | 15 | — | 98 | 82 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1997 | 28 | LAR | 16 | — | 91 | 72 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 29 | LAR | 16 | — | 87 | 69 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 12.9 |
| 1999 | 30 | LA | 15 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2000 | 31 | LA | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2001 | 32 | PIT | 5 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 33 | PIT | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 166 | 607 | 489 | 30 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 81.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 39.8
Availability 19.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1991bestavg 57elite 702001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Sacks leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
6 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl27Solo21Ast6TFL2QBHits1Sk1.0Dis4.0PD2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Nolan HarrisonDE6yChester McGlocktonDT5yJeff JaegerK5yKevin CarterDE4yGreg BiekertMLB4yTodd LyghtCB4yJames JettWR4yJames TrappCB4yKeith LyleFS4yD'Marco FarrDT4yNapoleon McCallumRB4yTaje AllenDB4yJeff ZgoninaDT3yLeonard LittleDE3yGrant WistromDE3yRaghib IsmailWR3yKurt WarnerQB3yJay WilliamsDE3yRob HolmbergLB3yJames FolstonLB3yCharlie ClemonsOLB3yRoland WilliamsTE3yBilly JenkinsS3yNick BellRB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMike opened the Las Vegas Raiders LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Greg Biekert (1993–2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2001team change
Joined PIT (from LA)
- 1999team change
Joined LA (from LAR)
- 1997team change
Joined LAR (from LV)
- 1991signing
Entered the NFL with LV
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 245 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →
63
peak 69
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1991
C+1992
C+1993
C+1994
B1995
B+1996
B1997
B1998
C+1999
C+2000
F2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15 | 0.9 | 22+7 | 1.3 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0.8 | 21+9 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 49 | 3.1 | 50+1 | 2.9 |
| 1994 | 33 | 2.1 | 35+2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 89 | 5.6 | 85-4 | 5 |
| 1996 | 98 | 6.5 | 105+7 | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 91 | 5.7 | 94+3 | 5.5 |
| 1998 | 87 | 5.4 | 91+4 | 5.4 |
| 1999 | 54 | 3.6 | 59+5 | 3.5 |
| 2000 | 61 | 3.8 | 57-4 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2.4 | 21+9 | 1.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
135 career value over replacement — #744 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
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