Mike D. Jones is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places D. in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and D.'s career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | 22 | ARI | 16 | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23 | ARI | 15 | — | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | ARI | 16 | — | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | NE | 13 | — | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | NE | 16 | — | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | NE | 16 | — | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | STL | 16 | — | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | TEN | 8 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 132 | — | 239 | 159 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
100 career value over replacement — #1152 all-time of 4,695. 11.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
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