Quinton Jefferson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Jefferson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jefferson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Quinton Jefferson
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 23 | SEA | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 20 | 11.0% | 9 | 12.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24 | SEA | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 129 | 31.8% | 6 | 3.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 558 | 56.0% | 68 | 14.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 26 | SEA | 14 | — | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 589 | 64.4% | 66 | 16.2% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 534 | 49.9% | 67 | 15.3% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 28 | LV | 17 | — | 43 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 4.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 685 | 59.8% | 90 | 19.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 83.3 | -4.0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 29 | SEA | 17 | — | 26 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 565 | 48.7% | 70 | 15.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 30 | NYJ | 14 | — | 34 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 469 | 49.1% | 38 | 10.1% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -3.5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 31 | BUF / CLE | 12 | — | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 254 | — | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 32 | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 14 | 22.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 116 | — | 192 | 87 | 105 | 31 | 81 | 28.5 | 140.5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,817 | 49.7% | 421 | 13.0% | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 116 | 39 | 44 | 1 | 18 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
83 career value over replacement — #1427 all-time of 4,695. 10.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #147 (Rd 5) · SEA · 2016 · +34.5 vs expected KV-H
65actual
30.5 expected · Δ+34.5
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