Rickey Jackson is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 85 in the Knox value model. Jackson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Streaks3 straight · 10 sacks · 1983–85

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Rickey Jackson

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 13 seasons · 4 titles Top 3% all-time pass rushersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 1992

Height6'2"

Career Value · VORP

294 career value over replacement — #144 all-time of 4,695. 19.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #51 (Rd 2) · NO · 1981 · +37.4 vs expected KV-H

85actual

47.6 expected · Δ+37.4

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	23	NO	16	—	125	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	0	—	2	1	—	—
1982	24	NO	9	—	47	—	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	1	—	1	2	—	—
1983	25	NO	16	—	102	—	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	1	—	0	2	—	—
1984	26	NO	16	—	124	—	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	1	—	4	4	—	—
1985	27	NO	16	—	107	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1986	28	NO	16	—	114	—	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	1	—	6	1	—	—
1987	29	NO	12	—	74	—	—	—	—	9.5	9.5	2	—	3	0	—	—
1988	30	NO	16	—	92	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	1	—	2	0	—	—
1989	31	NO	14	—	47	—	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	0	—	3	0	—	—
1990	32	NO	16	—	68	—	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	0	—	4	7	—	—
1991	33	NO	16	—	59	—	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	0	—	3	4	—	—
1992	34	NO	16	—	66	—	—	—	—	13.5	13.5	0	—	6	3	—	—
1993	35	NO	16	—	79	—	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	0	—	4	3	—	—
1994	36	SF	16	—	40	37	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	0	—	2	2	—	—
1995	37	SF	16	—	36	32	—	—	—	9.5	9.5	1	—	0	0	—	—
Career		—	—	—	1,180	69	—	—	—	136.0	136.0	8	0	40	29	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

14thSacks·136

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Yes

Hall of Fame

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 294 · #144 · All-Time

Worth 294 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.6

Avg surplus

peak +37

15 seasons × ~19.6 surplus ≈ VORP 294