Timmy Jernigan is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Jernigan in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jernigan'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 | 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% | |||||
| 2014 | 21–22 | BAL | 12 | — | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 304 | 37.3% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 22–23 | BAL | 15 | — | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 531 | 54.7% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 630 | 60.7% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24–25 | PHI | 15 | — | 27 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 493 | 52.1% | 55 | 12.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25–26 | PHI | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 45 | 25.7% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | PHI | 10 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 274 | 44.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 27–28 | DEN / JAX | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 65 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 130 | 67 | 63 | 29 | 48 | 17.5 | 94.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,342 | 48.0% | 60 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
63 career value over replacement — #1803 all-time of 4,695. 12.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #48 (Rd 2) · BAL · 2014 · +11.8 vs expected KV-H
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