Tyson Jackson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Jackson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jackson'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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 23 | KC | 14 | — | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | KC | 10 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 53 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | KC | 15 | — | 40 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 499 | 48.1% | 55 | 12.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | ATL | 16 | — | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 511 | 46.7% | 153 | 33.4% |
| 2015 | 29 | ATL | 16 | — | 28 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 463 | 43.9% | 103 | 26.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | ATL | 16 | — | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 329 | 29.6% | 66 | 14.0% |
| Career | — | 118 | — | 247 | 148 | 99 | 14 | 16 | 9.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
22 career value over replacement — #3073 all-time of 4,695. 2.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · KC · 2009 · -9.3 vs expected KV-H
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