D'Qwell Jackson ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Jackson in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jackson a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
D'Qwell Jackson
1× Pro BowlTop 1% all-time linebackersIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters👑 2× #1 Linebacker · 2008–2011
Height6'0"
Weight242 lb
BornSep 26, 1983
Age42
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | 22–23 | CLE | 13 | — | 64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23–24 | CLE | 13 | — | 82 | 56 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 127 | 69 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25–26 | CLE | 6 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27–28 | CLE | 16 | — | 149 | 107 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28–29 | CLE | 16 | — | 114 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | — | 137 | 71 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,149 | 99.9% | 98 | 20.5% |
| 2014 | 30–31 | IND | 16 | — | 133 | 76 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 990 | 93.9% | 64 | 13.0% |
| 2015 | 31–32 | IND | 16 | — | 140 | 79 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,089 | 95.6% | 79 | 16.5% |
| 2016 | 32–33 | IND | 12 | — | 76 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 707 | 88.2% | 61 | 16.8% |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 1,066 | 630 | 436 | 47 | 35 | 19.5 | 101.5 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,935 | 94.8% | 302 | 16.7% | |
Career Value · VORP
244 career value over replacement — #231 all-time of 4,649. 24.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #34 (Rd 2) · CLE · 2006 · +23.2 vs expected KV-H
78actual
54.8 expected · Δ+23.2
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