Dhani Jones is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Jones in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jones's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 23 | NYG | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | NYG | 15 | — | 63 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | 92 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 63 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 80 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | CIN | 16 | — | 101 | 60 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31 | CIN | 16 | — | 102 | 66 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | CIN | 16 | — | 110 | 71 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 147 | — | 742 | 493 | 249 | 26 | 13 | 9.0 | 48.0 | 5 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
156 career value over replacement — #593 all-time of 4,649. 15.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #177 (Rd 6) · NYG · 2000 · +42.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 | NYG | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2002 | 24 | NYG | 15 | — | 63 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | 92 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2004 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 63 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 80 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2008 | 30 | CIN | 16 | — | 101 | 60 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2009 | 31 | CIN | 16 | — | 102 | 66 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | 32 | CIN | 16 | — | 110 | 71 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Career | 147 | 742 | 493 | 249 | 26 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 66.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Jeff Ulbrich
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89% match
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