Grady Jackson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Jackson in the top quarter 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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 24–25 | OAK | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | OAK | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | OAK | 12 | — | 30 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | OAK | 16 | — | 54 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | OAK | 15 | — | 51 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29–30 | NO | 15 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | TOT | 14 | — | 37 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | GB | 7 | — | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | NO | 7 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | GB | 9 | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32–33 | GB | 16 | — | 39 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33–34 | ATL | 14 | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | TOT | 12 | — | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | ATL | 7 | — | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | JAX | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 35–36 | ATL | 11 | — | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 36–37 | DET | 14 | — | 27 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 194 | — | 368 | 256 | 112 | 55 | 31 | 34.5 | 120.5 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
118 career value over replacement — #889 all-time of 4,649. 9.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #193 (Rd 6) · LV · 1997 · +42.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24–25 | OAK | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1998 | 25–26 | OAK | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5 |
| 1999 | 26–27 | OAK | 12 | — | 30 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | OAK | 16 | — | 54 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | OAK | 15 | — | 51 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2002 | 29–30 | NO | 15 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | TOT | 14 | — | 37 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | GB | 7 | — | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | NO | 7 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | GB | 9 | — | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 32–33 | GB | 16 | — | 39 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2006 | 33–34 | ATL | 14 | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | TOT | 12 | — | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | ATL | 7 | — | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | JAX | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | 35–36 | ATL | 11 | — | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2009 | 36–37 | DET | 14 | — | 27 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Career | 168 | 368 | 256 | 112 | 55 | 31 | — | — | 0 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 107.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 97%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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