Jason Gildon is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Gildon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gildon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jason Gildon
3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 28% all-time linebackersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Team Carrier · #581
Height6'4"
Weight250 lb
BornJul 31, 1972
Age54
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 22 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | PIT | 15 | — | 49 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 63 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 13.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | PIT | 16 | — | 50 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12.0 | 37.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | PIT | 16 | — | 53 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 9.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31 | PIT | 16 | — | 49 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | JAX | 7 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 164 | — | 275 | 187 | 88 | 52 | 36 | 80.0 | 168.0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
39 career value over replacement — #2348 all-time of 4,649. 6.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #88 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1994 · +16.7 vs expected KV-H
54actual
37.3 expected · Δ+16.7
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