Jessie Tuggle ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Tuggle in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Tuggle a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Jessie Tuggle
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1987 | 22 | ATL | 12 | — | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | 70 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | ATL | 16 | — | 107 | 80 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 112 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | ATL | 15 | — | 108 | 81 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | ATL | 16 | — | 139 | 106 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | ATL | 16 | — | 133 | 96 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | ATL | 16 | — | 153 | 111 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | ATL | 16 | — | 113 | 95 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32 | ATL | 16 | — | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 85 | 65 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34 | ATL | 14 | — | 71 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | ATL | 8 | — | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 209 | — | 1,247 | 853 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 6 | 44 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
281 career value over replacement — #155 all-time of 4,649. 20.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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