Rickey Jackson is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 85 in the Knox value model. Jackson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Rickey Jackson

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 13 seasons · 4 titles Top 3% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'2"

Weight243 lb

BornMar 20, 1958

Age68

CollegePittsburgh See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 2, Pick 51 · NO

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

14thSacks·136

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Yes

Hall of Fame

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

290 career value over replacement — #142 all-time of 4,649. 19.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #51 (Rd 2) · NO · 1981 · +37.6 vs expected KV-H

85actual

47.4 expected · Δ+37.6

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 290 · #142 · All-Time

Worth 290 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.3

Avg surplus

peak +36

15 seasons × ~19.3 surplus ≈ VORP 290