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 Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Strong

of 100

Reached 69% of the all-time Sacks leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

69% of the all-time Sacks leader69

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage

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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Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 15-season peers. See all →

peak 87

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1981

B1982

B+1983

B+1984

B1985

B1986

B1987

B1988

B1989

B1990

B+1991

A1992

A1993

C+1994

A1995

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

97%

19811995

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

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Enshrined

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 41.1%Longevity 31.2%Pro Bowls 25%All-Time Ranks 2.8%

Monitor score 72.1 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

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Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity94

Peak87

Accolades15

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
1981	8	0.5	5-3	0.3
1982	4.5	0.5	6+1.5	0.3
1983	12	0.8	6-6	0.4
1984	12	0.8	6-6	0.4
1985	11	0.7	5-6	0.3
1986	9	0.6	4-5	0.2
1987	9.5	0.8	6-3.5	0.3
1988	7	0.4	4-3	0.2
1989	7.5	0.5	5-2.5	0.3
1990	6	0.4	4-2	0.3
1991	11.5	0.7	8-3.5	0.5
1992	13.5	0.8	11-2.5	0.6
1993	11.5	0.7	10-1.5	0.6
1994	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.2
1995	9.5	0.6	9-0.5	0.5

Rickey Jackson

All-Time Standing

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1981 Draft Class· this player went #51

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