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Jason Babin

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Arizona Cardinals · DE

Jason Babin recorded 136 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, ARZ, BLT, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, HST, Houston Texans.

▶Best highlights

2.4

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

136

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jason Babin's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKJETS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 18, 2011

New York Jets vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2011

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 11, 2011

Philadelphia Eagles vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2011

3 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 2, 2011

San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2011

3 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
HOUSTONTEXANS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 1, 2006

Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2006

9 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 19, 2010

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2010

6 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jason Babin's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
HOUSTONTEXANS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 1, 2006

Houston Texans vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2006

9 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
2011
NEW YORKJETS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 18, 2011

New York Jets vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2011

4 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2013
ARIZONACARDINALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 17, 2013

Arizona Cardinals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2013

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 5 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2013
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 29, 2013

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 5, 2013

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2013

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jason Babin's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

01
HOUBABIN—Jason Babin
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

02
SEABABIN—Jason Babin
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

03
KCBABIN—Jason Babin
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

04
PHIBABIN—Jason Babin
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2005–2015

05
TENBABIN—Jason Babin
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

06
JAXBABIN—Jason Babin
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2011–present

07
NYJBABIN—Jason Babin
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

08
BALBABIN—Jason Babin
BALSUGGS55Terrell Suggs
BALYANDA73Marshal Yanda

Veteran defense gives way to a new plan

Baltimore Ravens · Between championship cores

Baltimore stayed competitive while the title roster aged, then prepared for its boldest offensive reinvention.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

09
ARIBABIN—Jason Babin
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2010, 201113 NFL seasons136 career games236 career solo tackles65 career sacksCollege: Western MichiganDrafted by: HOUDraft pick: 27Jersey: 561 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Oct 11, 2015

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history