13JaxSeasonInReview

GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2004 (16/16), 2005 (12/3), 2006 (15/3), 2007 (2/0,
0/0), 2008 (9/4), 2009 (12/0, 1/0), 2010 (16/16), 2011 (16/16), 2012 (16/16),
2013 (16/16)
NFL TOTALS: 130 games, 90 starts
JAGUARS TOTALS: 21 games, 21 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 1 game, 0 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted by Houston in the first round (27th overall)
of the 2004 draft … Traded to Seattle on 9/1/07 … Waived on 9/18/08 …
Signed by Kansas City on 11/12/08 … Signed by Philadelphia as an unrestricted
free agent on 8/4/09 … Signed by Tennessee as an unrestricted free agent
on 3/17/10 … Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent on 7/29/11 … Waived
on 11/27/12 … Claimed off waivers by Jacksonville on 11/28/12.
PRO: Tenth-year pro is considered one of the NFL’s top pass rushers … Twotime
Pro Bowl selection (2010-11) … Has played in 130 games with 90 starts
and totaled 62.5 career sacks … Career totals include 442 tackles (298 solo),
14 forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries … Has spent time with Houston
(2004-06), Seattle (2007-08), Kansas City (2008), Tennessee (2010), Philadelphia
(2009, 2011-12) and Jacksonville (2012-13) … Played in final five games
for Jaguars in 2012 after he was claimed off waivers from Philadelphia on Nov.
28 … Registered at least seven sacks in each of the last four seasons ... Of
his 14 career forced fumbles, 12 have come in the last five seasons ... Has 14
career multi-sack games including three games with at least three sacks …
Produced a career-high 18 sacks in 2011, the third-most in the NFL, and had
12.5 sacks in 2010 … Started first 11 games of 2012 season for Eagles and led
team with 5.5 sacks including sacks in three of the last four games …
2013: Started all 16 games at DE for the fourth time in his career ... One of
only three defensive players (Tyson Alualu, Sen’Derrick Marks) and five players
overall to start all 16 games ... Led team in sacks (7.5), QB pressures (19) and
forced fumbles (3) and tied for team-lead in tackles for loss (10) ... Had 4.5
sacks in the last five games ... 9/8 vs. KC: Finished with three solo tackles,
one sack, one tackle for loss and two QB hits. Marked fourth straight season
with a sack on Kickoff Weekend ... 9/22 at SEA: Recorded his second sack of
the season, taking down Russell Wilson in the first quarter. Finished with six
tackles, one tackle for loss and two QB hits ... 9/29 vs. IND: Posted three
tackles (two solo), one tackle for loss and a team-high four QB Hits ... 10/27
vs. SF: Forced a fumble of RB Frank Gore in the third quarter that was recovered
by the Jaguars ... 11/17 vs. ARI: Led all DL with five tackles (four solo),
one sack, two tackles for loss and two QB hits. Sacked Carson Palmer in the
fourth quarter to force a Cardinals punt ... 12/1 at CLE: Totaled three tackles
(two solo), 1.5 sacks, two QB hits and one forced fumble. Sacked Brandon
Weeden and forced a fumble late in the second quarter that was recoverd by
DT Sen’Derrick Marks. Split a sack with Paul Posluszny in the third quarter ...
12/5 vs. HOU: Sacked Case Keenum in the first quarter and forced a fumble
that was recovered by the Texans. Marked second straight game with a sack
and a forced fumble ... 12/22 vs. TEN: Registered his team-high sixth sack of
the season, taking down QB Ryan Fitzpatrick for an eight-yard loss at the end
of the first half. Added three solo tackles, one tackle for loss, one QB hit and
one pass defensed. Marked his first career sack against Tennessee, giving him
sacks against 27 of 31 teams he has played against ... 12/29 at IND: Sacked
QB Andrew Luck in the second quarter to finish with a team-high 7.5 sacks.
Added a team-high three QB pressures ...
2012: Started first 11 games for Philadelphia before he was waived on Nov.
27 … Led Eagles in sacks with 5.5 and added 30 QB pressures, 32 tackles and
one two forced fumbles … Was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars on Nov. 28
and totaled 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, four tackles for loss and eight QB
pressures in five games … Sacked Brandon Weeden in season-opener on 9/9
at CLE and added six QB pressures and a forced fumble … Recorded 1.5 sacks
of Kevin Kolb on 9/23 at ARI, his 13th career multi-sack game … Sacked and
forced a fumble of Drew Brees on 11/5 at NO … Brought down Robert Griffin
for a sack on 11/18 at WAS … Had a sack of Cam Newton on 11/26 vs. CAR,
his third four games … Made Jaguars debut on 12/2 at BUF and totaled five
tackles and one tackle for loss … Started on 12/9 vs. NYJ and made three
tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
Had a sack/forced fumble/fumble recovery of Mark Sanchez in the second
quarter … 12/16 at MIA: Forced a fumble on QB Ryan Tannehill on a half-sack
in the second quarter and added three tackles … 12/23 vs. NE: Totaled four
tackles and one tackle for loss along with six QB pressures …
JASON BABIN
Reggie White (21.0, 1987) and Clyde Simmons (19.0, 1992) … Earned second
straight Pro Bowl selection and named second-team AP All-Pro … Also led
team in QB pressures (48) and forced fumbles (3) … Added 63 tackles (37
solo) … Opened season with two sacks of Sam Bradford on 9/11 at STL …
Took down Eli Manning on 9/25 vs. NYG, combining with DE Trent Cole and
DT Cullen Jenkins to become the first trio of Eagles players ever to have a sack
in three straight games … Amassed a career-high 3.0 sacks of Alex Smith on
10/2 vs. SF, while also contributing six QB pressures and a forced fumble.
Marked first time in his career with a sack in four straight games … Had two
sacks of Tony Romo on 10/30 vs. DAL … Stripped the ball from Eli Manning
for his 10th sack of the season on 11/20 at NYG … Registered his second
three-sack performance of the season on 12/11 at MIA and added a forced
fumble of Matt Moore … Recorded his third three-sack game on 12/18 vs.
NYJ, becoming only the 10th player in NFL history and first Eagle ever to have
three or more sacks in back-to-back games …
2010: Started all 16 games for Tennessee and made first career Pro Bowl …
Set career-highs in tackles (93), sacks (12.5) and forced fumbles (2) … His
12.5 sacks ranked third in the AFC and sixth in the NFL … Ranked second on
the team with 10 tackles for loss … Opened season with a sack and forced
fumble of Jason Campbell on 9/12 vs. OAK … Led team with 10 tackles including
a sack of Dennis Dixon on 9/19 vs. PIT … Notched 1.5 sacks off Kyle
Orton on 10/3 vs. DEN … Registered a sack of Philip Rivers on 10/31 at SD
and Donovan McNabb on 11/21 vs. WAS … Dropped Matt Schaub for a sack on
11/28 at HOU and Peyton Manning on 12/9 vs. IND … Matched a career-high
with two sacks of Schaub on 12/19 vs. HOU along with seven tackles, three
QB pressures and a forced fumble … Amassed 11 tackles and a half sack on
12/26 at KC ...
2009: Appeared in 12 games for the Eagles … Finished with 20 tackles (13
solo) and 2.5 sacks … Notched at least a half sack in three consecutive games
(10/26 at WAS, 11/1 vs. NYG and 11/8 vs. DAL) …
2008: Began season with Seattle where he played in the first two games before
he was waived on Sept. 18 … Signed by Kansas City on Nov. 12 and played
in seven games … Sacked Philip Rivers on 12/14 vs. SD and recorded a sack
of Ryan Fitzpatrick on 12/28 at CIN …
2007: Appeared in two games for Seattle …
2006: Saw action in 15 games with three starts for the Texans at LDE … Finished
with 25 tackles and a then career-high five sacks … Registered a sack
of Peyton Manning on 9/17 at IND … Tallied two sacks of David Garrard on
11/12 at JAX … Sacked Aaron Brooks for a 15-yard loss on 12/3 at OAK and
took down Tom Brady on 12/17 at NE …
2005: Played in 12 games with three starts at OLB … Totaled 45 tackles (29
solo), four sacks and two forced fumbles … Missed four games with a shoulder
injury … Recorded his first two sacks of the season on 12/18 vs. ARI with
sacks of Kurt Warner and John Navarre … Registered 13 tackles and two sacks
of Alex Smith on 1/1 at SF …
2004: Started all 16 games as a rookie at OLB … Totaled 76 tackles (51 solo),
four sacks and two fumble recoveries … Recorded his first career sack on
9/12 at DET off Joey Harrington … Totaled five tackles and a sack of Daunte
Culpepper on 10/10 vs. MIN … Racked up nine tackles and a sack of Chad
Pennington on 12/5 at NYJ … Recorded first career fumble recovery on 12/19
at CHI off Chad Hutchinson … Made a sack of David Garrard and recovered a
fumble on 12/26 at JAX.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 47 games with 25 starts at Western Michigan … Was
first player in school history to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft
… Finished his career with 38 sacks, 299 tackles, eight forced fumbles and
two fumble recoveries … Set school career records for sacks and tackles for
loss (75) … Two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-MAC
selection … Posted 115 tackles, 15 sacks and 33 tackles for loss as a senior
… Earned first-team All-America honors from The NFL Draft Report and College
Sports Report … As a junior, totaled 94 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 15 sacks,
two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two passes defensed … Posted
56 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and a team-high seven sacks as a sophomore
… Only true freshman to letter for the Broncos after recording 34 tackles …
Majored in criminal justice.
PERSONAL: Married (Sara) with two sons, Maddux Bo and Talan Davis …
Attended Paw Paw High School where he was a two-time defensive MVP …
Missed his senior season with a broken leg … Also lettered in wrestling and
won a state title … Plans to concentrate on real estate development when
he retires … Twitter handle is @JasonBabin93 … Avid hunter … Owns and
operates Babin Ranch, a cattle ranch that is situated on 435 heavily wooded
acres in Center, Texas … Heavily involved with the Paw Paw Rocket Football
League, a non-profit football organization located in his hometown that provides
children with the opportunity to become involved in community football
… Has a fan site, www.babinfanclub.com where he sells merchandise and holds
various contests for fans.
2011: Started all 16 games and produced a career-high 18 sacks … His 18
sacks ranked third in the NFL and were the third-most in Eagles history behind