Brad Kassell is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Kassell in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kassell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brad Kassell
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 24 · #2906 · Role PlayerWorth 24 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 64% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+12
Avg surplus
peak +16
2 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 24
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | — | TEN | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | TEN | 8 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | TEN | 15 | — | 75 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | TEN | 16 | — | 54 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | NYJ | 10 | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | NYJ | 8 | — | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 58 | — | 169 | 100 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 49 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 49.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 32.4
Availability 15.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2003bestavg 452007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position0
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Interceptions leader0
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo1Ast5QBHits1Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Texas), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Andre DysonCB5yKeith BulluckOLB4ySteve McNairQB4yCraig HentrichP4yAlbert HaynesworthDT4yDrew BennettWR4yJustin McCareinsWR4yErron KinneyTE4yTank WilliamsDB4yRocky BoimanLB4yTony BeckhamDB4yDerrick MasonWR3yKevin CarterDE3ySamari RolleCB3yJuqua ParkerDE3yLance SchultersS3yRobert HolcombeFB3yChris BrownRB3yLamont ThompsonDB3yPeter SirmonMLB3yCarlos HallDE3yBilly VolekQB3yRien LongDT3yAndre WoolfolkDB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrad inherited the Tennessee Titans LB room from Keith Bulluck (2000–2009), and handed it to Travis LaBoy (2004–2007).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 2006team change
Joined NYJ (from TEN)
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with TEN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 242 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
49
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2003
B2004
C+2005
D2006
D2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
71%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16 | 2 | 6-10 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 75 | 5 | 75 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 54 | 3.4 | 38-16 | 2.2 |
| 2006 | 14 | 1.4 | 0-14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 1.3 | 0-10 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
24 career value over replacement — #2906 all-time of 4,642. 4.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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