Bradie James ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places James in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns James a career score of 67, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | 22–23 | DAL | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23–24 | DAL | 13 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24–25 | DAL | 16 | — | 87 | 67 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25–26 | DAL | 16 | — | 96 | 59 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26–27 | DAL | 16 | — | 89 | 52 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27–28 | DAL | 15 | — | 101 | 65 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 28–29 | DAL | 16 | — | 98 | 65 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | — | 102 | 65 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30–31 | DAL | 12 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 31–32 | HOU | 15 | — | 71 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 138 | — | 713 | 460 | 253 | 27 | 28 | 16.0 | 71.0 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
153 career value over replacement — #633 all-time of 4,695. 17/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #103 (Rd 4) · DAL · 2003 · +31.3 vs expected KV-H
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