Brady Poppinga is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Poppinga in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Poppinga's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | |||||
| 2005 | 25–26 | GB | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | GB | 16 | — | 49 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | GB | 16 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 52 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | GB | 8 | — | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | GB | 5 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | STL | 15 | — | 48 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32–33 | DAL | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 223 | 147 | 76 | 8 | 14 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
21 career value over replacement — #3083 all-time of 4,695. 3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #125 (Rd 4) · GB · 2005 · +18.4 vs expected KV-H
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A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 67% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.3 on average.See board →
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4 seasons × ~5.3 surplus ≈ VORP 21
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