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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7 seasons · peak 0.5 in 2010
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
#367 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25–26 | GB | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 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 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | GB | 16 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 52 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | GB | 8 | — | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 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 | 0.5 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | STL | 15 | — | 48 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 0.8 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 49.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 93%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Lewis Bush
OLB
89% match