Brandon Spikes is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Spikes in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Spikes's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Brandon Spikes

Top 21% all-time linebackersReliable Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2012

Height6'2"

Weight255 lb

BornSep 3, 1987

Age38

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 2, Pick 62 · NE

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 56 · #1895 · Above Average

Worth 56 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 42% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.2

Avg surplus

peak +21

5 seasons × ~11.2 surplus ≈ VORP 56

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2010	—	NE	12	—	46	23	23	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NE	8	—	36	21	15	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NE	14	—	90	55	35	5	5	1.0	11.0	0	6	5	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NE	15	—	85	47	38	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	685	59.1%	59	15.8%
2014	—	BUF	15	—	52	31	21	6	1	1.0	8.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	503	46.9%	95	20.1%
2016	—	BUF	6	—	8	3	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1	1.0%	97	14.3%	33	14.8%
Career		—	70	—	317	180	137	20	7	2.0	29.0	2	15	6	1	0	0	1	1.0%	1,285	40.1%	187	16.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2010	23	NE	12	—	46	23	23	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	3	0	—	5.3
2011	24	NE	8	—	36	21	15	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	3.2
2012	25	NE	14	—	90	55	35	5	5	1.0	11.0	0	6	5	—	9.1
2013	26	NE	15	9*	85	47	38	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	2	0	1	7.3
2014	27	BUF	15	0*	52	31	21	6	1	1.0	8.0	0	3	1	—	7.3
2016	29	BUF	6	0*	8	3	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	1.9
Career			70	9*	317	180	137	20	7	—	—	2	15	6	1	34.1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26	NE	16	9*	—	0.0%	685	59.1%	59	15.8%
2014	27	BUF	16	0*	—	0.0%	503	46.9%	95	20.1%
2016	29	BUF	11	0*	1	1.0%	97	14.3%	33	14.8%
Career			43	9*	1	—	1,285	—	187	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 40.3

Availability 15.7

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2010bestavg 532016

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

1% of the all-time Sacks leader1

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.634See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.634Snap share40.1%Def snaps1,285Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2010

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2010 class

5.05s

40-Yard

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 18thClass Pos 2thClass All 15th

29"

Vertical

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 16thClass Pos 6thClass All 14th

111"

Broad Jump

Low · 11th pct

Pos 11thAll 28thClass Pos 20thClass All 29th

6.97s

3-Cone

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 72thClass Pos 68thClass All 61th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl43Solo23Ast20TFL2QBHits3Sk1.0Dis6.0Int1PD2FF1FR1

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #62

#54Carlos DunlapDE #55Sean LeeOLB #56Mike NealOLB #57Terrence CodyNT #58Ben TateRB #59Montario HardestyRB #60Golden TateWR #61Vladimir DucasseG #63Pat AngererILB #64Charles BrownOT #65Jerome MurphyDB #66Amari SpieveyS #67Myron LewisDB #68Jon AsamoahG #69Jared VeldheerOT #70Ed DicksonTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brandon inherited the New England Patriots LB room from Rob Ninkovich (2009–2016), and handed it to Dont'a Hightower (2012–2021).

Todd F. Collins 1992–1998Willie McGinest 1994–2005Ted Johnson 1995–2004Tedy Bruschi 1996–2008Roman Phifer 2001–2004Mike Vrabel

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2014team change
Joined BUF (from NE)
2010draft
Drafted by NE — Round 2, Pick 62

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 255 lb

Frame

249 lb at 5.05s

Size-speed

29" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	BUF	0	W6Questionable· Ribs
2013	NE	0	W14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2012	NE	0	W10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Knee / AnkleW15Questionable· Knee / AnkleW16Questionable· Knee / AnkleW17Questionable· Knee / Ankle
2011	NE	3	W10Out· KneeW11Out· KneeW12Out· KneeW13Doubtful· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· KneeW19Questionable· KneeW20Questionable· KneeW21Questionable· Knee

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 62

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2010

C+2011

B2012

B2013

C+2014

F2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

80%

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
2010	46	3.8	55+9	3.2
2011	36	4.5	67+31	3.9
2012	90	6.4	100+10	5.9
2013	85	5.7	81-4	4.7
2014	52	3.5	39-13	2.3
2016	8	1.3	8	0.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

56 career value over replacement — #1895 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #62 (Rd 2) · NE · 2010 · +11.1 vs expected KV-H

58actual

46.9 expected · Δ+11.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #62

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator