Brendon Ayanbadejo
Role Player📈 Late Developer · 2011
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4232 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 92% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | |||||
| 2003 | — | MIA | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | MIA | 5 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | CHI | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | CHI | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | CHI | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | BAL | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | BAL | 4 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | BAL | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | BAL | 12 | — | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | BAL | 7 | — | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 45 | — | 93 | 61 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27 | MIA | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 28 | MIA | 5 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 29 | CHI | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 30 | CHI | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | 31 | CHI | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 32 | BAL | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 33 | BAL | 4 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2010 | 34 | BAL | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 35 | BAL | 12 | — | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 36 | BAL | 7 | — | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Career | 45 | 93 | 61 | 32 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 33 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 33 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
31
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 33 × longevity 1 = KV-H 33· confidence 69%
What builds the career mark of 31
On-field 23.2
Availability 7.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2004bestavg 272012
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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: 87%.
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
Tkl4Solo2Ast2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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
Terrell SuggsOLB5yRay LewisILB5ySam KochP5yJoe FlaccoQB5yEd ReedFS5yHaloti NgataDT5yRay RiceRB5yJameel McClainMLB5yJarret JohnsonOLB4yAdewale OgunleyeDE4yLardarius WebbFS4yPaul KrugerDE4yCary WilliamsCB4yDannell EllerbeLB4yBrandon McKinneyDT4yHaruki NakamuraFS4yTom ZbikowskiS4yRobbie GouldK3yDerrick MasonWR3yAnquan BoldinWR3yMuhsin MuhammadWR3yBrian UrlacherMLB3yLance BriggsOLB3yCharles TillmanCB3y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2012final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 2008team change
Joined BAL (from CHI)
- 2005team change
Joined CHI (from MIA)
- 2003signing
Entered the NFL with MIA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 225 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | BAL | 0 | W10Questionable· HeadW19Questionable· Thigh |
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 →
33
peak 36
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2004
F2005
F2006
F2009
C2011
D2012
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
59%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16 | 3.2 | 34+18 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7 | 1.8 | 2-5 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1.6 | 0-8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 2.3 | 22+13 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | 24 | 2 | 21-3 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | 24 | 3.4 | 44+20 | 2.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4232 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
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