Brian Cushing is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Cushing in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cushing's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brian Cushing
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22–23 | HOU | 16 | — | 112 | 65 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 5.0 | 31.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23–24 | HOU | 12 | — | 60 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | HOU | 16 | — | 100 | 62 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | HOU | 5 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | HOU | 7 | — | 42 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 330 | 81.0% | 31 | 15.9% |
| 2014 | 27–28 | HOU | 14 | — | 63 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 724 | 73.1% | 29 | 6.9% |
| 2015 | 28–29 | HOU | 16 | — | 103 | 56 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 985 | 94.3% | 72 | 14.9% |
| 2016 | 29–30 | HOU | 13 | — | 62 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 611 | 74.1% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 30–31 | HOU | 5 | — | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 163 | 48.8% | 26 | 17.8% |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 584 | 344 | 240 | 43 | 58 | 14.5 | 115.5 | 8 | 30 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
110 career value over replacement — #1011 all-time of 4,695. 12.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2009 · +7.8 vs expected KV-H
65actual
57.2 expected · Δ+7.8
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