Brian Kelly is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Kelly in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kelly's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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Brian Kelly
Top 13% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker
Height5'11"
Weight193 lb
BornJan 14, 1976
Age50
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 23–24 | TB | 14 | — | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | TB | 15 | — | 43 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | TB | 15 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | TB | 16 | — | 56 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | TB | 5 | — | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | TB | 15 | — | 49 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | TB | 15 | — | 47 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30–31 | TB | 2 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31–32 | TB | 10 | — | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32–33 | DET | 10 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 329 | 278 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 21 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
104 career value over replacement — #1090 all-time of 4,695. 11.6/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #45 (Rd 2) · TB · 1998 · +17.6 vs expected KV-H
67actual
49.4 expected · Δ+17.6
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