Brian Orakpo ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Orakpo in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Orakpo a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Brian Orakpo

4× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009 Team Carrier · #84

Height6'4"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

253 career value over replacement — #222 all-time of 4,695. 28.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · WAS · 2009 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H

84actual

61.5 expected · Δ+22.5

💔+47.8 stolen VORP·1.7 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2009	23	WAS	16	—	47	34	13	14	14	11.0	39.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	24	WAS	15	—	47	27	20	9	17	8.5	34.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	25	WAS	16	—	56	31	25	6	13	9.0	28.0	0	5	3	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	26	WAS	2	—	5	5	0	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27	WAS	15	—	53	36	17	16	18	10.0	44.0	1	4	0	2	1	0	—	0.0%	814	85.1%	12	2.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	28	WAS	7	—	23	13	10	1	7	0.5	8.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	388	84.0%	16	7.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	29	TEN	16	—	51	38	13	12	10	7.0	29.0	0	5	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	957	90.9%	46	10.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	30	TEN	16	—	46	38	8	13	19	10.5	42.5	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	867	79.2%	12	2.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	31	TEN	16	—	43	29	14	4	18	7.0	29.0	0	2	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	837	77.2%	1	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	32	TEN	13	—	26	16	10	3	7	1.5	11.5	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	573	68.4%	11	3.0%	9	7	0.8	89.4	4.2	15	11	2	21	6	0.2
Career		—	132	—	397	267	130	78	124	66.0	268.0	1	31	12	4	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	7	—	—	—	15	11	2	21	6	—

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 253 · #222 · Elite

Worth 253 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 6% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+31.6

Avg surplus

peak +43

8 seasons × ~31.6 surplus ≈