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

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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	—

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 7.0 in 2013

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.1 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2013 · +0.5 wins

Defence+0.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2009	23	WAS	16	—	47	34	13	14	14	11.0	39.0	0	2	1	—	0	6.3
2010	24	WAS	15	—	47	27	20	9	17	8.5	34.5	0	2	1	—	0	4.9
2011	25	WAS	16	—	56	31	25	6	13	9.0	28.0	0	5	3	1	0	5.6
2012	26	WAS	2	—	5	5	0	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	3	1	—	0	—
2013	27	WAS	14	13*	53	36	17	16	18	10.0	44.0	1	4	0	2	1	7
2014	28	WAS	7	6*	23	13	10	1	7	0.5	8.5	0	1	0	—	0	0
2015	29	TEN	16	15*	51	38	13	12	10	7.0	29.0	0	5	1	—	0	4.2
2016	30	TEN	14	13*	46	38	8	13	19	10.5	42.5	0	4	1	—	0	6.6
2017	31	TEN	16	12*	43	29	14	4	18	7.0	29.0	0	2	3	—	0	4.4
2018	32	TEN	12	9*	26	16	10	3	7	1.5	11.5	0	3	1	1	0	1
Career			128		397	267	130	78	124	66.0	268.0	1	31	12	4	1	40

* 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	27	WAS	15	13*	—	0.0%	814	85.1%	12	2.5%
2014	28	WAS	7	6*	—	0.0%	388	84.0%	16	7.9%
2015	29	TEN	16	15*	—	0.0%	957	90.9%	46	10.8%
2016	30	TEN	16	13*	—	0.0%	867	79.2%	12	2.8%
2017	31	TEN	16	12*	—	0.0%	837	77.2%	1	0.2%
2018	32	TEN	13	9*	—	0.0%	573	68.4%	11	3.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	32	TEN	13	9*	9	7	0.8	89.4	4.2	15	11	2	21	6	0.2
Career			13	9*	9	7	—	—	—	15	11	2	21	6	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 77

On-field 58.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production

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Brian Orakpo

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

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