Brian Urlacher is a Hall of Fame linebacker whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 89 in the Knox value model. Urlacher's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Brian Urlacher

★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 0% all-time linebackersIron Legend🏅 Only Club 🏟️ Chicago Bears Icon 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #560

Height6'4"

Weight258 lb

BornMay 25, 1978

Age48

CollegeNew Mexico See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 9 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

61stPlayoff Interceptions·2

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber linebacker (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 295 · #140 · All-Time

Worth 295 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.6

Avg surplus

peak +37

12 seasons × ~24.6 surplus ≈ VORP 295

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Passing													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	—	CHI	16	—	105	79	26	16	8	8.0	32.0	2	5	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CHI	16	—	110	83	27	9	5	6.0	20.0	3	8	2	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	27	1	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.4	0	0
2002	—	CHI	16	—	133	97	36	19	5	4.5	28.5	1	7	2	2	0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	—	—	0	0
2003	—	CHI	17	—	100	72	28	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	CHI	9	—	55	38	17	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	7	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CHI	15	—	100	76	24	0	0	6.0	6.0	0	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CHI	16	—	122	73	49	0	8	0.0	8.0	3	9	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CHI	16	—	106	75	31	0	7	5.0	12.0	5	12	0	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CHI	16	—	82	68	14	10	3	0.0	13.0	2	10	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CHI	1	—	1	1	0	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	16	—	118	90	28	13	4	3.5	20.5	1	10	2	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CHI	16	—	100	82	18	9	0	0.0	9.0	3	7	0	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CHI	12	—	64	49	15	8	0	0.0	8.0	1	7	2	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	182	—	1,196	883	313	85	41	40.0	166.0	22	91	12	16	4	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	1	27	1	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1	-2.5	—	5.4	0	0

Career EPA2.9·-3 passing · 5 receiving·1.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2002	24	CHI	1	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—
Career			1		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	112.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	23	CHI	1	—	1	1	27	1	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1
Career			1		1	1	27	1	100.0%	27.0	27.0	—	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2000	22	CHI	16	—	105	79	26	16	8	8.0	32.0	2	5	0	1	0
2001	23	CHI	16	—	110	83	27	9	5	6.0	20.0	3	8	2	2	1
2002	24	CHI	16	—	133	97	36	19	5	4.5	28.5	1	7	2	2	0
2003	25	CHI	17	—	100	72	28	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0
2004	26	CHI	9	—	55	38	17	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	7	2	—	0
2005	27	CHI	15	—	100	76	24	0	0	6.0	6.0	0	5	1	—	0
2006	28	CHI	16	—	122	73	49	0	8	0.0	8.0	3	9	1	1	0
2007	29	CHI	16	—	106	75	31	0	7	5.0	12.0	5	12	0	2	1
2008	30	CHI	16	—	82	68	14	10	3	0.0	13.0	2	10	0	1	0
2009	31	CHI	1	—	1	1	0	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0
2010	32	CHI	16	—	118	90	28	13	4	3.5	20.5	1	10	2	3	0
2011	33	CHI	16	—	100	82	18	9	0	0.0	9.0	3	7	0	2	1
2012	34	CHI	12	—	64	49	15	8	0	0.0	8.0	1	7	2	2	1
Career			182		1,196	883	313	85	41	—	—	22	91	12	16	4

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2001	23	—	—	—	—	—	5.4
2002	24	—	—	—	-2.5	—	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 89 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 89 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 89· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 72

On-field 52.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2000bestavg 72elite 702012

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #560 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2000 CHI·5 team wins#24

Sacks · 8 · score 4

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Sacks leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.46 EPA/season over 2 seasons50

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2000

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2000 class

4.59s

40-Yard

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 60thClass Pos 87thClass All 61th

34"

Vertical

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 54thClass Pos 67thClass All 54th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 74thClass Pos 97thClass All 84th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 83thClass Pos 91thClass All 86th

6.94s

3-Cone

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 77thClass Pos 88thClass All 72th

4.18s

Shuttle

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 77thClass Pos 81thClass All 66th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl46Solo38Ast8TFL4QBHits3Sk2.0Dis9.0Int2PD6

College Stats

New MexicoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (New Mexico), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #9

#1Courtney BrownDE #2LaVar ArringtonOLB #3Chris SamuelsOT #4Peter WarrickWR #5Jamal LewisRB #6Corey SimonDT #7Thomas JonesRB #8Plaxico BurressWR #10Travis TaylorWR #11Ron DayneRB #12Shaun EllisDE #13John AbrahamOLB #14Bubba FranksTE #15Deltha O'NealCB #16Julian PetersonOLB #17Sebastian JanikowskiK

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brian inherited the Chicago Bears LB room from Warrick Holdman (1999–2003), and handed it to Lance Briggs (2003–2014).

Wilber Marshall 1984–1987Vinson Smith 1993–1996Barry Minter 1993–2000John Thierry 1994–1998Sean Harris 1995–2000Bryan Cox

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2000draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 9

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 258 lb

Frame

258 lb at 4.59s

Size-speed

34" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	CHI	3	W14Out· HamstringW15Out· HamstringW16Out· HamstringW17Doubtful· Hamstring
2011	CHI	0	W17Questionable· Knee

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 85

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2000

B+2001

A2002

B2003

B2004

B+2005

A2006

B+2007

B2008

B+2010

B+2011

B2012

Availability

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
2000	105	6.6	111+6	6.5
2001	110	6.9	114+4	6.7
2002	133	8.3	152+19	8.9
2003	100	5.9	95-5	5.6
2004	55	6.1	101+46	5.9
2005	100	6.7	112+12	6.6
2006	122	7.6	136+14	8
2007	106	6.6	110+4	6.5
2008	82	5.1	78-4	4.6
2010	118	7.4	121+3	7.1
2011	100	6.3	99-1	5.8
2012	64	5.3	79+15	4.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

295 career value over replacement — #140 all-time of 4,642. 24.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #9 (Rd 1) · CHI · 2000 · +28.6 vs expected KV-H

89actual

60.4 expected · Δ+28.6

💔+41.6 stolen VORP·1.69 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #9

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography