Brian Walker is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Walker in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 27 | SEA | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | 78 | 54 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | MIA | 13 | — | 68 | 43 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | DET | 10 | — | 42 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31 | DET | 16 | — | 74 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 58 | — | 268 | 186 | 82 | 9 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 11 | 30 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
54 career value over replacement — #1990 all-time of 4,695. 10.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Fan Rating
Rate Brian Walker — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 54 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 43% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 54
Ken Hamlin
DB
90% match