Bruce Irvin is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Irvin in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Irvin's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Bruce Irvin
Height6'3"
Weight258 lb
BornNov 1, 1987
Age38
Conference
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2012 | 24–25 | SEA | 13 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | SEA | 12 | — | 39 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 499 | 63.3% | 9 | 2.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 26–27 | SEA | 15 | — | 33 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 6.5 | 27.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 693 | 77.6% | 3 | 0.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27–28 | SEA | 15 | — | 38 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 712 | 77.3% | 25 | 5.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 28–29 | OAK | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 7.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 927 | 88.5% | 76 | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 29–30 | OAK | 16 | — | 53 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 880 | 84.7% | 16 | 3.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 30–31 | ATL / OAK | 16 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 471 | — | 37 | — | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 39.6 | -1.5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 31–32 | CAR | 13 | — | 34 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 8.5 | 32.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 608 | 68.3% | 48 | 12.9% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 118.7 | -1.3 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 32–33 | SEA | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 122 | 80.0% | 8 | 14.0% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -1.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 33–34 | CHI | 6 | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 173 | 50.0% | 8 | 5.7% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 108.3 | -1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 34–35 | SEA | 11 | — | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 400 | 54.1% | 10 | 2.9% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 88.9 | -0.7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 35–36 | DET | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 42 | 21.3% | 1 | 1.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 138 | — | 324 | 217 | 107 | 70 | 131 | 56.5 | 257.5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | 57 | 20 | 17 | 84 | 10 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2734 all-time of 4,695. 2.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · SEA · 2012 · -6.2 vs expected KV-H
51actual
57.2 expected · Δ−6.2
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