Bryce Paup is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Paup in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Paup's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1990 | 22 | GB | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | GB | 12 | — | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | GB | 16 | — | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | GB | 15 | — | 74 | 61 | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 79 | 47 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | BUF | 15 | — | 89 | 70 | — | — | — | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | BUF | 12 | — | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 77 | 57 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | JAX | 16 | — | 68 | 55 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31 | JAX | 12 | — | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | MIN | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 536 | 381 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 75.0 | 85.0 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #1023 all-time of 4,695. 10.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #159 (Rd 6) · GB · 1990 · +36.2 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 109 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 23% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.1 on average.See board →
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9 seasons × ~12.1 surplus ≈ VORP 109
Marcus Washington
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84% match