Derrick Brooks is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a solid career value score of 68 in the Knox value model. Brooks's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Derrick Brooks

★ HALL OF FAME11× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 14% all-time pass rushersIron Man

Height6'0"

Weight235 lb

BornApr 18, 1973

Age53

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 1, Pick 28 · TB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

78thPlayoff Interceptions·2

11x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 67 · #1682 · Above Average

Worth 67 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.2

Avg surplus

peak +12

13 seasons × ~5.2 surplus ≈ VORP 67

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1995	—	TB	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	16	—	114	80	34	14	1	2.0	17.0	3	17	2	2	0	0
2000	—	TB	16	—	124	101	23	13	1	1.0	15.0	1	6	6	—	1	0
2001	—	TB	15	—	100	67	33	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	11	1	—	0	0
2002	—	TB	16	—	100	70	30	7	1	1.0	9.0	5	11	1	1	4	0
2003	—	TB	16	—	86	56	30	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	9	2	—	1	0
2004	—	TB	16	—	105	77	28	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	6	2	—	0	0
2005	—	TB	16	—	100	68	32	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	11	1	—	0	0
2006	—	TB	16	—	88	63	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	4	0	—	1	0
2007	—	TB	16	—	91	66	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	3	—	0	0
2008	—	TB	16	—	63	48	15	7	0	0.0	7.0	1	7	1	—	0	0
Career		—	220	—	971	696	275	45	3	13.5	61.5	20	83	19	3	7	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1995	22	TB	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.2
1996	23	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
1997	24	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.9
1998	25	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.9
1999	26	TB	16	—	114	80	34	14	1	2.0	17.0	3	17	2	2	0	0	14.5
2000	27	TB	16	—	124	101	23	13	1	1.0	15.0	1	6	6	—	1	0	13.3
2001	28	TB	15	—	100	67	33	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	11	1	—	0	0	10.5
2002	29	TB	16	—	100	70	30	7	1	1.0	9.0	5	11	1	1	4	0	13.4
2003	30	TB	16	—	86	56	30	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	9	2	—	1	0	11.6
2004	31	TB	16	—	105	77	28	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	6	2	—	0	0	11.1
2005	32	TB	16	—	100	68	32	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	11	1	—	0	0	11
2006	33	TB	16	—	88	63	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	4	0	—	1	0	10.1
2007	34	TB	16	—	91	66	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	3	—	0	0	7.5
2008	35	TB	16	—	63	48	15	7	0	0.0	7.0	1	7	1	—	0	0	8.5
Career			220		971	696	275	45	3	—	—	20	83	19	3	7	0	135.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 32.3

Availability 19.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 522008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Interceptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

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+).

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Defense

Tkl66Solo47Ast19TFL8QBHits1Sk0.5Dis9.5Int2PD3FF1FR1TD1

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #28

#18Napoleon KaufmanRB #20Luther EllissDT #21Rashaan SalaamRB #22Tyrone PooleDB #23Ty LawCB #24Korey StringerOT #26Devin BushFS #27Mark BruenerTE #29Blake BrockermeyerOT #32Craig NewsomeDB #33Matt O'DwyerG #34Terrance ShawCB #35Anthony CookDE #36Shawn KingDE #37Cory RaymerC #38Zach WiegertOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Derrick inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB room from Lonnie Marts (1994–1996), and handed it to Alshermond Singleton (1997–2002).

Hardy Nickerson 1993–1999Lonnie Marts 1994–1996Derrick Brooks 1995–2008Alshermond Singleton 1997–2002Shelton Quarles 1997–2006Jamie Duncan

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with TB
1995draft
Drafted by TB — Round 1, Pick 28

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 235 lb

Frame

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C1998

C+1999

C+2000

C2001

C+2002

C+2003

C+2004

C+2005

C2006

C2007

C2008

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
1995	1	0.1	1	0.1
1996	0	0	0	0
1997	1.5	0.1	1-0.5	0.1
1998	0	0	0	0
1999	2	0.1	2	0.1
2000	1	0.1	1	0.1
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	1	0.1	1	0.1
2003	1	0.1	1	0.1
2004	3	0.2	3	0.2
2005	3	0.2	3	0.2
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

67 career value over replacement — #1682 all-time of 4,642. 4.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #28 (Rd 1) · TB · 1995 · +13.1 vs expected KV-H

68actual

54.9 expected · Δ+13.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #28

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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