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📈 Late Developer · 2004

Height6'0"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

70 career value over replacement — #1654 all-time of 4,695. 5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #28 (Rd 1) · TB · 1995 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H

68actual

54.8 expected · Δ+13.2

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Combined Season Grid

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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	22	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	23	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	25	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	26	TB	16	—	114	80	34	14	1	2.0	17.0	3	17	2	2	0	0
2000	27	TB	16	—	124	101	23	13	1	1.0	15.0	1	6	6	—	1	0
2001	28	TB	15	—	100	67	33	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	11	1	—	0	0
2002	29	TB	16	—	100	70	30	7	1	1.0	9.0	5	11	1	1	4	0
2003	30	TB	16	—	86	56	30	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	9	2	—	1	0
2004	31	TB	16	—	105	77	28	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	6	2	—	0	0
2005	32	TB	16	—	100	68	32	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	11	1	—	0	0
2006	33	TB	16	—	88	63	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	4	0	—	1	0
2007	34	TB	16	—	91	66	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	3	—	0	0
2008	35	TB	16	—	63	48	15	7	0	0.0	7.0	1	7	1	—	0	0
Career		—	223	—	971	696	275	45	3	13.5	61.5	20	83	19	3	7	0

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

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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 70 · #1654 · Above Average

Worth 70 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 36% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.4 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.4

Avg surplus

peak +12

13 seasons × ~5.4 surplus ≈