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

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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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

Career arc · VAL by season

14 seasons · peak 7.5 in 2002

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.5 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2002 · +0.6 wins

Defence

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1995	22	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1996	23	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1997	24	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7
1998	25	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1999	26	TB	16	—	114	80	34	14	1	2.0	17.0	3	17	2	2	0	0	6.1
2000	27	TB	16	—	124	101	23	13	1	1.0	15.0	1	6	6	—	1	0	0.9
2001	28	TB	15	—	100	67	33	4	0	0.0	4.0	3	11	1	—	0	0	3.6
2002	29	TB	16	—	100	70	30	7	1	1.0	9.0	5	11	1	1	4	0	7.5
2003	30	TB	16	—	86	56	30	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	9	2	—	1	0	3
2004	31	TB	16	—	105	77	28	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	6	2	—	0	0	2.9
2005	32	TB	16	—	100	68	32	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	11	1	—	0	0	3.8
2006	33	TB	16	—	88	63	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	4	0	—	1	0	2.7
2007	34	TB	16	—	91	66	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	3	—	0	0	0
2008	35	TB	16	—	63	48	15	7	0	0.0	7.0	1	7	1	—	0	0	1.2
Career			223		971	696	275	45	3	13.5	61.5	20	83	19	3	7	0	32.5

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 32.1

Availability 19.9

On-field production

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Derrick Brooks

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

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