Gary Brackett is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Brackett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brackett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | IND | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | IND | 10 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | IND | 16 | — | 90 | 55 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | IND | 14 | — | 91 | 55 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 102 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | IND | 12 | — | 75 | 47 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | IND | 14 | — | 74 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | IND | 12 | — | 58 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | IND | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 525 | 344 | 181 | 11 | 13 | 4.5 | 28.5 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
116 career value over replacement — #936 all-time of 4,695. 14.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
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