Jasper Brinkley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Brinkley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brinkley'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 24 | MIN | 5 | — | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | MIN | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | MIN | 16 | — | 97 | 61 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | ARI | 15 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 203 | 19.3% | 126 | 28.3% |
| 2014 | 29 | MIN | 16 | — | 72 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 461 | 42.2% | 131 | 29.5% |
| 2015 | 30 | NYG | 15 | — | 59 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 420 | 39.8% | 137 | 29.3% |
| Career | — | 70 | — | 275 | 196 | 79 | 17 | 6 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
48 career value over replacement — #2141 all-time of 4,695. 9.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #150 (Rd 5) · MIN · 2009 · +29.3 vs expected KV-H
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