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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5 seasons · peak 0.0 in 2009
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.
#205 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | MIN | 5 | — | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 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 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | ARI | 5 | 0* | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 72 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | NYG | 10 | 0* | 59 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 55 | 275 | 196 | 79 | 17 | 6 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | ARI | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 203 | 19.3% | 126 | 28.3% |
| 2014 | 29 | MIN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 461 | 42.2% | 131 | 29.5% |
| 2015 | 30 | NYG | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 420 | 39.8% | 137 | 29.3% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 85%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Akeem Dent
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86% match
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