Karl Brooks
Durable Contributor
Height6'3"
Weight296 lb
BornMay 8, 2000
Age26
ConferenceMid-American
Rookie yr2023
Draft2023 Β· Rd 6, Pick 179 Β· GB
A edge rusher who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 29 Β· #2713 Β· Role PlayerWorth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+14.5
Avg surplus
peak +16
2 seasons Γ ~14.5 surplus β VORP 29
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2023 | β | GB | 15 | β | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 380 | 34.4% | 107 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -4.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | β | GB | 13 | β | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 442 | 40.8% | 102 | 23.2% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | β | GB | 12 | β | 27 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 618 | 61.3% | 143 | 36.3% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 79.9 | -3.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | β | 40 | β | 68 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 16 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 1,440 | 45.5% | 352 | 28.2% | 5 | 4 | β | β | β | 25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | β | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | GB | 15 | 0* | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2024 | 24 | GB | 13 | 0* | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2025 | 25 | GB | 12 | 10* | 27 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 40 | 10* | 68 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 16 | β | β | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22.6 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | GB | 17 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 380 | 34.4% | 107 | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 24 | GB | 17 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 442 | 40.8% | 102 | 23.2% |
| 2025 | 25 | GB | 16 | 10* | β | 0.0% | 618 | 61.3% | 143 | 36.3% |
| Career | 50 | 10* | β | β | 1,440 | β | 352 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | GB | 17 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -4.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 24 | GB | 17 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | GB | 16 | 10* | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 79.9 | -3.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | 50 | 10* | 5 | 4 | β | β | β | 25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
57
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
56
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.6 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 48Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 41.1
Availability 15.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2023bestavg 562025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line Β· proprietary Β· 2012+50
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1003.056Snap share45.5%Def snaps1,440VolatileCV 0.49
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl4Solo1Ast3QBHits3Dis3.0
College Defense
| Season | School | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bowling Green | β | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β |
| 2019 | Bowling Green | β | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β |
| 2020 | Bowling Green | β | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| 2021 | Bowling Green | β | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| 2022 | Bowling Green | β | 30 | β | β | β | β | β | 4 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β |
| Career | 0 | 77 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | β | β |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Keisean NixonDB3yRashan GaryLB3yElgton JenkinsC3yMatthew OrzechLS3yIsaiah McDuffieLB3yKingsley EnagbareLB3yRomeo DoubsWR3yQuay WalkerLB3yDevonte WyattDT3yJordan LoveQB3yRasheed WalkerOT3yDaniel WhelanP3yCarrington ValentineDB3yChristian WatsonWR3yColby WoodenDE3yDontayvion WicksWR3yZach TomG3yZayne AndersonSAF3yLukas Van NessLB3yTucker KraftTE3yEmanuel WilsonRB3yJayden ReedWR3yBo MeltonCB3yMalik HeathWR3y
2023 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #179
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKarl inherited the Green Bay Packers DL room from Devonte Wyatt (2022β2025), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with GB
- 2023draft
Drafted by GB β Round 6, Pick 179
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 296 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 3-season peers. See all β
48
peak 56
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2023
B2024
C2025
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
98%
20232025
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity.
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 5+1.5 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
29 career value over replacement β #2713 all-time of 4,642. 9.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #179 (Rd 6) Β· GB Β· 2023 Β· +21.1 vs expected KV-H
48actual
26.9 expected Β· Ξ+21.1
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