Keith Brooking ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Brooking in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Brooking a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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 | |||||
| 1998 | 22–23 | ATL | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23–24 | ATL | 13 | — | 82 | 63 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | ATL | 5 | — | 35 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | ATL | 16 | — | 105 | 80 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | ATL | 16 | — | 128 | 99 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | ATL | 16 | — | 119 | 101 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | ATL | 16 | — | 88 | 73 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | ATL | 16 | — | 97 | 71 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30–31 | ATL | 16 | — | 107 | 67 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31–32 | ATL | 16 | — | 101 | 75 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32–33 | ATL | 16 | — | 86 | 55 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33–34 | DAL | 15 | — | 90 | 59 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34–35 | DAL | 16 | — | 80 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35–36 | DAL | 14 | — | 43 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 36–37 | DEN | 16 | — | 48 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 222 | — | 1,209 | 881 | 328 | 37 | 31 | 22.0 | 90.0 | 12 | 59 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
278 career value over replacement — #173 all-time of 4,695. 19.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1998 · +14.5 vs expected KV-H
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