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.

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Keith Brooking

5× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time linebackersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002

Height6'2"

Weight240 lb

BornOct 30, 1975

Age50

CollegeGeorgia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · ATL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 279 · #164 · Elite

Worth 279 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.5

Avg surplus

peak +35

13 seasons × ~21.5 surplus ≈ VORP 279

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	—	ATL	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ATL	13	—	82	63	19	11	2	2.0	15.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2000	—	ATL	5	—	35	27	8	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
2001	—	ATL	16	—	105	80	25	5	4	3.5	12.5	2	9	2	2	0	0
2002	—	ATL	16	—	128	99	29	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	2	1	2	0	0
2003	—	ATL	16	—	119	101	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	2	0	0
2004	—	ATL	16	—	88	73	15	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	6	2	1	0	0
2005	—	ATL	16	—	97	71	26	0	0	3.5	3.5	4	10	0	1	0	0
2006	—	ATL	16	—	107	67	40	0	4	2.0	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2007	—	ATL	16	—	101	75	26	0	3	2.0	5.0	0	4	0	1	0	0
2008	—	ATL	16	—	86	55	31	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2009	—	DAL	15	—	90	59	31	7	9	4.0	20.0	0	7	0	—	0	0
2010	—	DAL	16	—	80	56	24	4	4	1.0	9.0	1	7	0	—	0	0
2011	—	DAL	14	—	43	27	16	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2012	—	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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1998	23	ATL	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.6
1999	24	ATL	13	—	82	63	19	11	2	2.0	15.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	7.8
2000	25	ATL	5	—	35	27	8	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	3.6
2001	26	ATL	16	—	105	80	25	5	4	3.5	12.5	2	9	2	2	0	0	12.2
2002	27	ATL	16	—	128	99	29	2	0	0.0	2.0	2	2	1	2	0	0	9.9
2003	28	ATL	16	—	119	101	18	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	2	0	0	7.7
2004	29	ATL	16	—	88	73	15	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	6	2	1	0	0	12.3
2005	30	ATL	16	—	97	71	26	0	0	3.5	3.5	4	10	0	1	0	0	12.5
2006	31	ATL	16	—	107	67	40	0	4	2.0	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.5
2007	32	ATL	16	—	101	75	26	0	3	2.0	5.0	0	4	0	1	0	0	8
2008	33	ATL	16	—	86	55	31	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	6.4
2009	34	DAL	15	—	90	59	31	7	9	4.0	20.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	9.6
2010	35	DAL	16	—	80	56	24	4	4	1.0	9.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	8.8
2011	36	DAL	14	—	43	27	16	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	5.1
2012	37	DEN	16	—	48	28	20	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	6.3
Career			222		1,209	881	328	37	31	—	—	12	59	7	10	0	0	122.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 48.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1999bestavg 66elite 702012

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Sacks leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl41Solo31Ast10TFL1QBHits1Sk2.0Dis4.0PD4FF1FR1

College Stats

Georgia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Tech), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #12

#4Charles WoodsonFS #5Curtis EnisRB #6Grant WistromDE #7Kyle TurleyOT #8Greg EllisDE #9Fred TaylorRB #10Duane StarksDB #11Tra ThomasOT #13Takeo SpikesILB #14Jason PeterDE #15Anthony SimmonsOLB #16Kevin DysonWR #17Brian SimmonsLB #18Robert EdwardsRB #19Vonnie HollidayDE #20Terry FairDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Keith inherited the Atlanta Falcons LB room from Henri Crockett (1997–2001), and handed it to Chris Draft (2000–2004).

Jessie Tuggle 1987–2000Jesse Solomon 1992–1993Ron George 1993–1996Cornelius Bennett 1996–1998Henri Crockett 1997–2001Keith Brooking

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined DEN (from DAL)
2012final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2009team change
Joined DAL (from ATL)
1998draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 240 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	DAL	0	W13Questionable· Foot

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 14-season peers. See all →

peak 79

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1999

D2000

B+2001

A2002

B+2003

B2004

B+2005

B+2006

B+2007

B2008

B2009

B2010

C+2011

C+2012

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
1999	82	6.3	108+26	6.3
2000	35	7	119+84	7
2001	105	6.6	107+2	6.3
2002	128	8	145+17	8.5
2003	119	7.4	131+12	7.7
2004	88	5.5	87-1	5.1
2005	97	6.1	99+2	5.8
2006	107	6.7	114+7	6.7
2007	101	6.3	103+2	6.1
2008	86	5.4	83-3	4.9
2009	90	6	94+4	5.6
2010	80	5	77-3	4.5
2011	43	3.1	41-2	2.4
2012	48	3	36-12	2.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

279 career value over replacement — #164 all-time of 4,642. 19.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1998 · +15.7 vs expected KV-H

76actual

60.3 expected · Δ+15.7

💔+20.9 stolen VORP·1.05 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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