Lance Briggs is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Briggs in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Briggs's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

OLBCHI#55RES

Lance Briggs

7× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 28% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter

Height6'1"

Weight244 lb

BornNov 12, 1980

Age45

CollegeArizona See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 3, Pick 68 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 77 · #1478 · Above Average

Worth 77 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 33% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.7

Avg surplus

peak +13

10 seasons × ~7.7 surplus ≈ VORP 77

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2003	—	CHI	15	—	56	43	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	CHI	16	—	109	86	23	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CHI	16	—	91	67	24	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	11	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CHI	16	—	101	80	21	0	2	1.0	3.0	2	9	4	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CHI	14	—	90	71	19	0	7	3.0	10.0	0	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CHI	16	—	90	71	19	9	2	1.0	12.0	3	11	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CHI	15	—	97	73	24	8	5	3.0	16.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	14	—	79	66	13	8	2	2.0	12.0	2	7	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CHI	16	—	104	85	19	9	2	0.0	11.0	1	4	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CHI	16	—	101	72	29	7	2	1.5	10.5	2	11	2	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CHI	9	—	69	49	20	10	3	3.0	16.0	0	6	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	557	94.8%	31	20.4%
2014	—	CHI	8	—	31	21	10	2	1	0.0	3.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	453	91.0%	46	20.8%
Career		—	171	—	1,018	784	234	53	26	16.5	95.5	16	84	17	7	6	0	—	0.0%	1,010	92.9%	77	20.6%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	23	CHI	15	—	56	43	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	0	—	1	8
2004	24	CHI	16	—	109	86	23	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	10	0	—	1	10.4
2005	25	CHI	16	—	91	67	24	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	11	1	2	1	12.2
2006	26	CHI	16	—	101	80	21	0	2	1.0	3.0	2	9	4	1	0	11.9
2007	27	CHI	14	—	90	71	19	0	7	3.0	10.0	0	3	2	1	0	8.5
2008	28	CHI	16	—	90	71	19	9	2	1.0	12.0	3	11	1	2	1	13.2
2009	29	CHI	15	—	97	73	24	8	5	3.0	16.0	1	5	0	—	0	10.1
2010	30	CHI	14	—	79	66	13	8	2	2.0	12.0	2	7	2	1	0	11
2011	31	CHI	16	—	104	85	19	9	2	0.0	11.0	1	4	2	—	0	10.3
2012	32	CHI	16	—	101	72	29	7	2	1.5	10.5	2	11	2	—	2	13.1
2013	33	CHI	9	9*	69	49	20	10	3	3.0	16.0	0	6	2	—	0	7.6
2014	34	CHI	8	7*	31	21	10	2	1	0.0	3.0	1	3	1	—	0	5.1
Career			171	16*	1,018	784	234	53	26	—	—	16	84	17	7	6	121.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	33	CHI	9	9*	—	0.0%	557	94.8%	31	20.4%
2014	34	CHI	8	7*	—	0.0%	453	91.0%	46	20.8%
Career			17	16*	—	—	1,010	—	77	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 34.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 532014

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Sacks leader8

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.168See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.168Snap share92.9%Def snaps1,010Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2003

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2003 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 39thClass Pos 64thClass All 44th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 32thClass All 41th

113"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 35thClass Pos 43thClass All 40th

25 reps

Bench

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 74thClass Pos 57thClass All 64th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl46Solo37Ast9Int1PD3

College Stats

ArizonaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #68

#60Tyrone CalicoWR #61L.J. SmithTE #62Terrence KielS #63Teyo JohnsonTE #64Dewayne WhiteDE #65Kelley WashingtonWR #66Cory ReddingDE #67Antwan PeekOLB #69Jason WittenTE #70Gerald HayesLB #71Nate BurlesonWR #72Vince ManuwaiG #73Wayne HunterOT #74Kevin CurtisWR #75Seth WandOT #76Mike SeidmanTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Lance inherited the Chicago Bears LB room from Brian Urlacher (2000–2012), and handed it to Hunter Hillenmeyer (2004–2009).

Wilber Marshall 1984–1987Vinson Smith 1993–1996Barry Minter 1993–2000John Thierry 1994–1998Sean Harris 1995–2000Bryan Cox

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2003draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 3, Pick 68

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 244 lb

Frame

242 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

33" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

10 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	CHI	3	W6Out· RibsW7Out· RibsW8Doubtful· RibsW13Out· Groin
2013	CHI	7	W6Questionable· HipW9Out· ShoulderW10Out· ShoulderW11Out· ShoulderW12Out· ShoulderW13Out· ShoulderW14Out· ShoulderW15Out· ShoulderW16Questionable· Shoulder
2011	CHI	0	W16Questionable· Ankle
2010	CHI	0	W6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· Ankle
2009	CHI	0	W4Questionable· FootW13Doubtful· Knee

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C2003

C2004

C+2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

B2009

C+2010

C2011

C+2012

C+2013

D2014

Availability

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0
2005	2	0.1	2	0.1
2006	1	0.1	1	0.1
2007	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2010	2	0.1	3+1	0.2
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2013	3	0.3	6+3	0.3
2014	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

77 career value over replacement — #1478 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #68 (Rd 3) · CHI · 2003 · +16.4 vs expected KV-H

60actual

43.6 expected · Δ+16.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #68

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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