Nick Barnett ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Barnett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barnett a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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Nick Barnett
Height6'2"
Weight228 lb
BornMay 27, 1981
Age45
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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% | |||||
| 2003 | 22 | GB | 15 | — | 92 | 67 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | 104 | 74 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | GB | 16 | — | 119 | 72 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | GB | 15 | — | 93 | 49 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 113 | 84 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27 | GB | 9 | — | 38 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | GB | 16 | — | 92 | 68 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | GB | 4 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | 111 | 59 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31 | BUF | 16 | — | 96 | 56 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32 | WAS | 14 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 68 | 7.1% | 186 | 45.6% |
| Career | — | 153 | — | 886 | 577 | 309 | 32 | 23 | 20.5 | 75.5 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 68 | 7.1% | 186 | 45.6% | |
Career Value · VORP
206 career value over replacement — #362 all-time of 4,695. 18.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #29 (Rd 1) · GB · 2003 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H
71actual
54.8 expected · Δ+16.2
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