Preston Brown ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Brown in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Brown a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Preston Brown
Height6'1"
Weight255 lb
BornOct 27, 1992
Age34
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||
| 2014 | 21–22 | BUF | 16 | — | 0.6 | 96 | 53 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,019 | 93.9% | 194 | 41.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 22–23 | BUF | 16 | — | 2.6 | 106 | 52 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,068 | 98.3% | 157 | 34.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 23–24 | BUF | 16 | — | 0.0 | 114 | 55 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,065 | 99.4% | 135 | 29.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | — | 0.0 | 128 | 68 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,098 | 99.2% | 81 | 18.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25–26 | CIN | 7 | — | 1.8 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 375 | 71.9% | 16 | 8.1% | 24 | 17 | 70.8% | 53.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 2019 | 26–27 | CIN / OAK | 10 | — | 0.0 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 429 | — | 95 | — | 18 | 17 | 94.4% | 117.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 5.0 | 535 | 278 | 257 | 21 | 12 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,054 | 91.3% | 678 | 29.5% | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
115 career value over replacement — #948 all-time of 4,695. 19.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · BUF · 2014 · +30.8 vs expected KV-H
71actual
40.2 expected · Δ+30.8
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