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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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.
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · BUF · 2014 · +30.8 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 2.6 in 2015
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.4 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2015 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of BUF's 8 wins (3%)
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#58 of 968 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21–22 | BUF | 16 | 15* | 96 | 53 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2015 | 22–23 | BUF | 16 | 16* | 106 | 52 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 23–24 | BUF | 16 | 16* | 114 | 55 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | 16* | 128 | 68 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25–26 | CIN | 7 | 5* | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | All teams | 10 | — | 49 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 81 | 535 | 278 | 257 | 21 | 12 | 1.0 | 34.0 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21–22 | BUF | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,019 | 93.9% | 194 | 41.8% |
| 2015 | 22–23 | BUF | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,068 | 98.3% | 157 | 34.1% |
| 2016 | 23–24 | BUF | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,065 | 99.4% | 135 | 29.4% |
| 2017 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,098 | 99.2% | 81 | 18.5% |
| 2018 | 25–26 | CIN | 7 | 5* | — | 0.0% | 375 | 71.9% | 16 | 8.1% |
| 2019 | 26–27 | All teams | 10 | — | — | — | 429 | — | 95 | — |
| Career | 81 | — | 0.0% | 5,054 | 91.3% | 678 | 29.5% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25–26 | CIN | 7 | 5* | 24 | 17 | 70.8% | 53.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2.3% |
| 2019 | 26–27 | All teams* | 10 | — | 18 | 17 | 94.4% | 117.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Career | 17 | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 98%
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