Ricky Brown
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2008
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4555 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 99% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2007 | — | LV | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | LV | 7 | — | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | LV | 5 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | LV | 5 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 21 | — | 63 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 28 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 28 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
29
Sustained
career value
×.6
31
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 29.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 28· confidence 66%
What builds the career mark of 29
On-field 24.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2007bestavg 272010
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston College), 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.
Top Teammates
Sebastian JanikowskiK4yShane LechlerP4yTommy KellyDE4yNnamdi AsomughaCB4yMichael HuffFS4yStanford RouttCB4yThomas HowardLB4yJohnnie Lee HigginsWR4ySam WilliamsOLB4yHiram EugeneDB4yGerard WarrenDT3yDarren McFaddenRB3yKirk MorrisonLB3yTyvon BranchS3yMichael BushRB3yJustin FargasRB3yTrevor ScottDE3yJay RichardsonLB3yChaz SchilensWR3yJaMarcus RussellQB3yJon AlstonLB3yRichard SeymourDT2yMarcel ReeceFB2yMike MitchellS2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2010final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2007signing
Entered the NFL with LV
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 235 lb
Frame
Injury History
6 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | OAK | 0 | W4Questionable· ConcussionW5Questionable· Concussion |
| 2010 | OAK | 1 | W4Out· HamstringW5Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2009 | OAK | 5 | W6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW10Out· AnkleW11Out· Ankle |
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 4-season peers. See all →
28
peak 31
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2007
C2008
F2009
F2010
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 0-4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 4.3 | 60+30 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | 19 | 3.8 | 52+33 | 3.1 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 21+11 | 1.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4555 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
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