Takeo Spikes ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Spikes in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Spikes a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Takeo Spikes
Height6'2"
Weight242 lb
BornDec 17, 1976
Age49
CollegeAuburnSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · CIN
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 21–22 | CIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 22–23 | CIN | 16 | — | 80 | 57 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23–24 | CIN | 16 | — | 97 | 78 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | CIN | 15 | — | 95 | 66 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | CIN | 15 | — | 103 | 71 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | BUF | 16 | — | 99 | 43 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | BUF | 16 | — | 78 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | BUF | 3 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | BUF | 12 | — | 50 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | PHI | 14 | — | 69 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | 91 | 56 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | SF | 14 | — | 67 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33–34 | SF | 16 | — | 96 | 69 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 34–35 | SD | 16 | — | 89 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 35–36 | SD | 16 | — | 53 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 217 | — | 1,081 | 685 | 396 | 59 | 27 | 29.0 | 115.0 | 19 | 69 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
238 career value over replacement — #263 all-time of 4,695. 18.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #13 (Rd 1) · CIN · 1998 · +10.5 vs expected KV-H
72actual
61.5 expected · Δ+10.5
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