Tedy Bruschi is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Bruschi in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bruschi's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Tedy Bruschi

1× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 2 titles Top 14% all-time linebackersIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2006

Height6'1"

Weight247 lb

BornJun 9, 1973

Age53

CollegeArizona See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 3, Pick 86 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end linebacker defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 140 · #704 · High-Value

Worth 140 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +21

10 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 140

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1996	—	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NE	14	—	80	45	35	9	2	2.0	13.0	1	8	1	1	0	0
2000	—	NE	16	—	70	33	37	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	5	0	—	0	0
2001	—	NE	15	—	49	30	19	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	3	3	1	0	0
2002	—	NE	11	—	48	28	20	6	5	4.5	15.5	2	7	1	—	2	0
2003	—	NE	16	—	87	38	49	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	14	3	1	2	0
2004	—	NE	16	—	87	42	45	0	0	5.0	5.0	3	6	2	—	0	0
2005	—	NE	9	—	47	22	25	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	1	—	0	0
2006	—	NE	15	—	87	28	59	0	4	1.5	5.5	1	7	0	2	0	0
2007	—	NE	16	—	68	39	29	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	2	0	—	0	0
2008	—	NE	13	—	52	15	37	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	189	—	675	320	355	22	17	32.5	71.5	12	57	11	5	4	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1996	23	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.8
1997	24	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.5
1998	25	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.9
1999	26	NE	14	—	80	45	35	9	2	2.0	13.0	1	8	1	1	0	0	10
2000	27	NE	16	—	70	33	37	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	7.3
2001	28	NE	15	—	49	30	19	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	8.7
2002	29	NE	11	—	48	28	20	6	5	4.5	15.5	2	7	1	—	2	0	11.2
2003	30	NE	16	—	87	38	49	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	14	3	1	2	0	14.2
2004	31	NE	16	—	87	42	45	0	0	5.0	5.0	3	6	2	—	0	0	13.3
2005	32	NE	9	—	47	22	25	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	5.3
2006	33	NE	15	—	87	28	59	0	4	1.5	5.5	1	7	0	2	0	0	8.7
2007	34	NE	16	—	68	39	29	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	7.5
2008	35	NE	13	—	52	15	37	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	4.9
Career			189		675	320	355	22	17	—	—	12	57	11	5	4	0	126.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1999bestavg 612008

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Sacks leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

16 playoff games

Defense

Tkl79Solo44Ast35TFL1QBHits2Sk2.5Dis5.5Int1PD4FF1FR3

College Stats

ArizonaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #86

#73Winslow OliverRB #74Terry KillensLB #75Moe WilliamsRB #76Ryan StewartDB #81Brian RocheTE #82Scott SlutzkerTE #83Jerald MooreRB #85Bobby HoyingQB #87Matt StevensFS #89Terrell OwensWR #90Mike FlanaganC #92Jon WitmanFB #93Tyrone WilliamsDB #94Stepfret WilliamsWR #97Hunter GoodwinTE #98Donnie EdwardsOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tedy inherited the New England Patriots LB room from Ted Johnson (1995–2004), and handed it to Roman Phifer (2001–2004).

Todd F. Collins 1992–1998Willie McGinest 1994–2005Ted Johnson 1995–2004Tedy Bruschi 1996–2008Roman Phifer 2001–2004Mike Vrabel

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with NE
1996draft
Drafted by NE — Round 3, Pick 86

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 247 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 67

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1999

B2000

C+2001

C+2002

B2003

B2004

C+2005

B2006

B2007

C+2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

91%

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
1999	80	5.7	97+17	5.7
2000	70	4.4	68-2	4
2001	49	3.3	39-10	2.3
2002	48	4.4	60+12	3.6
2003	87	5.4	85-2	5
2004	87	5.4	85-2	5
2005	47	5.2	80+33	4.7
2006	87	5.8	94+7	5.5
2007	68	4.3	59-9	3.5
2008	52	4	54+2	3.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

140 career value over replacement — #704 all-time of 4,642. 14/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #86 (Rd 3) · NE · 1996 · +25.3 vs expected KV-H

64actual

38.7 expected · Δ+25.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #86

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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