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 BowlTop 15% all-time linebackersIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2006

Height6'1"

Weight247 lb

BornJun 9, 1973

Age53

CollegeArizona See College Stats

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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	23	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	25	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	26	NE	14	—	80	45	35	9	2	2.0	13.0	1	8	1	1	0	0
2000	27	NE	16	—	70	33	37	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	5	0	—	0	0
2001	28	NE	15	—	49	30	19	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	3	3	1	0	0
2002	29	NE	11	—	48	28	20	6	5	4.5	15.5	2	7	1	—	2	0
2003	30	NE	16	—	87	38	49	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	14	3	1	2	0
2004	31	NE	16	—	87	42	45	0	0	5.0	5.0	3	6	2	—	0	0
2005	32	NE	9	—	47	22	25	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	1	—	0	0
2006	33	NE	15	—	87	28	59	0	4	1.5	5.5	1	7	0	2	0	0
2007	34	NE	16	—	68	39	29	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	2	0	—	0	0
2008	35	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

Career Value · VORP

139 career value over replacement — #738 all-time of 4,695. 13.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #86 (Rd 3) · NE · 1996 · +26.5 vs expected KV-H

64actual

37.5 expected · Δ+26.5

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Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 7.2 in 2004

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.7 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2004 · +0.6 wins

Defence+0.5
Team defence (share)+0.1

Latest season · 2008 · −0.0 wins

Defence−0.1

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.

Position percentile · LB

#142 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H

085th percentile100

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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	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.8
1997	24	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.1
1998	25	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2
1999	26	NE	14	—	80	45	35	9	2	2.0	13.0	1	8	1	1	0	0	2.6
2000	27	NE	16	—	70	33	37	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	0
2001	28	NE	15	—	49	30	19	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	3.5
2002	29	NE	11	—	48	28	20	6	5	4.5	15.5	2	7	1	—	2	0	5.5
2003	30	NE	16	—	87	38	49	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	14	3	1	2	0	5.5
2004	31	NE	16	—	87	42	45	0	0	5.0	5.0	3	6	2	—	0	0	7.2
2005	32	NE	9	—	47	22	25	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	1.1
2006	33	NE	15	—	87	28	59	0	4	1.5	5.5	1	7	0	2	0	0	2.3
2007	34	NE	16	—	68	39	29	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	0.9
2008	35	NE	13	—	52	15	37	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	0
Career			189		675	320	355	22	17	32.5	71.5	12	57	11	5	4	0	35.7