Tony Brackens ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Brackens in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Brackens a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
163 career value over replacement — #569 all-time of 4,695. 20.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #33 (Rd 2) · JAX · 1996 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 21–22 | JAX | 16 | — | 55 | 45 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 22–23 | JAX | 15 | — | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | JAX | 12 | — | 39 | 27 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | JAX | 16 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | JAX | 16 | — | 58 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7.5 | 27.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | JAX | 11 | — | 36 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | JAX | 5 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | JAX | 14 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 329 | 270 | 34 | 39 | 21 | 53.5 | 113.5 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
8 seasons · peak 9.8 in 1999
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.
3.2 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1999 · +0.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21–22 | JAX | 16 | — | 55 | 45 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 22–23 | JAX | 15 | — | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 23–24 | JAX | 12 | — | 39 | 27 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1.9 |
| 1999 | 24–25 | JAX | 16 | — | 63 | 49 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | JAX | 16 | — | 58 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7.5 | 27.5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | JAX | 11 | — | 36 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | JAX | 5 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | JAX | 14 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Career | 105 | 329 | 270 | 34 | 39 | 21 | 53.5 | 113.5 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41.2 |
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 74 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 95%
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91% match
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Latest season · 2003 · +0.3 wins
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.
#142 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)