Brandon Short is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Short in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Short's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brandon Short
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 23 | NYG | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 43 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | 72 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 61 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | CAR | 10 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | CAR | 16 | — | 52 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | NYG | 8 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 296 | 194 | 102 | 22 | 5 | 9.5 | 36.5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
38 career value over replacement — #2367 all-time of 4,649. 6.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #105 (Rd 4) · NYG · 2000 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H
55actual
35.7 expected · Δ+19.3
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