Brian Cushing is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Cushing in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cushing's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brian Cushing
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22–23 | HOU | 16 | — | 112 | 65 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 5.0 | 31.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23–24 | HOU | 12 | — | 60 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | HOU | 16 | — | 100 | 62 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | HOU | 5 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | HOU | 7 | — | 42 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 330 | 81.0% | 31 | 15.9% |
| 2014 | 27–28 | HOU | 14 | — | 63 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 724 | 73.1% | 29 | 6.9% |
| 2015 | 28–29 | HOU | 16 | — | 103 | 56 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 985 | 94.3% | 72 | 14.9% |
| 2016 | 29–30 | HOU | 13 | — | 62 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 611 | 74.1% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 30–31 | HOU | 5 | — | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 163 | 48.8% | 26 | 17.8% |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 584 | 344 | 240 | 43 | 58 | 14.5 | 115.5 | 8 | 30 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 2,813 | 78.3% | 158 | 9.7% | |
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1019 all-time of 4,649. 11.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2009 · +8.1 vs expected KV-H
65actual
56.9 expected · Δ+8.1
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