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

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Brian Simmons

Top 13% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2003

Height6'3"

Weight244 lb

BornJun 21, 1975

Age

Career Value · VORP

125 career value over replacement — #809 all-time of 4,649. 15.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #17 (Rd 1) · CIN · 1998 · +8.2 vs expected KV-H

65actual

56.8 expected · Δ+8.2

💔+34.8 stolen VORP·2.2 szns lost

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	23	CIN	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	24	CIN	16	—	88	69	19	17	3	3.0	23.0	0	5	0	1	0	0
2000	25	CIN	1	—	8	6	2	1	0	1.0	2.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2001	26	CIN	16	—	78	46	32	12	6	6.5	24.5	1	5	2	—	1	0
2002	27	CIN	16	—	78	57	21	10	3	3.0	16.0	1	7	0	—	1	0
2003	28	CIN	16	—	95	65	30	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	6	2	4	0	0
2004	29	CIN	15	—	87	56	31	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	4	3	1	1	0
2005	30	CIN	16	—	74	42	32	0	0	4.0	4.0	2	7	3	—	0	0
2006	31	CIN	10	—	56	29	27	0	3	0.0	3.0	2	4	1	1	0	0
2007	32	NO	5	—	15	6	9	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	125	—	579	376	203	40	16	24.5	80.5	10	38	12	7	3	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1998	23	CIN	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.3
1999	24	CIN	16	—	88	69	19	17	3	3.0	23.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	10.3
2000	25	CIN	1	—	8	6	2	1	0	1.0	2.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—
2001	26	CIN	16	—	78	46	32	12	6	6.5	24.5	1	5	2	—	1	0	13.1
2002	27	CIN	16	—	78	57	21	10	3	3.0	16.0	1	7	0	—	1	0	11.4
2003	28	CIN	16	—	95	65	30	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	6	2	4	0	0	11.2
2004	29	CIN	15	—	87	56	31	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	4	3	1	1	0	11.4
2005	30	CIN	16	—	74	42	32	0	0	4.0	4.0	2	7	3	—	0	0	12
2006	31	CIN	10	—	56	29	27	0	3	0.0	3.0	2	4	1	1	0	0	6.9
2007	32	NO	5	—	15	6	9	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2.2
Career			125		579	376	203	40	16	—	—	10	38	12	7	3	0	88.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 44.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production