Bryce Paup is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Paup in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Paup's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Reached 38% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 86%.
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #989 all-time of 4,649. 10.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #159 (Rd 6) · GB · 1990 · +36.4 vs expected KV-H
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Bryce opened the Green Bay Packers LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to George Koonce (1992–1999).
Bryce inherited the Buffalo Bills LB room from Sam Rogers (1994–2000), and handed it to Sam Cowart (1998–2001).
Bryce inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars LB room from Kevin Hardy (1996–2001), and handed it to Hardy Nickerson (2000–2001).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined MIN (from JAX)
Last recorded season with MIN
Joined JAX (from BUF)
Joined BUF (from GB)
Drafted by GB — Round 6, Pick 159
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | 1.8 | 36+14 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 46 | 2.9 | 52+6 | 3.1 |
| 1993 | 74 | 4.9 | 75+1 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 79 | 4.9 | 71-8 | 4.2 |
| 1995 | 89 | 5.9 | 87-2 | 5.1 |
| 1996 | 47 | 3.9 | 65+18 | 3.8 |
| 1997 | 77 | 4.8 | 79+2 | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 68 | 4.3 | 69+1 | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 28 | 2.3 | 30+2 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 0-5 | 0 |
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OLB
83% match
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (1990–2000) — a true nomad. The crest trail: