Gary Brackett is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Brackett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brackett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | IND | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | IND | 10 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | IND | 16 | — | 90 | 55 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | IND | 14 | — | 91 | 55 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 102 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | IND | 12 | — | 75 | 47 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | IND | 14 | — | 74 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | IND | 12 | — | 58 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | IND | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 525 | 344 | 181 | 11 | 13 | 4.5 | 28.5 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
116 career value over replacement — #910 all-time of 4,649. 14.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23 | IND | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 24 | IND | 10 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 25 | IND | 16 | — | 90 | 55 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 26 | IND | 14 | — | 91 | 55 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 102 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2008 | 28 | IND | 12 | — | 75 | 47 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 29 | IND | 14 | — | 74 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 30 | IND | 12 | — | 58 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 31 | IND | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 102 | 525 | 344 | 181 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 59.8 |
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.
Blend 64.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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