Zach Brown is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Brown in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2012 | 22–23 | TEN | 16 | — | 89 | 65 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23–24 | TEN | 16 | — | 88 | 69 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 757 | 72.1% | 99 | 21.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24–25 | TEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 4 | 7.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25–26 | TEN | 16 | — | 76 | 54 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 490 | 47.4% | 87 | 19.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26–27 | BUF | 16 | — | 133 | 81 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 977 | 91.6% | 127 | 27.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27–28 | WAS | 13 | — | 120 | 77 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 834 | 96.8% | 32 | 8.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | — | 87 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 703 | 67.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 49 | 36 | 0.7 | 85.8 | 2.6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 29–30 | PHI | 6 | — | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 268 | 67.2% | 36 | 21.8% | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 87.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 622 | 422 | 200 | 59 | 32 | 17.5 | 108.5 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,033 | 72.9% | 384 | 15.8% | 62 | 45 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 9 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
74 career value over replacement — #1545 all-time of 4,649. 10.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #52 (Rd 2) · TEN · 2012 · +12.6 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22–23 | TEN | 16 | — | 89 | 65 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2013 | 23–24 | TEN | 16 | 12* | 88 | 69 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2015 | 25–26 | TEN | 16 | 0* | 76 | 54 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2016 | 26–27 | BUF | 16 | 15* | 133 | 81 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 27–28 | WAS | 13 | 13* | 120 | 77 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2018 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | 11* | 87 | 60 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 29–30 | PHI | 6 | 4* | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Career | 99 | 55* | 622 | 422 | 200 | 59 | 32 | — | — | 7 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23–24 | TEN | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 757 | 72.1% | 99 | 21.2% |
| 2014 | 24–25 | TEN | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 4 | 7.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 25–26 | TEN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 490 | 47.4% | 87 | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 26–27 | BUF | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 977 | 91.6% | 127 | 27.4% |
| 2017 | 27–28 | WAS | 13 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 834 | 96.8% | 32 | 8.1% |
| 2018 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 703 | 67.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 29–30 | PHI | 6 | 4* | — | 0.0% | 268 | 67.2% | 36 | 21.8% |
| Career | 84 | 55* | — | — | 4,033 | — | 384 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | 11* | 49 | 36 | 0.7 | 85.8 | 2.6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 29–30 | PHI | 6 | 4* | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 87.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | 22 | 15* | 62 | 45 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 9 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 60.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 96%
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