Brian Cushing stats

Last played for the Houston Texans, 2017

Linebacker · #56

Age 39 · 6' 3"

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Brian Cushing played 9 NFL seasons, 2009 to 2017.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
104
TOT
665
SOLO
425
AST
240
SACK
14.5
INT
8
PD
30
FF
9

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2009HOU1613487475.04102
2010HOU127653231.5041
2011HOU1611476384.0252
2012HOU5302370.0121
2013HOU74836121.5131
2014HOU147241311.0021
2015HOU1611063470.0031
2016HOU136538270.0010
2017HOU516881.5000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
5
TOT
40
SOLO
22
AST
18
SACK
1.0
INT
1
PD
2
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
104
TOT
6.4
SOLO
4.1
AST
2.3
SACK
0.1
INT
0.1
PD
0.3
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2009HOU168.45.42.90.30.30.60.1
2010HOU126.34.41.90.10.00.30.1
2011HOU167.14.82.40.30.10.30.1
2012HOU56.04.61.40.00.20.40.2
2013HOU76.95.11.70.20.10.40.1
2014HOU145.12.92.20.10.00.10.1
2015HOU166.93.92.90.00.00.20.1
2016HOU135.02.92.10.00.00.10.0
2017HOU53.21.61.60.30.00.00.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
39 yearsJan 24, 1987
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2009
Birthplace
Park Ridge, NJ
Draft
2009Rd 1, Pk 15
College
USC
Defensive Rookie of the Year
2009

Latest performance

Brian Cushing

Dec 31 · @ IND · L 22-13

TOT
1
SOLO
1
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2009 NFL combine

OLB, 6'3", 243 lb · USC

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.64s64th
Vertical jump35"59th
Broad jump10' 0"63rd
Bench press (225 lb)30 reps94th
3-cone drill6.84s92nd
20-yard shuttle4.22s69th

Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2009 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Dec 31atINDL 22-131100
Mon, Dec 25vsPITL 34-61000
Sun, Dec 17atJAXL 45-76410
Sun, Dec 10vsSFL 26-16520.50
Sun, Sep 10vsJAXL 29-73100
Sat, Jan 14atNEL 34-164110

What were Brian Cushing's career stats?

Brian Cushing played 9 seasons for the Texans. He recorded 665 tackles, 14.5 sacks and 8 interceptions. His best season was 2009: 134 tackles and 5.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

9 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2009 to 2017

Brian Cushing finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 237th in tackles (665)

Among the 9,780 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Brian Cushing college stats

Brian Cushing played 4 seasons at USC Trojans (2005 to 2008): 177 tackles, 8 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

Brian Cushing's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2005USC Trojans23149001000
2006USC Trojans562630040000
2007USC Trojans241410010000
2008USC Trojans744826031100

scoring

Brian Cushing's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
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returning

Brian Cushing's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2005USC Trojans000000000
2006USC Trojans1421042142142

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Brian Cushing played 5 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 3 lost.

Brian Cushing's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2016LVW 27-1440.00
2016NEL 34-1641.00
2015KCL 30-0130.01
2011CINW 31-1080.00
2011BALL 20-13110.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.