Bruce Irvin stats

Last played for the Detroit Lions, 2023

Linebacker · #46

Age 39 · 6' 3"

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Bruce Irvin played 12 NFL seasons, 2012 to 2023.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
141
TOT
342
SOLO
235
AST
107
SACK
56.5
INT
3
PD
13
FF
16

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.
2012SEA16161068.0001
2013SEA12403192.0121
2014SEA153724136.5231
2015SEA153822165.5021
2016LV165747107.0016
2017LV165838208.0034
2018LV/ATL16191636.5001
2019CAR133622148.5011
2020SEA25410.0000
2021CHI67250.0010
2022SEA112818103.5000
2023DET31101.0000

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

Career Postseason

GP
12
TOT
28
SOLO
21
AST
7
SACK
4.5
INT
0
PD
1
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
141
TOT
2.4
SOLO
1.7
AST
0.8
SACK
0.4
INT
0.0
PD
0.1
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.
2012SEA161.00.60.40.50.00.00.1
2013SEA123.32.60.80.20.10.20.1
2014SEA152.51.60.90.40.10.20.1
2015SEA152.51.51.10.40.00.10.1
2016LV163.62.90.60.40.00.10.4
2017LV163.62.41.30.50.00.20.3
2018LV/ATL161.21.00.20.40.00.00.1
2019CAR132.81.71.10.70.00.10.1
2020SEA22.52.00.50.00.00.00.0
2021CHI61.20.30.80.00.00.20.0
2022SEA112.51.60.90.30.00.00.0
2023DET30.30.300.30.00.00.0

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

Bio

Age
39 yearsNov 1, 1987
Height
6' 3"
Debut
2012
Birthplace
Atlanta, GA
Draft
2012Rd 1, Pk 15
College
West Virginia

Latest performance

Bruce Irvin

Jan 13 · @ KC · L 26-7

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

2012 NFL combine

OLB, 6'3", 245 lb · West Virginia

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.41s99th
Vertical jump33.5"42nd
Broad jump10' 3"79th
Bench press (225 lb)23 reps54th
3-cone drill6.70s98th
20-yard shuttle4.03s96th

Percentile: the share of OLBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2012 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sat, Jan 13atKCL 26-70000
Sat, Dec 30atDALL 20-190000
Sat, Dec 16vsDENW 42-170000
Sun, Dec 03atNOW 33-281110
Sat, Jan 14atSFL 41-235410
Sun, Jan 08vsLARW 19-16 OT321.50

What were Bruce Irvin's career stats?

Bruce Irvin played 12 seasons for the Seahawks, the Raiders, the Panthers, the Bears and the Lions. He recorded 342 tackles, 56.5 sacks and 3 interceptions. His best season was 2017: 58 tackles and 8.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2012 to 2023

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 198th in sacks (56.5)

Among the 9,826 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Bruce Irvin college stats

Bruce Irvin played 2 seasons at West Virginia Mountaineers (2010 to 2011): 62 tackles, 22.5 sacks and 0 interceptions.

defensive

Bruce Irvin'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.
2010West Virginia Mountaineers221930141000
2011West Virginia Mountaineers40271308.51000

scoring

Bruce Irvin's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2010West Virginia Mountaineers000000002
2011West Virginia Mountaineers000000002

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

More on Bruce Irvin

Playoff games

Bruce Irvin played 13 games across 7 NFL postseasons — 7 won, 6 lost.

Bruce Irvin'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.
2023KCL 26-700.00
2022SFL 41-2351.00
2016HOUL 27-1450.00
2015MINW 10-950.50
2015CARL 31-2400.00
2014CARW 31-1721.00
2014GBW 28-22 OT20.00
2014NEL 28-2421.00
2013NOW 23-1520.00
2013SFW 23-1710.00
2013DENW 43-820.00
2012WSHW 24-1411.00
2012ATLL 30-2810.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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