Derrick Brooks stats

Last played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2008

Linebacker · #55

Age 53 · 6' 0"

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Derrick Brooks played 14 NFL seasons, 1995 to 2008.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
224
TOT
1,698
SOLO
1,283
AST
415
SACK
13.5
INT
25
PD
112
FF
24

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.
1995TB167859191.0042
1996TB1613291410.01111
1997TB16144101431.52121
1998TB16156121350.0162
1999TB16153117362.04182
2000TB16140117231.0155
2001TB1611279330.0381
2002TB1611787301.05111
2003TB1610171301.0292
2004TB16137109283.0142
2005TB1612593323.01111
2006TB1612196250.0350
2007TB1610984250.0013
2008TB167358150.0171

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

Career Postseason

GP
11
TOT
92
SOLO
68
AST
24
SACK
0.5
INT
2
PD
3
FF
1

Per game

Career regular season

GP
224
TOT
7.6
SOLO
5.7
AST
1.9
SACK
0.1
INT
0.1
PD
0.5
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.
1995TB164.93.71.20.10.00.30.1
1996TB168.35.72.60.00.10.70.1
1997TB169.06.32.70.10.10.80.1
1998TB169.87.62.20.00.10.40.1
1999TB169.67.32.30.10.31.10.1
2000TB168.87.31.40.10.10.30.3
2001TB167.04.92.10.00.20.50.1
2002TB167.35.41.90.10.30.70.1
2003TB166.34.41.90.10.10.60.1
2004TB168.66.81.80.20.10.30.1
2005TB167.85.820.20.10.70.1
2006TB167.66.01.60.00.20.30.0
2007TB166.85.31.60.00.00.10.2
2008TB164.63.60.90.00.10.40.1

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

Bio

Age
53 yearsApr 18, 1973
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1995
Birthplace
Pensacola, FL
Draft
1995Rd 1, Pk 28
College
Florida State
Defensive Player of the Year
2002

Latest performance

Derrick Brooks

Dec 28 · vs LV · L 31-24

TOT
7
SOLO
4
AST
3
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Dec 28vsLVL 31-247400
Sun, Dec 21vsLACL 41-243300
Sun, Dec 14atATLL 13-10 OT7500
Mon, Dec 08atCARL 38-232200
Sun, Nov 30vsNOW 23-205500
Sun, Nov 23atDETW 38-205500

What were Derrick Brooks's career stats?

Derrick Brooks played 14 seasons for the Buccaneers. He recorded 1,698 tackles, 13.5 sacks and 25 interceptions. His best season was 1998: 156 tackles and 0.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1995 to 2008

Derrick Brooks led the NFL in tackles (1998); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times; sits top 10 all time in tackles.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 6th in tackles (1,698)

Among the 9,779 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.

More on Derrick Brooks

Playoff games

Derrick Brooks played 11 games across 7 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 6 lost.

Derrick Brooks'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.
2007NYGL 24-14110.00
2005WSHL 17-1070.00
2002SFW 31-670.51
2002PHIW 27-1070.00
2002LVW 48-2130.01
2001PHIL 31-990.00
2000PHIL 21-370.00
1999WSHW 14-13140.00
1999LARL 11-6100.00
1997DETW 20-10100.00
1997GBL 21-770.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

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