← 1990 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R6 · #159 OVERALL · LB

Bryce Paup

Drafted by GB · GM Tom Braatz · Northern Iowa

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Bryce Paup across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played148
Games started113
Weighted career AV67
Pro Bowls4
AP1 All-Pro1
Career seasons11

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1990 · Round 6 · #159

GB draft credit

GM Tom Braatz

Team games64
Team starts41
On-team AV29
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Average-0.36 contribution35th of 62 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

Long-career hit

Bryce Paup became a 11-season, 148-game NFL player after going #159. The retained-value model still ranks him 35th of 62 for Tom Braatz because GB only got 64 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -0.36. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Tom Braatz's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
64
on drafting team · 148 full-career
Games started
41
on drafting team · 113 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
29
modeled; full weighted AV 67
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
4 full-career
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
1 full-career · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Tom Braatz's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Tom Braatz pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Bryce Paup totals -0.36. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-4-20+2+4+6+848. Butler#48 · LeRoy Butler · aggregate +9.58Butler +9.67. Sharpe#7 · Sterling Sharpe · aggregate +8.68Sharpe +8.72. Fralic#2 · Bill Fralic · aggregate +4.68Fralic +4.741. Holland#41 · Johnny Holland · aggregate +2.85Holland +2.945. Gann#45 · Mike Gann · aggregate +2.40Gann +2.432. Case#32 · Scott Case · aggregate +1.53142. Jacke#142 · Chris Jacke · aggregate +1.3461. Woodside#61 · Keith Woodside · aggregate +1.2889. Cecil#89 · Chuck Cecil · aggregate +1.2358. Brock#58 · Matt Brock · aggregate +1.1069. Stephen#69 · Scott Stephen · aggregate +0.9275. Provence#75 · Andrew Provence · aggregate +0.63132. Benson#132 · Cliff Benson · aggregate +0.5243. Britt#43 · James Britt · aggregate +0.48191. Smith#191 · Bill Smith · aggregate +0.2519. Thompson#19 · Darrell Thompson · aggregate +0.23135. Fite#135 · Jeff Fite · aggregate +0.1274. Dilweg#74 · Anthony Dilweg · aggregate +0.03169. Hall#169 · Mark Hall · aggregate -0.04173. Richard#173 · Gary Richard · aggregate -0.06148. Bennett#148 · Ben Bennett · aggregate -0.07132. Wilson#132 · Charles Wilson · aggregate -0.13172. Leiker#172 · Tony Leiker · aggregate -0.16127. Workman#127 · Vince Workman · aggregate -0.17149. Dean#149 · Walter Dean · aggregate -0.20124. Query#124 · Jeff Query · aggregate -0.259. Bryan#9 · Rick Bryan · aggregate -0.2687. Graham#87 · Jeff Graham · aggregate -0.27144. Hill#144 · Nate Hill · aggregate -0.28176. Burnette#176 · Reggie Burnette · aggregate -0.33183. Turk#183 · Jeff Turk · aggregate -0.34152. Pleasant#152 · Reggie Pleasant · aggregate -0.3434. Patterson#34 · Shawn Patterson · aggregate -0.34163. Ralph#163 · Dan Ralph · aggregate -0.35159. Paup#159 · Bryce Paup · aggregate -0.36Paup -0.4145. Marshall#145 · Willie Marshall · aggregate -0.39169. Blevins#169 · Frank Blevins · aggregate -0.394. Fullwood#4 · Brent Fullwood · aggregate -0.44164. Garten#164 · Joe Garten · aggregate -0.4571. Neal#71 · Frankie Neal · aggregate -0.48175. Dodge#175 · Kirk Dodge · aggregate -0.5318. Bennett#18 · Tony Bennett · aggregate -0.5888. Putzier#88 · Rollin Putzier · aggregate -0.6289. Freeman#89 · Lorenzo Freeman · aggregate -0.6367. Davey#67 · Don Davey · aggregate -0.63116. Reed#116 · Darrell Reed · aggregate -0.6681. Webb#81 · Chuck Webb · aggregate -0.67102. Harper#102 · John Harper · aggregate -0.69156. Allen#156 · Anthony Allen · aggregate -0.77129. Miller#129 · Brett Miller · aggregate -0.8394. Malancon#94 · Rydell Malancon · aggregate -0.8361. Croston#61 · Dave Croston · aggregate -0.9019. Clark#19 · Vinnie Clark · aggregate -0.99102. Harris#102 · Jackie Harris · aggregate -1.6863. McSwain#63 · Rod McSwain · aggregate -1.7489. Harry#89 · Emile Harry · aggregate -1.9435. Tuaolo#35 · Esera Tuaolo · aggregate -1.99186. Archambeau#186 · Lester Archambeau · aggregate -2.02Archambeau -2.075. Houston#75 · Bobby Houston · aggregate -2.55Houston -2.636. Benson#36 · Thomas Benson · aggregate -2.87Benson -2.916. Pitts#16 · Mike Pitts · aggregate -3.94Pitts -3.92. Mandarich#2 · Tony Mandarich · aggregate -4.44Mandarich -4.4

Incremental contribution by season

-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+101983 · James Britt · incremental +0.141983 · Andrew Provence · incremental +0.311983 · Anthony Allen · incremental -0.071983 · Brett Miller · incremental -0.391983 · Jeff Turk · incremental -0.621983 · John Harper · incremental -1.101983 · Mike Pitts · incremental -3.141984 · Andrew Provence · incremental +0.261984 · James Britt · incremental +0.321984 · Cliff Benson · incremental +0.531984 · Ben Bennett · incremental -0.131984 · Brett Miller · incremental -0.281984 · Dan Ralph · incremental -0.631984 · Scott Case · incremental -0.711984 · Kirk Dodge · incremental -0.901984 · Rick Bryan · incremental -1.211984 · Mike Pitts · incremental -1.231984 · Rydell Malancon · incremental -1.321984 · Thomas Benson · incremental -1.891984 · Rod McSwain · incremental -2.791985 · James Britt · incremental +0.041985 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.171985 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.171985 · Andrew Provence · incremental +0.231985 · Bill Fralic · incremental +0.271985 · Scott Case · incremental +0.331985 · Cliff Benson · incremental +0.371985 · Brett Miller · incremental -0.241985 · Reggie Pleasant · incremental -0.611985 · Anthony Allen · incremental -0.721985 · Mike Pitts · incremental -1.391985 · Thomas Benson · incremental -2.551985 · Emile Harry · incremental -3.061986 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.151986 · James Britt · incremental +0.201986 · Andrew Provence · incremental +0.231986 · Scott Case · incremental +0.401986 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.641986 · Bill Fralic · incremental +2.881986 · Brett Miller · incremental -0.141986 · Anthony Allen · incremental -0.391986 · Mike Pitts · incremental -0.561987 · Brett Miller · incremental +0.001987 · Scott Stephen · incremental +0.021987 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.091987 · Andrew Provence · incremental +0.091987 · James Britt · incremental +0.131987 · Bill Smith · incremental +0.191987 · Scott Case · incremental +0.261987 · Johnny Holland · incremental +0.331987 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.411987 · Bill Fralic · incremental +2.781987 · Dave Croston · incremental -0.061987 · Brent Fullwood · incremental -0.201987 · Tony Leiker · incremental -0.361987 · Willie Marshall · incremental -0.681987 · Frankie Neal · incremental -0.821987 · Lorenzo Freeman · incremental -1.091988 · Chuck Cecil · incremental +0.101988 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.161988 · Scott Stephen · incremental +0.191988 · Scott Case · incremental +0.291988 · Keith Woodside · incremental +0.401988 · Sterling Sharpe · incremental +0.551988 · Johnny Holland · incremental +0.571988 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.601988 · Bill Fralic · incremental +1.081988 · Brett Miller · incremental -0.091988 · Gary Richard · incremental -0.181988 · Shawn Patterson · incremental -0.221988 · Brent Fullwood · incremental -0.251988 · Nate Hill · incremental -0.511988 · Rollin Putzier · incremental -1.061988 · Darrell Reed · incremental -1.111988 · Dave Croston · incremental -1.321989 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.021989 · Chuck Cecil · incremental +0.071989 · Scott Stephen · incremental +0.251989 · Scott Case · incremental +0.251989 · Brent Fullwood · incremental +0.381989 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.541989 · Johnny Holland · incremental +0.651989 · Keith Woodside · incremental +0.701989 · Bill Fralic · incremental +1.101989 · Sterling Sharpe · incremental +3.901989 · Anthony Dilweg · incremental -0.031989 · Vince Workman · incremental -0.081989 · Mark Hall · incremental -0.081989 · Matt Brock · incremental -0.111989 · Shawn Patterson · incremental -0.191989 · Jeff Graham · incremental -0.441989 · Jeff Query · incremental -0.501989 · Chris Jacke · incremental -0.901989 · Tony Mandarich · incremental -2.971990 · Darrell Thompson · incremental +0.021990 · Anthony Dilweg · incremental +0.041990 · Jeff Query · incremental +0.041990 · Vince Workman · incremental +0.061990 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.091990 · Chuck Cecil · incremental +0.181990 · Chris Jacke · incremental +0.191990 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.241990 · Bill Fralic · incremental +0.301990 · Scott Case · incremental +0.401990 · Matt Brock · incremental +0.451990 · Scott Stephen · incremental +0.491990 · Keith Woodside · incremental +0.551990 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.581990 · Johnny Holland · incremental +0.691990 · Sterling Sharpe · incremental +1.671990 · Shawn Patterson · incremental -0.001990 · Charles Wilson · incremental -0.001990 · Mark Hall · incremental -0.041990 · Brent Fullwood · incremental -0.091990 · Bryce Paup · incremental -0.351990 · Tony Bennett · incremental -0.381990 · Jackie Harris · incremental -0.951990 · Lester Archambeau · incremental -1.351990 · Tony Mandarich · incremental -1.961990 · Bobby Houston · incremental -4.021991 · Shawn Patterson · incremental +0.011991 · Vince Workman · incremental +0.051991 · Jeff Query · incremental +0.081991 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.141991 · Darrell Thompson · incremental +0.141991 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.181991 · Chris Jacke · incremental +0.191991 · Bill Fralic · incremental +0.231991 · Chuck Cecil · incremental +0.351991 · Scott Case · incremental +0.391991 · Matt Brock · incremental +0.451991 · Scott Stephen · incremental +0.481991 · Keith Woodside · incremental +0.551991 · Sterling Sharpe · incremental +0.651991 · Johnny Holland · incremental +0.651991 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.671991 · Jeff Fite · incremental -0.021991 · Bryce Paup · incremental -0.041991 · Don Davey · incremental -0.101991 · Charles Wilson · incremental -0.221991 · Tony Bennett · incremental -0.221991 · Walter Dean · incremental -0.331991 · Jackie Harris · incremental -0.391991 · Reggie Burnette · incremental -0.581991 · Vinnie Clark · incremental -0.641991 · Frank Blevins · incremental -0.691991 · Joe Garten · incremental -0.771991 · Lester Archambeau · incremental -1.011991 · Chuck Webb · incremental -1.081991 · Tony Mandarich · incremental -2.021991 · Esera Tuaolo · incremental -2.911992 · Darrell Thompson · incremental +0.071992 · Chris Jacke · incremental +0.201992 · Scott Case · incremental +0.281992 · Bill Fralic · incremental +0.311992 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.441992 · Matt Brock · incremental +0.451992 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.591992 · Johnny Holland · incremental +0.631992 · Chuck Cecil · incremental +1.371992 · Sterling Sharpe · incremental +3.921992 · Don Davey · incremental -0.041992 · Bryce Paup · incremental -0.091992 · Tony Bennett · incremental -0.231992 · Esera Tuaolo · incremental -0.231992 · Vince Workman · incremental -0.331992 · Jackie Harris · incremental -0.671992 · Lester Archambeau · incremental -0.671992 · Vinnie Clark · incremental -0.861993 · Rick Bryan · incremental +0.021993 · Darrell Thompson · incremental +0.161993 · Mike Gann · incremental +0.281993 · Scott Case · incremental +0.381993 · Matt Brock · incremental +0.401993 · Johnny Holland · incremental +0.721993 · Chris Jacke · incremental +2.181993 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +3.301993 · Sterling Sharpe · incremental +3.921993 · Don Davey · incremental -0.041993 · Bryce Paup · incremental -0.101993 · Shawn Patterson · incremental -0.111993 · Tony Bennett · incremental -0.111993 · Jackie Harris · incremental -0.691994 · Matt Brock · incremental +0.031994 · Darrell Thompson · incremental +0.071994 · Chris Jacke · incremental +0.181994 · Scott Case · incremental +0.191994 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.531994 · Sterling Sharpe · incremental +0.731994 · Bryce Paup · incremental -0.111994 · Don Davey · incremental -0.711995 · Chris Jacke · incremental +0.171995 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.621996 · Chris Jacke · incremental +0.191996 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +2.961997 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +2.851998 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +2.851999 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.622000 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.622001 · LeRoy Butler · incremental +0.39Pitts -3.1Harry -3.1Fralic +2.9Sharpe +3.9Mandarich -3.0Paup -0.3Houston -4.0Paup -0.0Tuaolo -2.9Sharpe +3.9Paup -0.1Butler +3.3Sharpe +3.9Paup -0.1Paup -0.1Butler +3.0Butler +2.919837 players198413 players198513 players19869 players198716 players198817 players198919 players199026 players199131 players199218 players199314 players19948 players19952 players19962 players19971 player19981 player19991 player20001 player20011 player
Above expectationBelow expectationBryce PaupGM total -0.8Bryce Paup by season -0.7

How much retained production did Bryce Paup return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: LBs drafted within ±5 picks of Bryce Paup since 2010 (23 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50+0.5+1+1.5Model value above slot163. MilanoMatt Milano · model value +1.7155. BrownJayon Brown · model value +0.4161. Jr.Jermaine Carter Jr. · model value +0.2161. WalkerAnthony Walker · model value +0.1162. MauigoaFrancisco Mauigoa · model value +0.1161. MondonSmael Mondon · model value 0155. WilsonMack Wilson · model value 0156. BassaJeffrey Bassa · model value 0155. Jr.Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · model value 0159. PaupBryce Paup · model value 00160. UlofoshioEdefuan Ulofoshio · model value 0157. HogueDoug Hogue · model value -0.1161. JacksonD'Marco Jackson · model value -0.2156. BarrowLamin Barrow · model value -0.2163. ManningTerrell Manning · model value -0.2155. KadduJosh Kaddu · model value -0.2154. GeorgeJeremiah George · model value -0.3156. HollinsJustin Hollins · model value -0.3162. HudsonKhaleke Hudson · model value -0.3164. SpeedE.J. Speed · model value -0.3162. SmithCameron Smith · model value -0.3157. CashmanBlake Cashman · model value -0.3162. CarterChris Carter · model value -0.3154. ToomerKorey Toomer · model value -0.6
Bryce PaupSlot-similar peers (23)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'90'92'94'96'98'00028578511301Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (11 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1990GB500
1991GB1212
1992GB16106
1993GB15148
1994GB161613
1995BUF151517
1996BUF12119
1997BUF16169
1998JAX16167
1999JAX15147
2000MIN1001

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