Aaron Schobel ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Schobel in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Schobel a career score of 88, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
261 career value over replacement — #199 all-time of 4,695. 29/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #46 (Rd 2) · BUF · 2001 · +38.6 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 24 | BUF | 14 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 39 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | BUF | 15 | — | 46 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | 53 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | BUF | 15 | — | 41 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 14.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | BUF | 5 | — | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | BUF | 16 | — | 43 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 11.0 | 44.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 374 | 229 | 145 | 41 | 74 | 79.0 | 194.0 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 261 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 5% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~32.6 surplus ≈
Richard Dent
DE
90% match
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