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.
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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 | |
9 seasons · peak 9.5 in 2006
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.9 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2006 · +0.7 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 | BUF | 14 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2002 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 39 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 26 | BUF | 15 | — | 46 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2004 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | 53 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2006 | 29 | BUF | 15 | — | 41 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 14.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2007 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 6.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | 31 | BUF | 5 | — | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 32 | BUF | 16 | — | 43 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 11.0 | 44.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 129 | 374 | 229 | 145 | 41 | 74 | 79.0 | 194.0 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 51.7 |
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 88 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 86.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 88· confidence 96%
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90% match
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Latest season · 2009 · +0.6 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#39 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)