Bill Romanowski is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Romanowski in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Romanowski's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | |||||
| 1988 | 22 | SF | 16 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | SF | 16 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | SF | 16 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | SF | 16 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | SF | 16 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 66 | 49 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | 63 | 50 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 77 | 56 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | DEN | 16 | — | 70 | 56 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 32 | DEN | 16 | — | 72 | 55 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 1999 | 33 | DEN | 15 | — | 63 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | DEN | 16 | — | 62 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | DEN | 16 | — | 64 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 36 | OAK | 16 | — | 77 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 37 | OAK | 3 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 242 | — | 1,076 | 480 | 69 | 26 | 13 | 39.0 | 78.0 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
147 career value over replacement — #675 all-time of 4,695. 9.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #80 (Rd 3) · SF · 1988 · +27.5 vs expected KV-H
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15 seasons · peak 9.6 in 1998
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.
3.3 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1998 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2002 · +0.2 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.
#292 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | SF | 16 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | SF | 16 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2.1 |
| 1990 | 24 | SF | 16 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 25 | SF | 16 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 26 | SF | 16 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1994 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 66 | 49 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | 63 | 50 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1996 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 77 | 56 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 31 | DEN | 16 | — | 70 | 56 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| 1998 | 32 | DEN | 16 | — | 72 | 55 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1999 | 33 | DEN | 15 | — | 63 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | 34 | DEN | 16 | — | 62 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | 35 | DEN | 16 | — | 64 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 36 | OAK | 16 | — | 77 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 37 | OAK | 3 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 242 | 1,076 | 480 | 69 | 26 | 13 | 39.0 | 78.0 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 43.5 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 15 scored seasons.
Blend 61.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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85% match
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