Brian Robison ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Robison in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Robison a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Brian Robison

Top 8% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2013

Height6'3"

Weight259 lb

BornApr 27, 1983

Age43

CollegeTexas See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 4, Pick 102 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 200 · #368 · Elite

Worth 200 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.2

Avg surplus

peak +32

11 seasons × ~18.2 surplus ≈ VORP 200

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	MIN	10	—	22	17	5	0	4	5.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	MIN	9	—	12	6	6	3	5	2.0	10.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	MIN	10	—	9	7	2	6	8	4.5	18.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIN	10	—	14	11	3	4	5	2.0	11.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIN	15	—	43	26	17	6	11	8.0	25.0	0	1	3	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	MIN	15	—	37	26	11	6	14	8.5	28.5	0	7	3	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIN	14	—	37	25	12	12	18	9.0	39.0	0	3	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	970	82.8%	100	20.1%
2014	—	MIN	16	—	24	17	7	5	12	4.5	21.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	907	83.6%	76	17.3%
2015	—	MIN	15	—	29	25	4	8	10	5.0	23.0	0	3	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	898	83.8%	66	15.5%
2016	—	MIN	14	—	28	18	10	7	14	7.5	28.5	0	1	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	838	80.8%	61	14.1%
2017	—	MIN	11	—	17	12	5	3	9	4.0	16.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	562	59.5%	17	5.3%
Career		—	139	—	272	190	82	60	110	60.0	230.0	0	19	13	8	1	0	—	0.0%	4,175	78.1%	320	14.4%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2007	24	MIN	10	—	22	17	5	0	4	5.0	9.0	0	1	—	0	8.6
2008	25	MIN	9	—	12	6	6	3	5	2.0	10.0	0	1	—	0	6.3
2009	26	MIN	10	—	9	7	2	6	8	4.5	18.5	0	1	—	0	9.6
2010	27	MIN	10	—	14	11	3	4	5	2.0	11.0	0	0	2	0	6.5
2011	28	MIN	15	—	43	26	17	6	11	8.0	25.0	1	3	2	0	15.3
2012	29	MIN	15	—	37	26	11	6	14	8.5	28.5	7	3	1	0	15.6
2013	30	MIN	14	13*	37	25	12	12	18	9.0	39.0	3	0	1	1	16.5
2014	31	MIN	16	13*	24	17	7	5	12	4.5	21.5	2	0	—	0	10.6
2015	32	MIN	15	13*	29	25	4	8	10	5.0	23.0	3	1	2	0	12
2016	33	MIN	14	13*	28	18	10	7	14	7.5	28.5	1	3	—	0	14.3
2017	34	MIN	11	9*	17	12	5	3	9	4.0	16.0	2	0	—	0	7.7
Career			139	61*	272	190	82	60	110	—	—	19	13	8	1	123

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	MIN	16	13*	—	0.0%	970	82.8%	100	20.1%
2014	31	MIN	16	13*	—	0.0%	907	83.6%	76	17.3%
2015	32	MIN	16	13*	—	0.0%	898	83.8%	66	15.5%
2016	33	MIN	16	13*	—	0.0%	838	80.8%	61	14.1%
2017	34	MIN	15	9*	—	0.0%	562	59.5%	17	5.3%
Career			79	61*	—	—	4,175	—	320	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 74.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 53.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2007bestavg 69elite 702017

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 30% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

30% of the all-time Sacks leader30

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.425See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.425Snap share78.1%Def snaps4,175ConsistentCV 0.18

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2007

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2007 class

4.67s

40-Yard

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 48thClass Pos 64thClass All 48th

40.5"

Vertical

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 96thClass Pos 91thClass All 98th

121"

Broad Jump

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 70thClass Pos 81thClass All 69th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 83thClass Pos 72thClass All 78th

6.89s

3-Cone

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 82thClass Pos 79thClass All 78th

4.26s

Shuttle

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 64thClass Pos 68thClass All 72th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl10Solo5Ast5TFL1QBHits3Dis4.0

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #102

#93Garrett WolfeRB #95Dante HughesDB #96Anthony WatersLB #97Ray McDonaldDE #98Quinn PitcockDT #99Johnnie Lee HigginsWR #100Michael BushRB #101Adam PodleshP #103Isaiah StanbackWR #106Tanard JacksonDB #107Antonio PittmanRB #108Paul SoliaiDE #109Stephen NicholasOLB #111Dwayne WrightRB #112Daniel SepulvedaP #114Marvin WhiteDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brian inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Ray Edwards (2006–2010), and handed it to Jared Allen (2008–2013).

Chris Doleman 1985–1999Joe Phillips 1986–1999Henry Thomas 1987–1994John Randle 1990–2000Roy Barker 1993–1995Fernando Smith

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2007draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 4, Pick 102

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 259 lb

Frame

259 lb at 4.67s

Size-speed

40.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2017	MIN	W11Questionable· BackW12Questionable· Back
2013	MIN	W12Questionable· Neck
2012	MIN	W16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 81

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2007

C+2008

B2009

C+2010

B+2011

A2012

A2013

B2014

B2015

B+2016

B2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2007	5	0.5	9+4	0.5
2008	2	0.2	4+2	0.2
2009	4.5	0.5	8+3.5	0.5
2010	2	0.2	4+2	0.2
2011	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2012	8.5	0.6	10+1.5	0.6
2013	9	0.6	11+2	0.6
2014	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2015	5	0.3	6+1	0.3
2016	7.5	0.5	9+1.5	0.5
2017	4	0.4	6+2	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

200 career value over replacement — #368 all-time of 4,642. 18.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #102 (Rd 4) · MIN · 2007 · +37.2 vs expected KV-H

74actual

36.8 expected · Δ+37.2

💔+32 stolen VORP·1.76 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #102

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography