Butch Rolle is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Rolle in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rolle's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Butch Rolle
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | 22 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 4 | 56 | 0 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | BUF | 12 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 3.3 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 13 | 64 | 0 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 10 | 67 | 1 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 124 | — | — | 38 | 213 | 11 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
38 career value over replacement — #2413 all-time of 4,695. 4.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #180 (Rd 7) · BUF · 1986 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H
52actual
23.8 expected · Δ+28.2
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