Eddie Robinson is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Robinson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Robinson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eddie Robinson
Top 29% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 96 Β· #1188 Β· High-ValueWorth 96 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
11 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
11
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.7
Avg surplus
peak +21
11 seasons Γ ~8.7 surplus β VORP 96
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 65 | 42 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 63 | 44 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | TEN | 15 | β | 67 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 5 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 73 | 50 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | JAX | 16 | β | 89 | 58 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 7 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | JAX | 16 | β | 75 | 55 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 90 | 71 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 62 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 52 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | TEN | 15 | β | 58 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | BUF | 16 | β | 65 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 174 | β | 759 | 520 | 79 | 28 | 12 | 23.0 | 63.0 | 6 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | TEN | 16 | β | 65 | 42 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.7 |
| 1993 | 23 | TEN | 16 | β | 63 | 44 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.1 |
| 1994 | 24 | TEN | 15 | β | 67 | 42 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 5 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.3 |
| 1995 | 25 | TEN | 16 | β | 73 | 50 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | β | β | β | 9.6 |
| 1996 | 26 | JAX | 16 | β | 89 | 58 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 7 | 0 | β | β | β | 9.2 |
| 1997 | 27 | JAX | 16 | β | 75 | 55 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.1 |
| 1998 | 28 | TEN | 16 | β | 90 | 71 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | β | β | β | 11.3 |
| 1999 | 29 | TEN | 16 | β | 62 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2000 | 30 | TEN | 16 | β | 52 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | 31 | TEN | 15 | β | 58 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2002 | 32 | BUF | 16 | β | 65 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Career | 174 | 759 | 520 | 79 | 28 | 12 | β | β | 6 | 60 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 98.1 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 59Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 36.1
Availability 19.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1992bestavg 562002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Sacks leader12
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl19Solo15Ast4TFL1Dis1.0PD2FF2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama State), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Marcus RobertsonFS7yBlaine BishopS7yJoe BowdenLB6yHenry FordDT6ySteve JacksonDB6yDarryll LewisCB5yDerrick MasonWR4yCris DishmanCB4ySteve McNairQB4ySamari RolleCB4yEddie GeorgeRB4yFrank WycheckTE4yCraig HentrichP4yRodney ThomasRB4yChris SandersWR4yJoe Salave'aDT4yKevin DysonWR4yMichael RoanTE4yMicheal BarrowLB3yJason FiskNT3yDenard WalkerCB3yJohn ThorntonDT3yNeil O'DonnellQB3yJevon KearseDE3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #50
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined BUF (from TEN)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 1998team change
Joined TEN (from JAX)
- 1996team change
Joined JAX (from TEN)
- 1992draft
Drafted by HOU β Round 2, Pick 50
- 1992team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 243 lb
Frame
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3-0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
96 career value over replacement β #1188 all-time of 4,642. 8.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #50 (Rd 2) Β· HOU Β· 1992 Β· +10.1 vs expected KV-H
59actual
48.9 expected Β· Ξ+10.1
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