Frostee Rucker is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Rucker in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rucker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Frostee Rucker

Top 27% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height6'3"

Weight261 lb

BornSep 14, 1983

Age42

CollegeUSC; Colorado State See College Stats

ConferencePacific Ten

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 3, Pick 91 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 51 · #2011 · Above Average

Worth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

7 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.2

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~10.2 surplus ≈ VORP 51

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2007	—	CIN	4	—	6	5	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CIN	10	—	20	12	8	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	1	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CIN	10	—	13	7	6	2	4	1.0	7.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CIN	8	—	16	7	9	2	6	1.0	9.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CIN	16	—	40	28	12	11	7	4.0	22.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CLE	15	—	47	28	19	4	6	4.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ARI	11	—	10	8	2	1	7	1.0	9.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	356	32.7%	136	32.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	ARI	12	—	23	19	4	9	8	5.0	22.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	477	48.5%	72	17.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	ARI	12	—	25	17	8	7	15	3.0	25.0	0	0	1	1	0	1	—	0.0%	510	59.7%	94	30.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	ARI	7	—	12	6	6	2	3	0.0	5.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	304	34.5%	1	4.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	ARI	14	—	28	22	6	6	9	1.5	16.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	606	57.8%	63	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	LV	14	—	35	21	14	2	4	0.0	6.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	0.5	56.2	8.5	9	6	3	0	6	0.1
2018	—	OAK	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	550	56.5%	40	12.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	148	—	275	180	95	49	70	21.5	140.5	1	12	8	3	0	1	—	0.0%	2,803	48.3%	406	18.3%	2	1	—	—	—	9	6	3	0	6	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	Sfty	VAL
2007	24	CIN	4	—	6	5	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	2
2008	25	CIN	10	—	20	12	8	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	1	2	1	0	5.9
2009	26	CIN	10	—	13	7	6	2	4	1.0	7.0	1	2	0	—	0	5.1
2010	27	CIN	8	—	16	7	9	2	6	1.0	9.0	0	1	0	—	0	4.9
2011	28	CIN	16	—	40	28	12	11	7	4.0	22.0	0	2	0	—	0	12.2
2012	29	CLE	15	—	47	28	19	4	6	4.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	10.3
2013	30	ARI	11	0*	10	8	2	1	7	1.0	9.0	0	0	0	—	0	5.1
2014	31	ARI	12	0*	23	19	4	9	8	5.0	22.0	0	1	2	—	0	11.8
2015	32	ARI	12	8*	25	17	8	7	15	3.0	25.0	0	0	1	1	1	10.3
2016	33	ARI	7	0*	12	6	6	2	3	0.0	5.0	0	1	1	—	0	3.9
2017	34	ARI	14	9*	28	22	6	6	9	1.5	16.5	0	1	0	—	0	8.2
2018	35	LV	14	8*	35	21	14	2	4	0.0	6.0	0	2	0	—	0	5.5
Career			133	25*	275	180	95	49	70	—	—	1	12	8	3	1	85.2

* 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	ARI	16	0*	—	0.0%	356	32.7%	136	32.5%
2014	31	ARI	15	0*	—	0.0%	477	48.5%	72	17.3%
2015	32	ARI	13	8*	—	0.0%	510	59.7%	94	30.7%
2016	33	ARI	13	0*	—	0.0%	304	34.5%	1	4.0%
2017	34	ARI	16	9*	—	0.0%	606	57.8%	63	13.0%
2018	35	OAK	15	8*	—	0.0%	550	56.5%	40	12.4%
Career			88	25*	—	—	2,803	—	406	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	35	LV	15	8*	2	1	0.5	56.2	8.5	9	6	3	0	6	0.1
Career			15	8*	2	1	—	—	—	9	6	3	0	6	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 38

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 492018

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Sacks leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.3See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.3Snap share48.3%Def snaps2,803VolatileCV 0.44

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 · 2006

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

EDGE · 2006 class

4.88s

40-Yard

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 28thClass Pos 27thClass All 28th

29.5"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 19thClass Pos 4thClass All 12th

110"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 25thClass Pos 17thClass All 25th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl11Solo4Ast7TFL2Dis2.0

College Stats

USC; Colorado StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC; Colorado 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 — every name is linked.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #91

#82Derek HaganWR #83Anthony SmithDB #85Brodie CroyleQB #86David ThomasTE #87David PittmanDB #88James AndersonOLB #89Rashad ButlerOT #90Maurice StovallWR #92Jason HatcherDE #93Dominique ByrdTE #94Freddy KeiahoLB #95Willie ReidWR #96Gerris WilkinsonOLB #97Eric SmithFS #98Owen DanielsTE #99Max Jean-GillesG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Frostee inherited the Arizona Cardinals DL room from Alex Okafor (2013–2016), and handed it to Rodney Gunter (2015–2019).

Eric Swann 1991–1999Michael Bankston 1992–1997Clyde Simmons 1994–1995Simeon Rice 1996–2000Mark Smith 1997–2000Russell Davis

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2018team change
Joined LV (from ARI)
2018final season
Last recorded season with LV
2013team change
Joined ARI (from CLE)
2012team change
Joined CLE (from CIN)
2006draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 3, Pick 91

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 261 lb

Frame

267 lb at 4.88s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	OAK	0	W6Doubtful· Neck
2017	ARI	0	W9Questionable· Knee / Hip
2016	ARI	2	W2Out· KneeW3Doubtful· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Questionable· Knee
2015	ARI	3	W12Out· AnkleW13Out· AnkleW14Out· AnkleW15Questionable· Ankle / IllnessW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· AnkleW19Questionable· Ankle
2014	ARI	1	W2Out· CalfW3Questionable· CalfW7Questionable· Calf
2013	ARI	0	W8Questionable· CalfW10Questionable· Calf
2012	CLE	0	W16Questionable· Shoulder / Hip
2010	CIN	1	W3Questionable· ToeW11Doubtful· KneeW12Out· Knee
2009	CIN	0	W6Doubtful· AnkleW10Questionable· Neck

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

F2007

C2008

C2009

C2010

B2011

B2012

C2013

B2014

C+2015

D2016

C+2017

C2018

Availability

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	0	0	0	0
2008	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2009	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2010	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2011	4	0.3	4	0.3
2012	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2013	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2014	5	0.4	7+2	0.4
2015	3	0.3	4+1	0.3
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2018	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

51 career value over replacement — #2011 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2006 · +21.3 vs expected KV-H

60actual

38.7 expected · Δ+21.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #91

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography