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

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Greg Rousseau

Top 27% all-time linebackersPer-Snap Specialist📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height6'6"

Weight266 lb

BornApr 5, 2000

Age

Career Value · VORP

38 career value over replacement — #2417 all-time of 4,695. 7.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #30 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2021 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H

55actual

54.8 expected · Δ+0.2

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Combined Season Grid

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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%
2021	21	BUF	17	—	43	35	8	8	10	4.0	22.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	531	49.4%	52	11.9%	6	5	0.8	45.1	-1.3	24	14	6	2	4	0.1
2022	22	BUF	13	—	33	23	10	10	14	8.0	32.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	463	56.2%	38	12.2%	3	3	1.0	79.2	-4.0	18	4	5	2	2	0.1
2023	23	BUF	16	—	39	27	12	13	18	5.0	36.0	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	585	59.5%	49	11.9%	4	3	0.8	77.1	1.3	25	7	12	0	2	0.0
2024	24	BUF	16	—	48	31	17	16	24	8.0	48.0	0	3	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	735	70.9%	63	14.6%	10	7	0.7	92.9	2.2	35	11	15	1	5	0.1
2025	25	BUF	16	—	45	23	22	6	23	7.0	36.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	629	67.4%	74	17.6%	6	4	0.7	75.0	-2.0	29	7	13	3	2	0.0
2026	26	BUF	5	—	20	14	6	8	17	6.0	31.0	0	3	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	290	77.8%	23	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	83	—	228	153	75	61	106	38.0	205.0	1	20	10	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	22	—	—	—	131	43	51	8	15	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

73rdPlayoff Sacks·4

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A linebacker whose elite per-snap production (top 5% in their position group) stands out despite limited volume (top 30% among starters overall). When on the field, they made it count — a specialist's profile.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 38 · #2417 · Role Player

Worth 38 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 52% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.6

Avg surplus

peak +10

5 seasons × ~7.6 surplus ≈ VORP 38