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.

LBBUF#15ACT

Greg Rousseau

Top 26% all-time linebackersPer-Snap Specialist📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height6'6"

Weight266 lb

BornApr 5, 2000

Age26

CollegeMiami See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 30 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

70thPlayoff Sacks·4

Archetype Intelligence

Per-Snap SpecialistExplore archetypes →

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 · #2386 · Role Player

Worth 38 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 52% of all 4,642 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

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.6

Avg surplus

peak +10

5 seasons × ~7.6 surplus ≈ VORP 38

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%
2021	—	BUF	16	—	43	35	8	8	10	4.0	22.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	531	49.4%	52	15.6%	6	5	0.8	45.1	-1.3	24	14	6	2	4	0.1
2022	—	BUF	13	—	33	23	10	10	14	8.0	32.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	463	56.2%	38	13.2%	3	3	1.0	79.2	-4.0	18	4	5	2	2	0.1
2023	—	BUF	16	—	39	27	12	13	18	5.0	36.0	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	585	59.5%	49	14.6%	4	3	0.8	77.1	1.3	25	7	12	0	2	0.0
2024	—	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	—	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
Career		—	77	—	208	139	69	53	89	32.0	174.0	1	17	7	2	0	0	—	0.0%	2,943	60.7%	276	15.1%	29	22	—	—	—	131	43	51	8	15	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2021	21	BUF	16	0*	43	35	8	8	10	4.0	22.0	1	4	1	—	10.5
2022	22	BUF	13	7*	33	23	10	10	14	8.0	32.0	0	4	1	—	9.4
2023	23	BUF	16	10*	39	27	12	13	18	5.0	36.0	0	4	1	1	10.2
2024	24	BUF	16	11*	48	31	17	16	24	8.0	48.0	0	3	3	1	12.2
2025	25	BUF	16	11*	45	23	22	6	23	7.0	36.0	0	2	1	—	11
Career			77	39*	208	139	69	53	89	—	—	1	17	7	2	53.3

* 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%
2021	21	BUF	17	0*	—	0.0%	531	49.4%	52	15.6%
2022	22	BUF	13	7*	—	0.0%	463	56.2%	38	13.2%
2023	23	BUF	16	10*	—	0.0%	585	59.5%	49	14.6%
2024	24	BUF	16	11*	—	0.0%	735	70.9%	63	14.6%
2025	25	BUF	16	11*	—	0.0%	629	67.4%	74	17.6%
Career			78	39*	—	—	2,943	—	276	—

* 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%
2021	21	BUF	17	0*	6	5	0.8	45.1	-1.3	24	14	6	2	4	0.1
2022	22	BUF	13	7*	3	3	1.0	79.2	-4.0	18	4	5	2	2	0.1
2023	23	BUF	16	10*	4	3	0.8	77.1	1.3	25	7	12	0	2	0.0
2024	24	BUF	16	11*	10	7	0.7	92.9	2.2	35	11	15	1	5	0.1
2025	25	BUF	16	11*	6	4	0.7	75.0	-2.0	29	7	13	3	2	0.0
Career			78	39*	29	22	—	—	—	131	43	51	8	15	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 36.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 552025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Sacks leader16

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: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:6.762See leaderboard →

Disruption/1006.762Snap share60.7%Def snaps2,943Elite · ConsistentCV 0.14

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, 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 linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

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

LB · 2021 class

4.68s

40-Yard

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 47thClass Pos 46thClass All 40th

30"

Vertical

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 21thClass Pos 3thClass All 16th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 42thClass Pos 26thClass All 34th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 50thClass Pos 41thClass All 49th

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Defense

Tkl28Solo16Ast12TFL6QBHits10Sk4.0Dis20.0PD2

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #30

#22Caleb FarleyCB #23Christian DarrisawOT #24Najee HarrisRB #25Travis EtienneRB #26Greg Newsome IICB #27Rashod BatemanWR #28Payton TurnerDE #29Eric StokesCB #31Odafe OwehLB #32Joe Tryon-ShoyinkaLB #33Tyson CampbellCB #34Elijah MooreWR #35Javonte WilliamsRB #36Jevon HollandSAF #37Landon DickersonG #38Christian BarmoreDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Greg inherited the Buffalo Bills LB room from A.J. Klein (2020–2023), and handed it to Von Miller (2022–2024).

Cornelius Bennett 1987–1995Marvcus Patton 1990–1994Mark Maddox 1992–1997Marlo Perry 1994–1999Sam Rogers 1994–2000Bryce Paup

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2021draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 30

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 266 lb

Frame

266 lb at 4.68s

Size-speed

30" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	BUF	0	W5Doubtful· Foot
2022	BUF	3	W10Out· AnkleW11Out· AnkleW12Out· Ankle

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C+2021

C+2022

C+2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

92%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2021	43	2.7	43	2.5
2022	33	2.5	41+8	2.4
2023	39	2.4	41+2	2.4
2024	48	3	52+4	3.1
2025	45	2.8	48+3	2.8

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

38 career value over replacement — #2386 all-time of 4,642. 7.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #30 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2021 · +0.1 vs expected KV-H

55actual

54.9 expected · Δ+0.1

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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 · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

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Franchise Succession

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