La'Roi Glover ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers β a career that places Glover in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Glover a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
La'Roi Glover
6Γ Pro Bowl1Γ All-ProTop 4% all-time pass rushersIron Legendπ #1 Edge Rusher Β· 2000π
Early Bloomer Β· 2000Team Carrier Β· #559
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
6x
Pro Bowls
1x
All-Pro
Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras β they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 293 Β· #145 Β· All-TimeWorth 293 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.6 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
+26.6
Avg surplus
peak +52
11 seasons Γ ~26.6 surplus β VORP 293
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 | |||||
| 1996 | β | LV | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NO | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | NO | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | NO | 16 | β | 51 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8.5 | 30.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | NO | 16 | β | 52 | 39 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17.0 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | NO | 15 | β | 34 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 43 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | DAL | 15 | β | 42 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | DAL | 14 | β | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | LA | 14 | β | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | LA | 16 | β | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | LA | 13 | β | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 184 | β | 381 | 281 | 100 | 52 | 61 | 82.5 | 195.5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | LV | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 23 | NO | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12.2 |
| 1998 | 24 | NO | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 18.4 |
| 1999 | 25 | NO | 16 | β | 51 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8.5 | 30.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2000 | 26 | NO | 16 | β | 52 | 39 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17.0 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2001 | 27 | NO | 15 | β | 34 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 |
| 2002 | 28 | DAL | 16 | β | 43 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 13.7 |
| 2003 | 29 | DAL | 15 | β | 42 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.6 |
| 2004 | 30 | DAL | 16 | β | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 12.2 |
| 2005 | 31 | DAL | 14 | β | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2006 | 32 | LA | 14 | β | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2007 | 33 | LA | 16 | β | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2008 | 34 | LA | 13 | β | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Career | 184 | 381 | 281 | 100 | 52 | 61 | β | β | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 161.6 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 84 Β· GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
72
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
87
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 78 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 84Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 72
On-field 52.9
Availability 19.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1997bestavg 71elite 702008
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #559 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position41
Depth
of 100
Reached 42% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
42% of the all-time Sacks leader42
1 category β₯25% of the all-time leader33
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: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl8Solo6Ast2FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Sammy KnightDB5yKeith MitchellLB5yGreg EllisDE4yBilly CundiffK4yDexter CoakleyLB4yMark FieldsOLB4yJoe JohnsonDE4yDat NguyenILB4yAlex MoldenDB4yKeith PooleWR4yFred WearyDB4yJared TomichDE4yBilly Joe HobertQB4yJason WittenTE3yJason WhittleG3yTerence NewmanCB3yTorry HoltWR3yWayne MartinDT3yCorey ChavousS3yWill WitherspoonOLB3ySteven JacksonRB3yTerry GlennWR3yBradie JamesILB3yLeonard LittleDE3y
1996 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #166
#150Shane BurtonDT#151Steve MartinDT#152Chris VillarrialG#153Jermaine LewisWR#154Zach ThomasILB#156Raymond JacksonDB#159Patrick JeffersWR#160Iheanyi UwaezuokeWR#171Doug ColmanLB#175Derrick HarrisRB#176Dietrich JellsWR#177Anthony DorsettFS#182Scott GalyonLB#183Tim HallRB#185Chris DoeringWR#186James RoeWR
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLa'Roi inherited the New Orleans Saints DL room from Brady Smith (1996β1999), and handed it to Willie Whitehead (1999β2006).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2006team change
Joined LA (from DAL)
- 2002team change
Joined DAL (from NO)
- 1997team change
Joined NO (from LV)
- 1996draft
Drafted by LV β Round 5, Pick 166
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 290 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 12-season peers. See all β
84
peak 87
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+1997
A1998
B+1999
A+2000
B+2001
B+2002
B2003
B+2004
C+2005
B2006
B+2007
C2008
Availability
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 7+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0.6 | 9-1 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 8-0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 17 | 1.1 | 16-1 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 7+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0.3 | 6+1 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0.4 | 6+1 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0.4 | 7+1 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | 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
293 career value over replacement β #145 all-time of 4,642. 24.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #166 (Rd 5) Β· LV Β· 1996 Β· +56.8 vs expected KV-H
84actual
27.2 expected Β· Ξ+56.8
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