Nick Roach is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Roach in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Roach's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 23 | CHI | 9 | — | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | CHI | 16 | — | 61 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | CHI | 7 | — | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | CHI | 16 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | CHI | 15 | — | 65 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,074 | 100.0% | 84 | 17.4% |
| Career | — | 79 | — | 201 | 146 | 55 | 22 | 8 | 3.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,074 | 100.0% | 84 | 17.4% | |
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2839 all-time of 4,695. 5.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
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2007: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
6 seasons · peak 0.7 in 2012
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
#303 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | OAK | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,074 | 100.0% | 84 | 17.4% |
| Career | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,074 | 100.0% | 84 | 17.4% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 53.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
David Mayo
OLB
88% match