Orlando Ruff is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ruff in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ruff's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Orlando Ruff
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 40 · #2333 · Above AverageWorth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10
Avg surplus
peak +10
4 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 40
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | LAC | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | LAC | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | LAC | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | NO | 12 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | NO | 12 | — | 56 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | CLE | 10 | — | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 70 | — | 245 | 164 | 81 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | LAC | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 24 | LAC | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2001 | 25 | LAC | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 26 | LAC | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 27 | NO | 12 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 28 | NO | 12 | — | 56 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 29 | CLE | 10 | — | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Career | 70 | 245 | 164 | 81 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 37.2
Availability 16.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2000bestavg 532005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1
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%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Furman), 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.
Top Teammates
John CarneyK4yJunior SeauLB4yRodney HarrisonS4yJamal WilliamsNT4yDarren BennettP4yFakhir BrownCB4yTerrell FletcherRB4yFred McCraryRB4yJohn ParrellaDT3yCurtis ConwayWR3yRaylee JohnsonDE3yJeff GrahamWR3yGerald DixonOLB3yAlbert FontenotDE3yFreddie JonesTE3ySteve HeidenTE3yRogers BeckettS3yLeonardo CarsonDT3yAdrian DingleDE3yMike MohringDT3yScott TurnerDB3yDrew BreesQB2ySteve ChristieK2yAshley AmbroseCB2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005team change
Joined CLE (from NO)
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2003team change
Joined NO (from LAC)
- 1999signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 253 lb
Frame
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 →
55
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2000
C+2001
C+2003
C+2004
D2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53 | 3.5 | 52-1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 58 | 3.6 | 46-12 | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 55 | 4.6 | 65+10 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | 56 | 4.7 | 67+11 | 4 |
| 2005 | 15 | 1.5 | 0-15 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
40 career value over replacement — #2333 all-time of 4,642. 8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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