Orpheus Roye is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Roye in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Roye's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Orpheus Roye
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 33 Β· #2567 Β· Role PlayerWorth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
6 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.3
Avg surplus
peak +15
4 seasons Γ ~8.3 surplus β VORP 33
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 | |||||
| 1999 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 50 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | CLE | 15 | β | 49 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | CLE | 9 | β | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | β | CLE | 15 | β | 42 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | CLE | 15 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | CLE | 15 | β | 62 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | CLE | 8 | β | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | CLE | 11 | β | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | PIT | 4 | β | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 124 | β | 350 | 230 | 120 | 29 | 14 | 16.0 | 59.0 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | PIT | 16 | β | 50 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2000 | 27 | CLE | 15 | β | 49 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2001 | 28 | CLE | 9 | β | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 29 | CLE | 15 | β | 42 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2003 | 30 | CLE | 16 | β | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2004 | 31 | CLE | 15 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 32 | CLE | 15 | β | 62 | 39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2006 | 33 | CLE | 8 | β | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 34 | CLE | 11 | β | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 35 | PIT | 4 | β | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 124 | 350 | 230 | 120 | 29 | 14 | β | β | 2 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 68.5 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
52
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 52
On-field 35.1
Availability 16.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1999bestavg 482008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Sacks leader8
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl3Solo2Ast1TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State; Jones County JC), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Phil DawsonK8yDennis NorthcuttWR7yAndra DavisILB6ySteve HeidenTE6yDaylon McCutcheonDB6yAlvin McKinleyDT6yAaron SheaTE6yLeigh BoddenDB5yEarl LittleDB5yCourtney BrownDE5yChaun ThompsonLB5yTyrone RogersLB5yChris GardockiP4yKenard LangDE4yGerard WarrenDT4yAnthony HenryCB4yNick EasonDE4yLewis SandersDB4yJamel WhiteRB4yTim CouchQB4yWilliam GreenRB4yKelly HolcombQB4yJames JacksonRB4yBen TaylorLB4y
1996 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #200
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterOrpheus inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DL room from Oliver Gibson (1995β1998), and handed it to Aaron Smith (1999β2011).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008team change
Joined PIT (from CLE)
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2000team change
Joined CLE (from PIT)
- 1996draft
Drafted by PIT β Round 6, Pick 200
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 330 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 10-season peers. See all β
56
peak 61
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1999
C+2000
D2001
C2002
C+2003
C+2004
B2005
C2006
C2007
F2008
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
78%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4-0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 0 | 0-0.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0.3 | 6+1 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
| 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 (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
33 career value over replacement β #2567 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #200 (Rd 6) Β· PIT Β· 1996 Β· +30.1 vs expected KV-H
56actual
25.9 expected Β· Ξ+30.1
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