Pisa Tinoisamoa is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Tinoisamoa in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tinoisamoa's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Pisa Tinoisamoa

Top 39% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2008

Height6'1"

Weight230 lb

BornJul 15, 1981

Age45

CollegeHawaii See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 2, Pick 43 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 46 · #2166 · Above Average

Worth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.7

Avg surplus

peak +13

6 seasons × ~7.7 surplus ≈ VORP 46

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	LA	16	—	63	50	13	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	7	4	1	0	0
2004	—	LA	16	—	78	59	19	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	4	0	1	0	0
2005	—	LA	16	—	76	54	22	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	9	1	—	0	0
2006	—	LA	11	—	32	25	7	0	3	2.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2007	—	LA	9	—	34	25	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	3	0	—	0	0
2008	—	LA	16	—	84	69	15	10	5	3.0	18.0	0	2	2	—	0	0
2009	—	CHI	1	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2010	—	CHI	12	—	33	26	7	5	2	1.0	8.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
Career		—	97	—	403	311	92	15	10	11.5	36.5	7	27	9	3	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2003	22	LA	16	—	63	50	13	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	7	4	1	12.3
2004	23	LA	16	—	78	59	19	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	4	0	1	7.8
2005	24	LA	16	—	76	54	22	0	0	2.0	2.0	2	9	1	—	11.1
2006	25	LA	11	—	32	25	7	0	3	2.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	4.7
2007	26	LA	9	—	34	25	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	3	0	—	5.4
2008	27	LA	16	—	84	69	15	10	5	3.0	18.0	0	2	2	—	9.7
2009	28	CHI	1	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	—
2010	29	CHI	12	—	33	26	7	5	2	1.0	8.0	0	1	1	—	5.1
Career			97		403	311	92	15	10	—	—	7	27	9	3	56.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

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 36

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 532010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2003

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

EDGE · 2003 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 50thClass Pos 89thClass All 57th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 59thClass Pos 55thClass All 57th

111"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 28thClass Pos 26thClass All 31th

19 reps

Bench

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 38thClass Pos 5thClass All 29th

6.97s

3-Cone

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 72thClass Pos 96thClass All 83th

4.07s

Shuttle

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 92thClass Pos 96thClass All 89th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo12Ast1

College Stats

HawaiiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Hawaii), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #43

#33Eric SteinbachG #34Boss BaileyOLB #35Charles TillmanCB #36Eugene WilsonFS #39Rashean MathisCB #40E.J. HendersonMLB #41Bennie JoppruTE #42Ken HamlinDB #44Taylor JacobsWR #45Bethel JohnsonWR #46Drayton FlorenceCB #47Kawika MitchellOLB #48Chris KelsayDE #49Eddie MooreLB #51Terry PierceLB #52Chaun ThompsonLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Pisa inherited the Los Angeles Rams LB room from Tommy Polley (2001–2004), and handed it to Brandon Chillar (2004–2007).

Fred Strickland 1988–1992Roman Phifer 1991–1998Charlie Clemons 1997–1999Mike A. Jones 1997–2000London Fletcher 1998–2001Tommy Polley

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2009team change
Joined CHI (from LA)
2003draft
Drafted by LA — Round 2, Pick 43

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 230 lb

Frame

231 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

10 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	CHI	3	W11Out· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Out· KneeW15Questionable· Knee
2009	CHI	7	W2Doubtful· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Doubtful· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW7Out· KneeW8Out· KneeW9Out· KneeW10Out· KneeW11Out· KneeW12Out· Knee

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+2003

C+2004

C+2005

C+2006

C2007

B2008

C2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

76%

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2003	2	0.1	2	0.1
2004	1.5	0.1	1-0.5	0.1
2005	2	0.1	2	0.1
2006	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	3	0.2	3	0.2
2010	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

46 career value over replacement — #2166 all-time of 4,642. 6.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #43 (Rd 2) · LA · 2003 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H

55actual

49.8 expected · Δ+5.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #43

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator