Rob Burnett is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Burnett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Burnett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rob Burnett
Height6'4"
Weight267 lb
BornAug 27, 1967
Age58
CollegeSyracuseSee College Stats
Rookie yr1990
Draft1990 Β· Rd 5, Pick 129 Β· CLE
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
1x
Pro Bowls
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 183 Β· #449 Β· EliteWorth 183 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
12 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
12
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+15.3
Avg surplus
peak +29
12 seasons Γ ~15.3 surplus β VORP 183
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 | |||||
| 1990 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | CLE | 13 | β | 27 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 49 | 36 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 46 | 34 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 52 | 39 | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | 4 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 55 | 40 | β | β | β | 7.5 | 7.5 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | BAL | 6 | β | 23 | 21 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | BAL | 15 | β | 40 | 33 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | BAL | 16 | β | 48 | 36 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | BAL | 15 | β | 41 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | BAL | 15 | β | 40 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9.5 | 26.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | BAL | 13 | β | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | MIA | 11 | β | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | MIA | 10 | β | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 194 | β | 465 | 317 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 71.0 | 110.0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23 | CLE | 16 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.3 |
| 1991 | 24 | CLE | 13 | β | 27 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 25 | CLE | 16 | β | 49 | 36 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β | 14.3 |
| 1993 | 26 | CLE | 16 | β | 46 | 34 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 12.5 |
| 1994 | 27 | CLE | 16 | β | 52 | 39 | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | 4 | 2 | β | β | β | 16.6 |
| 1995 | 28 | CLE | 16 | β | 55 | 40 | β | β | β | 7.5 | 7.5 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 12.7 |
| 1996 | 29 | BAL | 6 | β | 23 | 21 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 5.7 |
| 1997 | 30 | BAL | 15 | β | 40 | 33 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 9.7 |
| 1998 | 31 | BAL | 16 | β | 48 | 36 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.7 |
| 1999 | 32 | BAL | 15 | β | 41 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2000 | 33 | BAL | 15 | β | 40 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9.5 | 26.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 |
| 2001 | 34 | BAL | 13 | β | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 35 | MIA | 11 | β | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | 36 | MIA | 10 | β | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Career | 194 | 465 | 317 | 47 | 23 | 16 | β | β | 1 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 138.9 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 72 Β· GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 14 scored seasons.
65
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
79
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 70.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 72Β· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 65
On-field 47
Availability 18
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1990bestavg 63elite 702003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position36
Depth
of 100
Reached 36% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
36% of the all-time Sacks leader36
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: 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
6 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl15Solo10Ast5TFL5QBHits3Sk2.5Dis10.5
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Matt StoverK11yStevon MooreDB8yMichael JacksonWR8yAnthony PleasantDE7yLeroy HoardRB7yRay LewisILB6yBennie ThompsonDB6yBrian KinchenTE6yEric TurnerFS6yJermaine LewisWR6yVinny TestaverdeQB5yEric MetcalfWR5yTony SiragusaDT5yJamie SharperOLB5yMichael McCraryDE5yPeter BoulwareLB5yRod WoodsonFS4yKeenan McCardellWR4yEarnest BynerRB4yMike CaldwellLB4yDerrick AlexanderWR4yPriest HolmesRB4yAntonio LanghamDB4yKeith WashingtonDE4y
1990 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #129
#106Rick CunninghamOT#108Tony MayberryC#115Larry CentersFB#117Pat ChaffeyRB#118Jeff CampbellWR#122Lynn JamesWR#125Charles ArbuckleTE#128Barry FosterRB#130Brian MitchellRB#131Cedric SmithFB#132Charles WilsonWR#133Calvin WilliamsWR#138John FrieszQB#140Terance MathisWR#149Marcus WilsonRB#156Mike BuckQB
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRob opened the Baltimore Ravens DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Keith Washington (1997β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with MIA
- 2002team change
Joined MIA (from BAL)
- 1996team change
Joined BAL (from CLE)
- 1990draft
Drafted by CLE β Round 5, Pick 129
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 267 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 14-season peers. See all β
72
peak 79
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1990
C+1991
B+1992
B+1993
A1994
B+1995
C1996
B1997
C+1998
B1999
A2000
C2001
B2002
C+2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0.6 | 8-1 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0.6 | 8-1 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0.6 | 9-1 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 7-0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0.5 | 8+5 | 0.5 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 5-0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 10+0.5 | 0.6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.4 | 6+2 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
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
183 career value over replacement β #449 all-time of 4,642. 13.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #129 (Rd 5) Β· CLE Β· 1990 Β· +38.5 vs expected KV-H
72actual
33.5 expected Β· Ξ+38.5
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