Rob Burnett ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Burnett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Burnett a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Rob Burnett

1× Pro BowlTop 10% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 1994

Height6'4"

Weight267 lb

BornAug 27, 1967

Age59

CollegeSyracuse See College Stats

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1990	23	CLE	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	24	CLE	13	—	27	0	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	25	CLE	16	—	49	36	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	3	0	—	—	—
1993	26	CLE	16	—	46	34	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1994	27	CLE	16	—	52	39	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	4	2	—	—	—
1995	28	CLE	16	—	55	40	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	2	0	—	—	—
1996	29	BAL	6	—	23	21	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1997	30	BAL	15	—	40	33	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
1998	31	BAL	16	—	48	36	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	1	0	—	—	—
1999	32	BAL	15	—	41	26	15	10	5	5.5	20.5	0	5	2	—	0	0
2000	33	BAL	15	—	40	30	10	9	8	9.5	26.5	1	4	3	6	0	0
2001	34	BAL	13	—	20	9	11	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	5	0	1	0	0
2002	35	MIA	11	—	11	6	5	2	3	4.0	9.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
2003	36	MIA	10	—	13	7	6	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
Career		—	194	—	465	317	47	23	16	71.0	110.0	1	29	11	7	0	0

Career Value · VORP

182 career value over replacement — #466 all-time of 4,695. 13/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #129 (Rd 5) · CLE · 1990 · +41.4 vs expected KV-H

72actual

30.6 expected · Δ+41.4

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Career arc · VAL by season

14 seasons · peak 9.0 in 2000

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.3 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2000 · +0.7 wins

Defence+0.5
Team defence (share)+0.1

VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.

Position percentile · EDGE

#167 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H

090th percentile100

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1990	23	CLE	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	0.5
1991	24	CLE	13	—	27	0	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.4
1992	25	CLE	16	—	49	36	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	3	0	—	—	—	4.6
1993	26	CLE	16	—	46	34	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	5.6
1994	27	CLE	16	—	52	39	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	4	2	—	—	—	7.3
1995	28	CLE	16	—	55	40	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	2	0	—	—	—	5
1996	29	BAL	6	—	23	21	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	1.4
1997	30	BAL	15	—	40	33	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	2
1998	31	BAL	16	—	48	36	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.8
1999	32	BAL	15	—	41	26	15	10	5	5.5	20.5	0	5	2	—	0	0	2.9
2000	33	BAL	15	—	40	30	10	9	8	9.5	26.5	1	4	3	6	0	0	9
2001	34	BAL	13	—	20	9	11	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
2002	35	MIA	11	—	11	6	5	2	3	4.0	9.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	2
2003	36	MIA	10	—	13	7	6	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	0.6
Career			194		465	317	47	23	16	71.0	110.0	1	29	11	7	0	0	43.1