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

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Robert Ayers

Top 15% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2015 Team Carrier · #498

Height6'3"

Weight275 lb

BornSep 6, 1985

Age40

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 1, Pick 18 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Above-average snap-level impact reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 111 · #984 · High-Value

Worth 111 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.9

Avg surplus

peak +37

7 seasons × ~15.9 surplus ≈ VORP 111

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	DEN	13	—	16	12	4	2	3	0.0	5.0	0	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DEN	11	—	31	25	6	6	10	1.0	17.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DEN	16	—	39	25	14	6	4	3.0	13.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DEN	10	—	16	8	8	5	7	2.0	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DEN	15	—	26	20	6	7	10	5.5	22.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	505	48.0%	51	12.9%
2014	—	NYG	11	—	17	13	4	4	14	5.0	23.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	378	47.5%	30	20.6%
2015	—	NYG	12	—	31	21	10	11	22	9.5	42.5	0	4	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	570	66.3%	—	0.0%
2016	—	TB	12	—	26	18	8	7	19	6.5	32.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	576	71.2%	41	12.3%
2017	—	TB	12	—	28	17	11	3	16	2.0	21.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	587	71.6%	42	12.8%
Career		—	112	—	230	159	71	51	105	34.5	190.5	0	12	9	2	1	0	—	0.0%	2,616	60.9%	164	14.7%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2009	24	DEN	13	—	16	12	4	2	3	0.0	5.0	2	0	1	1	6.5
2010	25	DEN	11	—	31	25	6	6	10	1.0	17.0	1	1	—	0	8.8
2011	26	DEN	16	—	39	25	14	6	4	3.0	13.0	3	1	1	0	10.2
2012	27	DEN	10	—	16	8	8	5	7	2.0	14.0	0	0	—	0	6.8
2013	28	DEN	15	0*	26	20	6	7	10	5.5	22.5	0	1	—	0	11.6
2014	29	NYG	11	0*	17	13	4	4	14	5.0	23.0	1	1	—	0	10.1
2015	30	NYG	12	8*	31	21	10	11	22	9.5	42.5	4	2	—	0	16.9
2016	31	TB	12	9*	26	18	8	7	19	6.5	32.5	1	1	—	0	12.7
2017	32	TB	12	9*	28	17	11	3	16	2.0	21.0	0	2	—	0	9.4
Career			112	26*	230	159	71	51	105	—	—	12	9	2	1	93

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	DEN	15	0*	—	0.0%	505	48.0%	51	12.9%
2014	29	NYG	12	0*	—	0.0%	378	47.5%	30	20.6%
2015	30	NYG	12	8*	—	0.0%	570	66.3%	—	0.0%
2016	31	TB	12	9*	—	0.0%	576	71.2%	41	12.3%
2017	32	TB	12	9*	—	0.0%	587	71.6%	42	12.8%
Career			63	26*	—	—	2,616	—	164	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 47

Availability 16

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 62elite 702017

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #498 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2015 NYG·6 team wins#17

Sacks · 10 · score 9

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.906See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.906Snap share60.9%Def snaps2,616ReliableCV 0.27

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2009

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

EDGE · 2009 class

4.77s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 37thClass Pos 53thClass All 34th

29.5"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 19thClass Pos 13thClass All 14th

102"

Broad Jump

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 8thClass Pos 18thClass All 10th

18 reps

Bench

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 33thClass Pos 8thClass All 27th

7.56s

3-Cone

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 22thClass Pos 18thClass All 19th

4.51s

Shuttle

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 27thClass Pos 27thClass All 25th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl9Solo6Ast3TFL3QBHits4Sk3.0Dis10.0

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #18

#10Michael CrabtreeWR #11Aaron MaybinLB #12Knowshon MorenoRB #13Brian OrakpoOLB #14Malcolm JenkinsS #15Brian CushingILB #16Larry EnglishDE #17Josh FreemanQB #19Jeremy MaclinWR #20Brandon PettigrewTE #21Alex MackC #22Percy HarvinWR #23Michael OherOT #24Peria JerryDT #25Vontae DavisCB #26Clay MatthewsOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Robert inherited the Denver Broncos DL room from Ryan McBean (2009–2011), and handed it to Jason Hunter (2010–2011).

Keith Traylor 1991–2000Shane Dronett 1992–1995Harald Hasselbach 1994–2000Mike Lodish 1995–2000Alfred Williams 1996–1999Maa Tanuvasa

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with TB
2016team change
Joined TB (from NYG)
2014team change
Joined NYG (from DEN)
2009draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 18

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 275 lb

Frame

272 lb at 4.77s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 102" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

12 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	TB	3	W4Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· BackW7Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· Ankle / CalfW12Out· ConcussionW13Out· ConcussionW16Out· ShoulderW17Doubtful· Shoulder
2016	TB	3	W2Questionable· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW5Doubtful· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Questionable· Ankle
2015	NYG	2	W3Questionable· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW14Questionable· Neck
2014	NYG	0	W6Questionable· Neck
2013	DEN	0	W6Doubtful· Shoulder
2012	DEN	0	W13Questionable· Not Injury Related
2010	DEN	4	W6Out· FootW7Out· FootW8Out· FootW10Out· FootW11Questionable· Foot

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 77

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

C2009

C2010

B2011

C+2012

B2013

B2014

A2015

B+2016

C+2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

78%

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
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2011	3	0.2	3	0.2
2012	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2013	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2014	5	0.5	8+3	0.5
2015	9.5	0.8	13+3.5	0.8
2016	6.5	0.5	9+2.5	0.5
2017	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

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

Career Value · VORP

111 career value over replacement — #984 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #18 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2009 · +11.5 vs expected KV-H

68actual

56.5 expected · Δ+11.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #18

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

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Era Translator

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