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

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Robert Geathers

Top 19% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006

Height6'3"

Weight286 lb

BornAug 11, 1983

Age42

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 4, Pick 117 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 100 · #1127 · High-Value

Worth 100 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 25% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.1

Avg surplus

peak +35

9 seasons × ~11.1 surplus ≈ VORP 100

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%
2004	—	CIN	10	—	11	5	6	0	0	3.5	3.5	1	6	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CIN	15	—	30	21	9	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CIN	15	—	35	22	13	0	17	10.0	27.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CIN	16	—	42	20	22	0	17	3.5	20.5	1	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CIN	11	—	34	18	16	6	10	2.5	18.5	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CIN	15	—	32	17	15	5	10	4.5	19.5	0	3	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CIN	16	—	26	15	11	1	6	1.0	8.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CIN	13	—	28	9	19	3	5	2.5	10.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CIN	13	—	30	12	18	3	5	3.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	22	18.0%	—	0.0%
2014	—	CIN	12	—	20	9	11	2	5	1.0	8.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	592	52.4%	11	7.2%
Career		—	138	—	288	148	140	20	75	34.5	129.5	3	20	6	5	2	0	—	0.0%	614	35.2%	11	7.2%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2004	21	CIN	10	—	11	5	6	0	0	3.5	3.5	1	6	1	—	1	8
2005	22	CIN	15	—	30	21	9	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	1	1	—	0	9.2
2006	23	CIN	15	—	35	22	13	0	17	10.0	27.0	0	0	0	—	0	14.9
2007	24	CIN	16	—	42	20	22	0	17	3.5	20.5	1	3	1	1	0	12.4
2008	25	CIN	11	—	34	18	16	6	10	2.5	18.5	0	1	1	1	0	9.5
2009	26	CIN	15	—	32	17	15	5	10	4.5	19.5	0	3	1	2	1	12.9
2010	27	CIN	16	—	26	15	11	1	6	1.0	8.0	0	2	1	1	0	7.9
2011	28	CIN	13	—	28	9	19	3	5	2.5	10.5	0	1	0	—	0	7.4
2012	29	CIN	13	—	30	12	18	3	5	3.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	7.6
2014	31	CIN	12	8*	20	9	11	2	5	1.0	8.0	1	3	0	—	0	5.4
Career			136	8*	288	148	140	20	75	—	—	3	20	6	5	2	95.2

* 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	30	CIN	2	—	—	0.0%	22	18.0%	—	0.0%
2014	31	CIN	16	8*	—	0.0%	592	52.4%	11	7.2%
Career			18	8*	—	—	614	—	11	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 61elite 702014

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+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.027See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.027Snap share52.4%Def snaps592Emerging

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 · 2004

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

EDGE · 2004 class

4.84s

40-Yard

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 31thClass Pos 34thClass All 34th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 49thClass Pos 59thClass All 47th

112"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 31thClass Pos 50thClass All 38th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 69thClass Pos 50thClass All 60th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl12Solo7Ast5PD1

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #117

#108Jerricho CotcheryWR #109Tim EuhusTE #110Nathan VasherCB #111Will AllenS #112Leon JoeLB #113Dexter ReidDB #114Matthias AskewDT #116Niko KoutouvidesLB #118Anthony MaddoxDT #119Mewelde MooreRB #120Ernest WilfordWR #121Bruce ThorntonCB #122Glenn EarlS #123Stacy AndrewsOT #124Michael WaddellDB #125Jason DavidDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Robert inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DL room from Shaun Smith (2004–2009), and handed it to Bryan Robinson (2005–2007).

Alfred Williams 1991–1994John Copeland 1993–2000Dan Wilkinson 1994–1997Kimo von Oelhoffen 1994–1999Jevon Langford 1996–2001Michael Bankston

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014final season
Last recorded season with CIN
2004draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 4, Pick 117

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 286 lb

Frame

271 lb at 4.84s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	CIN	0	W10Questionable· Shoulder
2013	CIN	1	W3Out· Elbow
2011	CIN	0	W2Doubtful· ShoulderW3Doubtful· Shoulder
2009	CIN	0	W17Questionable· 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

B2004

C+2005

A2006

B2007

C+2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

C+2012

C2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

81%

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
2004	3.5	0.4	6+2.5	0.3
2005	3	0.2	3	0.2
2006	10	0.7	11+1	0.7
2007	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2008	2.5	0.2	4+1.5	0.2
2009	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2010	1	0.1	1	0.1
2011	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2012	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2014	1	0.1	1	0.1

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

100 career value over replacement — #1127 all-time of 4,642. 10/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #117 (Rd 4) · CIN · 2004 · +30.6 vs expected KV-H

65actual

34.4 expected · Δ+30.6

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #117

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography