Robert Spillane ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Spillane in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Spillane a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2018 | 22–23 | TEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 20 | 45.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 23–24 | PIT | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 168 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 24–25 | PIT | 12 | — | 39 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 377 | 48.6% | 156 | 46.5% | 30 | 16 | 0.5 | 51.4 | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 25–26 | PIT | 14 | — | 43 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 346 | 35.9% | 244 | 60.9% | 24 | 16 | 0.7 | 85.6 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26–27 | PIT | 16 | — | 65 | 38 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 588 | 61.9% | 134 | 32.9% | 43 | 36 | 0.8 | 109.2 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 27–28 | LV | 17 | — | 131 | 65 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,101 | 97.2% | 32 | 7.9% | 55 | 40 | 0.7 | 83.1 | 3.3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 28–29 | LV | 17 | — | 143 | 76 | 67 | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,095 | 98.4% | — | 0.0% | 67 | 49 | 0.7 | 101.8 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 29–30 | NE | 13 | — | 96 | 47 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 740 | 95.5% | 47 | 14.2% | 48 | 39 | 0.8 | 81.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 30–31 | NE | 5 | — | 34 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 288 | 95.6% | 12 | 10.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 552 | 299 | 253 | 31 | 13 | 9.5 | 53.5 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 267 | 196 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | 6 | 214 | 47 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
122 career value over replacement — #881 all-time of 4,695. 20.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
💔+39 stolen VORP·1.92 szns lostFan Rating
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