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

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Rocky Bernard

Top 23% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005

Height6'3"

Weight301 lb

BornApr 19, 1979

Age47

CollegeTexas A&M See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 5, Pick 146 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

54thPlayoff Sacks·5

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 122 · #857 · High-Value

Worth 122 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 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 +32

11 seasons × ~11.1 surplus ≈ VORP 122

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2002	—	SEA	14	—	39	24	15	6	4	4.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2003	—	SEA	9	—	12	7	5	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2004	—	SEA	12	—	27	14	13	0	0	3.5	3.5	0	6	0	1	0	0
2005	—	SEA	16	—	43	34	9	0	0	8.5	8.5	0	3	0	2	0	0
2006	—	SEA	15	—	25	13	12	0	4	3.5	7.5	0	1	2	1	0	0
2007	—	SEA	14	—	33	23	10	0	9	3.5	12.5	0	0	0	2	0	0
2008	—	SEA	15	—	44	32	12	8	9	4.0	21.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2009	—	NYG	13	—	16	10	6	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	NYG	11	—	14	12	2	3	2	2.0	7.0	0	4	0	—	0	0
2011	—	NYG	15	—	22	7	15	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	3	1	1	0	0
2012	—	NYG	11	—	23	9	14	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	145	—	298	185	113	22	32	33.0	87.0	0	20	5	8	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2002	23	SEA	14	—	39	24	15	6	4	4.0	14.0	1	1	—	9.8
2003	24	SEA	9	—	12	7	5	0	0	2.0	2.0	1	0	—	5.1
2004	25	SEA	12	—	27	14	13	0	0	3.5	3.5	6	0	1	7.6
2005	26	SEA	16	—	43	34	9	0	0	8.5	8.5	3	0	2	12.7
2006	27	SEA	15	—	25	13	12	0	4	3.5	7.5	1	2	1	10
2007	28	SEA	14	—	33	23	10	0	9	3.5	12.5	0	0	2	9.4
2008	29	SEA	15	—	44	32	12	8	9	4.0	21.0	1	1	1	12.1
2009	30	NYG	13	—	16	10	6	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	—	5.9
2010	31	NYG	11	—	14	12	2	3	2	2.0	7.0	4	0	—	5.9
2011	32	NYG	15	—	22	7	15	0	1	0.0	1.0	3	1	1	5.4
2012	33	NYG	11	—	23	9	14	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	—	4.9
Career			145		298	185	113	22	32	—	—	20	5	8	88.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 42.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 58elite 702012

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%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2002

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

DL · 2002 class

4.96s

40-Yard

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 23thClass Pos 71thClass All 19th

33"

Vertical

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 44thClass Pos 79thClass All 38th

108"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 62th pct

Pos 62thAll 19thClass Pos 50thClass All 19th

30 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 92thClass Pos 86thClass All 93th

7.43s

3-Cone

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 29thClass Pos 50thClass All 25th

4.41s

Shuttle

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 38thClass Pos 50thClass All 24th

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl26Solo21Ast5TFL1QBHits4Sk5.0Dis10.0PD3

College Stats

Texas A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #146

#137Randy FasaniQB #138John OwensTE #139Justin BannanDT #140Bobby GrayS #141Andra DavisILB #143Scott FujitaOLB #144Herb HaygoodWR #145Kyle JohnsonRB #147Kenyon ColemanDE #148Kevin McCadamDB #149Jason McAddleyWR #150Mel MitchellDB #152Nick GreisenLB #153Ramon WalkerDB #154Jonathan GoodwinC #155Terry JonesTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rocky inherited the Seattle Seahawks DL room from Cedric Woodard (2001–2004), and handed it to Grant Wistrom (2004–2006).

Cortez Kennedy 1990–2000Michael Sinclair 1992–2001Michael McCrary 1993–1996Antonio Edwards 1993–1997Sam Adams 1994–1999Phillip Daniels

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2009team change
Joined NYG (from SEA)
2002draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 5, Pick 146

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 301 lb

Frame

294 lb at 4.96s

Size-speed

33" vert / 108" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	NYG	3	W5Out· QuadricepW6Out· QuadricepW7Out· QuadricepW8Doubtful· Quadricep
2010	NYG	0	W4Questionable· Back

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

B2002

C+2003

B2004

B+2005

B2006

B2007

B2008

C+2009

C+2010

C2011

C2012

Availability

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

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
2002	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2003	2	0.2	4+2	0.2
2004	3.5	0.3	5+1.5	0.3
2005	8.5	0.5	9+0.5	0.5
2006	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2007	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.3
2008	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2009	1	0.1	1	0.1
2010	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

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

Career Value · VORP

122 career value over replacement — #857 all-time of 4,642. 11.1/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #146 (Rd 5) · SEA · 2002 · +30 vs expected KV-H

63actual

33 expected · Δ+30

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #146

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator