Rod Coleman ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Coleman in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Coleman a career score of 82, 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 23 | OAK | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | OAK | 10 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | OAK | 14 | — | 38 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | OAK | 13 | — | 30 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 42 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | ATL | 13 | — | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | ATL | 15 | — | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | ATL | 14 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | ATL | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 222 | 172 | 50 | 31 | 39 | 57.5 | 127.5 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
223 career value over replacement — #306 all-time of 4,695. 27.9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #153 (Rd 5) · LV · 1999 · +52.3 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 8.1 in 2004
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.
2.7 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2004 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2007 · +0.1 wins
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.
#85 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | OAK | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 24 | OAK | 10 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | 25 | OAK | 14 | — | 38 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 26 | OAK | 13 | — | 30 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 42 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 28 | ATL | 13 | — | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 29 | ATL | 15 | — | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 30 | ATL | 14 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 31 | ATL | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 100 | 222 | 172 | 50 | 31 | 39 | 57.5 | 127.5 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35.8 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 82 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 82.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 82· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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