Roger Knight
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2003
Height6'0"
Weight245 lb
BornOct 11, 1978
Age47
CollegeWisconsinSee College Stats
Rookie yr2001
Draft2001 · Rd 6, Pick 182 · PIT
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4561 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 99% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | — | ATL | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | NO | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | NO | 5 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | NO | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 15 | — | 28 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 16 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 16 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
19
Sustained
career value
×.6
19
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 19 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 16· confidence 59%
What builds the career mark of 19
On-field 15.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2002bestavg 192004
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wisconsin), 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.
Top Teammates
John CarneyK3yAshley AmbroseCB3yJay BellamyDB3yJoe HornWR3yFred McAfeeRB3yDarren HowardDE3yFred ThomasCB3yCharles GrantDE3yDonte' StallworthWR3yFakhir BrownCB3yAaron BrooksQB3yDeuce McAllisterRB3yJerome PathonWR3yWillie WhiteheadNT3yBoo WilliamsTE3ySedrick HodgeOLB3yMichael L. LewisWR3yDale CarterCB2yDarrin SmithLB2yMitch BergerP2yDerrick RodgersOLB2yTebucky JonesDB2yErnie ConwellTE2yOrlando RuffLB2y
2001 Draft Class· this player went #182
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 2002team change
Joined NO (from ATL)
- 2001draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 6, Pick 182
- 2001team change
Joined ATL (from PIT)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 245 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
16
peak 19
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2002
F2003
F2004
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
23%
Era Translator
Tackles 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 Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 0-4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 3.6 | 43+25 | 2.5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 0-5 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4561 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #182 (Rd 6) · PIT · 2001 · -9.9 vs expected KV-H
16actual
25.9 expected · Δ−9.9
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