Rosevelt Colvin is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Colvin in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Colvin's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | 21–22 | CHI | 5 | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22–23 | CHI | 12 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 60 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10.5 | 33.5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 57 | 48 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 10.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | NE | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26–27 | NE | 13 | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27–28 | NE | 15 | — | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | NE | 16 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29–30 | NE | 8 | — | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30–31 | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 310 | 222 | 88 | 33 | 50 | 51.5 | 134.5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
28 career value over replacement — #2798 all-time of 4,695. 3.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #111 (Rd 4) · CHI · 1999 · +15.3 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 10.9 in 2001
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.
2.8 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2001 · +0.8 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.
#340 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21–22 | CHI | 5 | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2000 | 22–23 | CHI | 12 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 60 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10.5 | 33.5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2002 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 57 | 48 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 10.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | NE | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 26–27 | NE | 13 | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 27–28 | NE | 15 | — | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | NE | 16 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 29–30 | NE | 8 | — | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 30–31 | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 107 | 310 | 222 | 88 | 33 | 50 | 51.5 | 134.5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36.5 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 50.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 90%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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