Roy Barker ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers β a career that places Barker in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barker a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Roy Barker
Top 9% all-time pass rushersIron Man
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 154 Β· #610 Β· High-ValueWorth 154 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+22
Avg surplus
peak +42
7 seasons Γ ~22 surplus β VORP 154
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 39 | 32 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 2 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 42 | 30 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 45 | 36 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | SF | 16 | β | 32 | 29 | β | β | β | 12.5 | 12.5 | β | 2 | 8 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | SF | 13 | β | 26 | 22 | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | 3 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | SF | 16 | β | 38 | 31 | β | β | β | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | GB | 12 | β | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 105 | β | 231 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | MIN | 16 | β | 39 | 32 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 2 | 3 | β | β | β | 12.1 |
| 1994 | 25 | MIN | 16 | β | 42 | 30 | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 9 |
| 1995 | 26 | MIN | 16 | β | 45 | 36 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.2 |
| 1996 | 27 | SF | 16 | β | 32 | 29 | β | β | β | 12.5 | 12.5 | β | 2 | 8 | β | β | β | 21.4 |
| 1997 | 28 | SF | 13 | β | 26 | 22 | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | 3 | 2 | β | β | β | 11.4 |
| 1998 | 29 | SF | 16 | β | 38 | 31 | β | β | β | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | β | β | β | 21.2 |
| 1999 | 30 | GB | 12 | β | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 105 | 231 | 188 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β | β | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.8 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 74 Β· GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
70
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
81
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 74.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 74Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 70
On-field 51
Availability 19
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1993bestavg 69elite 701999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position20
Depth
of 100
Reached 22% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
22% of the all-time Sacks leader22
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen 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 (North Carolina), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Chris DolemanDE4yJerry RiceWR3yCris CarterWR3yTerrell OwensWR3yJohn RandleDT3yBryant YoungDT3yKen NortonMLB3ySteve YoungQB3yJack Del RioMLB3yJake ReedWR3yMerton HanksDB3yEd McDanielOLB3yMarquez PopeS3yQadry IsmailWR3yLee WoodallLB3yTim McDonaldS3yEsera TuaoloNT3yJ.J. StokesWR3yChuck EvansRB3yJunior BryantDE3yAdrian CooperTE3yTerry KirbyRB3yScottie GrahamRB3yIheanyi UwaezuokeWR3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #98
#79Tyji ArmstrongTE#80Jeremy LincolnDB#81Thomas McLemoreDE#85Rodney CulverRB#86Craig EricksonQB#88Ricardo McDonaldOLB#94Charles DavenportWR#97Dwight HollierMLB#99Keith HamiltonDT#100Michael BankstonDE#102Casey WeldonQB#103Edgar BennettRB#104Frankie SmithDB#105Tony McCoyDT#107Will FurrerQB#115Craig ThompsonTE
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRoy inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from John Randle (1990β2000), and handed it to Fernando Smith (1994β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined GB (from SF)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with GB
- 1996team change
Joined SF (from MIN)
- 1992draft
Drafted by MIN β Round 4, Pick 98
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 290 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
74
peak 81
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1993
B1994
C+1995
A1996
B1997
A1998
C+1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
94%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
| 1994 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 12-0.5 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 6+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0.8 | 11-1 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
154 career value over replacement β #610 all-time of 4,642. 22/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #98 (Rd 4) Β· MIN Β· 1992 Β· +35.3 vs expected KV-H
74actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+35.3
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