Roy Lopez
Durable Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2025
Height6'2"
Weight318 lb
BornAug 7, 1997
Age28
CollegeArizonaSee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2021
Draft2021 · Rd 6, Pick 195 · HOU
A edge rusher who maximized value through exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 15 · #3368 · Role PlayerWorth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3.8
Avg surplus
peak +6
4 seasons × ~3.8 surplus ≈ VORP 15
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2021 | — | HOU | 12 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 501 | 46.4% | 124 | 29.2% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | — | HOU | 15 | — | 32 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 558 | 47.8% | 130 | 28.1% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | — | ARI | 13 | — | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 395 | 44.6% | 8 | 5.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | — | ARI | 14 | — | 27 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 467 | 45.7% | 70 | 18.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | — | DET | 12 | — | 30 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 425 | 39.0% | 72 | 16.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 83.3 | -3.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 66 | — | 150 | 66 | 84 | 21 | 14 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 2,346 | 44.7% | 404 | 19.4% | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 14 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | HOU | 12 | 0* | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2022 | 25 | HOU | 15 | 0* | 32 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 26 | ARI | 13 | 0* | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 27 | ARI | 14 | 0* | 27 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2025 | 28 | DET | 12 | 0* | 30 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Career | 66 | 150 | 66 | 84 | 21 | 14 | — | — | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | HOU | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 501 | 46.4% | 124 | 29.2% |
| 2022 | 25 | HOU | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 558 | 47.8% | 130 | 28.1% |
| 2023 | 26 | ARI | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 395 | 44.6% | 8 | 5.5% |
| 2024 | 27 | ARI | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 467 | 45.7% | 70 | 18.1% |
| 2025 | 28 | DET | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 425 | 39.0% | 72 | 16.0% |
| Career | 80 | — | — | 2,346 | — | 404 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | HOU | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 25 | HOU | 17 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 26 | ARI | 14 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 27 | ARI | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28 | DET | 17 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 83.3 | -3.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | 80 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 14 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
49
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 49.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 33.4
Availability 15.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2021bestavg 492025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Sacks leader3
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+43
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1001.961Snap share44.7%Def snaps2,346ReliableCV 0.38
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 (Arizona), 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
Chris MooreWR3yCharlie HeckOT3yTrystan ColonC3yMatt PraterK2yJon WeeksLS2yBrandin CooksWR2yKelvin BeachumOT2yMaliek CollinsDT2yLaremy TunsilOT2yKa'imi FairbairnK2yBudda BakerS2yNeville HewittLB2yEric MurrayS2yTavierre ThomasSAF2yZach CunninghamILB2yChristian KirkseyOLB2yZach PascalWR2yJames ConnerRB2yWill HernandezG2yJordan AkinsTE2yCameron JohnstonP2yDesmond KingDB2yTremon SmithCB2yRex BurkheadRB2y
2021 Draft Class· this player went #195
#187Frank DarbyWR#188Joshuah BledsoeSAF#189Marlon TuipulotuDT#190Trey HillC#191Tarron JacksonDE#192Quinton BohannaDT#193Deonte BrownG#194Elijah MitchellRB#196Gary BrightwellRB#197Will ShermanOT#198Larry Rountree IIIRB#200Brandin EcholsCB#201Rodarius WilliamsCB#202Chris EvansRB#203Marquez StevensonWR#204Shi SmithWR
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined DET (from ARI)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2023team change
Joined ARI (from HOU)
- 2021draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 6, Pick 195
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 318 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARI | 1 | W7Questionable· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle |
| 2021 | HOU | 0 | W13Questionable· Illness |
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 5-season peers. See all →
50
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2021
C+2022
C2023
C+2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
94%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
15 career value over replacement — #3368 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #195 (Rd 6) · HOU · 2021 · +24.1 vs expected KV-H
50actual
25.9 expected · Δ+24.1
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