Not to be confused withSam Rogers (FB · 2017).

Also in other sports:mlsSam Rogers (CB · 2025–present).

Sam Rogers is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Rogers in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rogers's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Sam Rogers

Top 25% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2002

Height6'3"

Weight245 lb

BornMay 30, 1970

Age

Career Value · VORP

106 career value over replacement — #1075 all-time of 4,695. 11.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1994 · +14.9 vs expected KV-H

61actual

46.1 expected · Δ+14.9

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	24	BUF	14	—	3	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1995	25	BUF	8	—	45	32	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	1	1	—	—
1996	26	BUF	14	—	58	38	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	0	—	0	2	—	—
1997	27	BUF	15	—	53	39	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	0	—	1	0	—	—
1998	28	BUF	15	—	58	39	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	0	—	1	0	—	—
1999	29	BUF	16	—	57	40	17	8	4	3.0	15.0	1	2	0	2	0	0
2000	30	BUF	9	—	27	16	11	2	2	5.0	9.0	1	2	3	1	0	0
2001	31	SD	5	—	2	2	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	32	ATL	14	—	35	25	10	7	4	6.5	17.5	0	2	3	2	0	0
2003	33	ATL	2	—	3	3	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career		—	112	—	341	234	38	18	11	30.0	59.0	2	6	10	9	0	0

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A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 106 · #1075 · High-Value

Worth 106 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 24% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.3

Avg surplus

peak +25

8 seasons × ~13.3 surplus ≈