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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 24% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter

Height6'3"

Weight245 lb

BornMay 30, 1970

Age56

CollegeColorado; West Los Angeles College; West Hills Community College See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 2, Pick 64 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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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 107 · #1028 · High-Value

Worth 107 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.4 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

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.4

Avg surplus

peak +26

8 seasons × ~13.4 surplus ≈ VORP 107

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

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	—	BUF	14	—	3	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1995	—	BUF	8	—	45	32	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	1	1	—	—
1996	—	BUF	14	—	58	38	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	0	—	0	2	—	—
1997	—	BUF	15	—	53	39	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	0	—	1	0	—	—
1998	—	BUF	15	—	58	39	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	0	—	1	0	—	—
1999	—	BUF	16	—	57	40	17	8	4	3.0	15.0	1	2	0	2	0	0
2000	—	BUF	9	—	27	16	11	2	2	5.0	9.0	1	2	3	1	0	0
2001	—	LAC	5	—	2	2	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	ATL	14	—	35	25	10	7	4	6.5	17.5	0	2	3	2	0	0
2003	—	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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	24	BUF	14	—	3	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	4.2
1995	25	BUF	8	—	45	32	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	1	1	—	—	4.8
1996	26	BUF	14	—	58	38	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	0	—	0	2	—	—	6.9
1997	27	BUF	15	—	53	39	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	0	—	1	0	—	—	6.7
1998	28	BUF	15	—	58	39	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	0	—	1	0	—	—	8.7
1999	29	BUF	16	—	57	40	17	8	4	3.0	15.0	1	2	0	2	0	0	9.4
2000	30	BUF	9	—	27	16	11	2	2	5.0	9.0	1	2	3	1	0	0	7.5
2001	31	LAC	5	—	2	2	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1.9
2002	32	ATL	14	—	35	25	10	7	4	6.5	17.5	0	2	3	2	0	0	10
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	—	—	2	6	10	9	0	0	60.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 42.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

1994bestavg 57elite 702002

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Sacks leader15

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl17Solo13Ast2TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

Colorado; West Los Angeles College; West Hills Community CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado; West Los Angeles College; West Hills Community College), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #64

#52James FolstonLB #53Kevin MitchellMLB #55Fernando SmithDE #56Brad OttisDE #58Donnell BennettFB #59Jason SehornDB #62Tyronne DrakefordCB #63Vaughn ParkerOT #65Tim RuddyC #66Jeff CothranFB #67Jason MathewsOT #68Tydus WinansWR #69Harold BishopTE #70Andre ColemanWR #71Keith LyleFS #73Lamar SmithRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sam inherited the Buffalo Bills LB room from Marlo Perry (1994–1999), and handed it to Bryce Paup (1995–1997).

Cornelius Bennett 1987–1995Marvcus Patton 1990–1994Mark Maddox 1992–1997Marlo Perry 1994–1999Sam Rogers 1994–2000Bryce Paup

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2002team change
Joined ATL (from LAC)
2001team change
Joined LAC (from BUF)
1994draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 2, Pick 64

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 245 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 65

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C1994

C+1995

B1996

B1997

B1998

C+1999

B2000

F2001

B+2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

70%

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
1994	0	0	0	0
1995	2	0.3	4+2	0.2
1996	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.2
1997	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
1998	4.5	0.3	4-0.5	0.3
1999	3	0.2	3	0.2
2000	5	0.6	8+3	0.5
2001	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2002	6.5	0.5	8+1.5	0.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

107 career value over replacement — #1028 all-time of 4,642. 11.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1994 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

46.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #64

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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