Samari Rolle ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Rolle in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Rolle a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 22 | TEN | 15 | — | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | TEN | 16 | — | 62 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | TEN | 15 | — | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | TEN | 14 | — | 54 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | TEN | 16 | — | 45 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | TEN | 12 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | TEN | 10 | — | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | BAL | 15 | — | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | BAL | 16 | — | 47 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | BAL | 6 | — | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | BAL | 10 | — | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 402 | 354 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 9.5 | 27.5 | 31 | 119 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
171 career value over replacement — #526 all-time of 4,695. 17.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #46 (Rd 2) · TEN · 1998 · +24.6 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 171 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 12% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19 on average.See board →
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9 seasons × ~19 surplus ≈ VORP 171
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