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.

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Samari Rolle

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time defensive backsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height6'0"

Weight175 lb

BornAug 10, 1976

Age49

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 46 · TEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

97thInterceptions·31

Postseason all-time ranks

47thPlayoff Interceptions·3

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 170 · #521 · High-Value

Worth 170 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.9

Avg surplus

peak +39

9 seasons × ~18.9 surplus ≈ VORP 170

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
1998	—	TEN	15	—	29	25	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	6	1	—	—	—
1999	—	TEN	16	—	62	50	12	4	4	3.0	11.0	4	12	1	1	0	0
2000	—	TEN	15	—	37	33	4	1	2	1.5	4.5	7	16	0	1	1	0
2001	—	TEN	14	—	54	49	5	3	1	2.0	6.0	3	14	0	2	0	0
2002	—	TEN	16	—	45	36	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	13	0	—	0	0
2003	—	TEN	12	—	28	20	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	17	0	2	1	0
2004	—	TEN	10	—	22	21	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	1	0	0
2005	—	BAL	15	—	40	38	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	2	—	0	0
2006	—	BAL	16	—	47	43	4	0	2	1.0	3.0	3	11	0	—	0	0
2007	—	BAL	6	—	20	19	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	0	—	0	0
2008	—	BAL	10	—	22	20	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	1	—	0	0
Career		—	145	—	406	354	48	9	9	9.5	27.5	31	119	5	7	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1998	22	TEN	15	—	29	25	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	6	1	—	—	—	7.6
1999	23	TEN	16	—	62	50	12	4	4	3.0	11.0	4	12	1	1	0	0	10.2
2000	24	TEN	15	—	37	33	4	1	2	1.5	4.5	7	16	0	1	1	0	13.2
2001	25	TEN	14	—	54	49	5	3	1	2.0	6.0	3	14	0	2	0	0	9.3
2002	26	TEN	16	—	45	36	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	13	0	—	0	0	8.2
2003	27	TEN	12	—	28	20	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	6	17	0	2	1	0	11.4
2004	28	TEN	10	—	22	21	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	1	0	0	4.8
2005	29	BAL	15	—	40	38	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	11	2	—	0	0	8.9
2006	30	BAL	16	—	47	43	4	0	2	1.0	3.0	3	11	0	—	0	0	8.7
2007	31	BAL	6	—	20	19	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	3.1
2008	32	BAL	10	—	22	20	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	8	1	—	0	0	7.3
Career			145		406	354	48	9	9	—	—	31	119	5	7	2	0	92.7

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 49.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 65elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Interceptions leader14

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: 85%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl34Solo30Ast4TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0Int3PD10FR1

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #46

#37Robert HolcombeFB #38Flozell AdamsOT #39Sam CowartMLB #41Jeremy StaatDE #42Pat JohnsonWR #43Artrell HawkinsFS #44Patrick SurtainCB #45Brian KellyCB #47Todd WeinerOT #48Stephen AlexanderTE #49Kenny MixonDE #50Germane CrowellWR #51Kailee WongLB #52Tony SimmonsWR #53Bob HallenC #54Rod RutledgeTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Samari inherited the Tennessee Titans DB room from Denard Walker (1997–2000), and handed it to Andre Dyson (2001–2004).

Cris Dishman 1988–1996Darryll Lewis 1991–1998Steve Jackson 1991–1999Marcus Robertson 1991–2000Blaine Bishop 1993–2001Denard Walker

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2005team change
Joined BAL (from TEN)
1998draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 2, Pick 46

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 175 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 83

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

B+1999

A2000

B2001

B2002

A2003

C+2004

C+2005

B2006

D2007

B+2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

82%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
1999	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2000	7	0.5	5-2	0.3
2001	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2002	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2003	6	0.5	6	0.3
2004	1	0.1	1	0
2005	1	0.1	0-1	0
2006	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2007	1	0.2	2+1	0.1
2008	3	0.3	4+1	0.2

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 (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

170 career value over replacement — #521 all-time of 4,642. 17/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #46 (Rd 2) · TEN · 1998 · +24.2 vs expected KV-H

74actual

49.8 expected · Δ+24.2

💔+33.7 stolen VORP·1.98 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

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

1998 Draft Class· this player went #46

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator