Aaron Schobel ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Schobel in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Schobel a career score of 88, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Aaron Schobel

2× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 📈 Late Developer · 2006 Team Carrier · #117

Height6'4"

Weight243 lb

BornSep 1, 1977

Age48

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #117 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2005 BUF·5 team wins#5

Sacks · 12 · score 42

2009 BUF·6 team wins#7

Sacks · 11 · score 19

2003 BUF

Career Value · VORP

261 career value over replacement — #193 all-time of 4,649. 29/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

4 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #46 (Rd 2) · BUF · 2001 · +38.6 vs expected KV-H

88actual

49.4 expected · Δ+38.6

💔+26.1 stolen VORP·0.9 szns lost

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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 40% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

40% of the all-time Sacks leader40

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2001 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 41thClass Pos 58thClass All 49th

38"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 88thClass Pos 75thClass All 81th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 62thClass Pos 63thClass All 72th

7.16s

3-Cone

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 52thClass Pos 72thClass All 67th

4.03s

Shuttle

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 95thClass Pos 97thClass All 95th

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	BUF	0	W10Questionable· Groin

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

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

peak 94

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

B+2001

B+2002

A2003

B+2004

A+2005

A+2006

B+2007

F2008

A+2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

90%

20012009

2008 · cause not documented · 31%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Sacks in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#37

2006 · EDGE · all-time

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2001	6.5	0.5	7+0.5	0.4
2002	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
2003	11	0.7	12+1	0.7
2004	8	0.5	8	0.5
2005	12	0.8	12	0.7
2006	14.5	1	16+1.5	0.9
2007	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2008	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2009	11	0.7	12+1	0.7

Aaron Schobel

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

College Stats

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Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #46

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