Butch Rolle is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Rolle in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rolle's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Butch Rolle
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | 22 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 4 | 56 | 0 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | BUF | 12 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 3.3 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 13 | 64 | 0 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 10 | 67 | 1 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 124 | — | — | 38 | 213 | 11 | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
41 career value over replacement — #2299 all-time of 4,649. 5.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #180 (Rd 7) · BUF · 1986 · +28.5 vs expected KV-H
52actual
23.5 expected · Δ+28.5
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