Orlando Ruff is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ruff in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ruff's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 22–23 | SD | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23–24 | SD | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | SD | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | NO | 12 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | NO | 12 | — | 56 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | CLE | 10 | — | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 70 | — | 245 | 164 | 81 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2428 all-time of 4,649. 7.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22–23 | SD | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 23–24 | SD | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | SD | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 26–27 | NO | 12 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | NO | 12 | — | 56 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | CLE | 10 | — | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Career | 70 | 245 | 164 | 81 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 54.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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88% match
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