Rosevelt Colvin is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Colvin in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Colvin's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Rosevelt Colvin

Top 35% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001 Team Carrier · #256

Height6'3"

Weight250 lb

BornSep 5, 1977

Age48

CollegePurdue

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1999	21–22	CHI	5	—	12	10	2	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	22–23	CHI	12	—	31	22	9	1	1	3.0	5.0	0	3	4	1	0	0
2001	23–24	CHI	16	—	60	50	10	13	10	10.5	33.5	2	8	3	1	0	0
2002	24–25	CHI	16	—	57	48	9	17	8	10.5	35.5	0	9	3	1	0	0
2003	25–26	NE	2	—	5	3	2	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	26–27	NE	13	—	28	15	13	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	1	1	—	0	0
2005	27–28	NE	15	—	48	30	18	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	2	2	1	0	0
2006	28–29	NE	16	—	44	31	13	0	26	8.0	34.0	0	3	1	1	0	0
2007	29–30	NE	8	—	21	11	10	0	2	4.0	6.0	1	2	3	2	1	0
2008	30–31	NE	4	—	4	2	2	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	107	—	310	222	88	33	50	51.5	134.5	3	28	17	7	1	0

Career Value · VORP

28 career value over replacement — #2755 all-time of 4,649. 3.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #111 (Rd 4) · CHI · 1999 · +15.3 vs expected KV-H

51actual

35.7 expected · Δ+15.3

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
1999	21–22	CHI	5	—	12	10	2	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	2.8
2000	22–23	CHI	12	—	31	22	9	1	1	3.0	5.0	0	3	4	1	0	6.9
2001	23–24	CHI	16	—	60	50	10	13	10	10.5	33.5	2	8	3	1	0	15.9
2002	24–25	CHI	16	—	57	48	9	17	8	10.5	35.5	0	9	3	1	0	15.3
2003	25–26	NE	2	—	5	3	2	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2004	26–27	NE	13	—	28	15	13	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	1	1	—	0	6.8
2005	27–28	NE	15	—	48	30	18	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	2	2	1	0	9
2006	28–29	NE	16	—	44	31	13	0	26	8.0	34.0	0	3	1	1	0	10.2
2007	29–30	NE	8	—	21	11	10	0	2	4.0	6.0	1	2	3	2	1	6.9
2008	30–31	NE	4	—	4	2	2	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.2
Career			107		310	222	88	33	50	—	—	3	28	17	7	1	75

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 31.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 432008

Tackles career shape vs similar linebackers

1999-2008

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Tackles season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.