← 2001 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R4 · #99 OVERALL · G

Roberto Garza

Drafted by ATL · GM Harold Richardson · Texas A&M-Kingsville

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Roberto Garza across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played206
Games started176
Weighted career AV61
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons14

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2001 · Round 4 · #99

ATL draft credit

GM Harold Richardson

Team games52
Team starts31
On-team AV17
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Terrible-3.40 contribution63rd of 63 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

Long-career hit

Roberto Garza became a 14-season, 206-game NFL player after going #99. The retained-value model still ranks him 63rd of 63 for Harold Richardson because ATL only got 52 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -3.40. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Harold Richardson's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
52
on drafting team · 206 full-career
Games started
31
on drafting team · 176 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
17
modeled; full weighted AV 61
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Harold Richardson's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Harold Richardson pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Roberto Garza totals -3.40. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-3-2-10+1+2+3+4+5237. McClure#237 · Todd McClure · aggregate +5.09McClure +5.135. Crumpler#35 · Alge Crumpler · aggregate +3.36Crumpler +3.4219. Forney#219 · Kynan Forney · aggregate +2.43Forney +2.4180. Collins#180 · Calvin Collins · aggregate +2.21Collins +2.230. Kerney#30 · Patrick Kerney · aggregate +1.93100. Crockett#100 · Henri Crockett · aggregate +1.38102. Stewart#102 · Matt Stewart · aggregate +1.22188. Sauer#188 · Craig Sauer · aggregate +1.0437. Claridge#37 · Travis Claridge · aggregate +1.01211. Vaughn#211 · Darrick Vaughn · aggregate +0.84204. Graziani#204 · Tony Graziani · aggregate +0.76148. McCadam#148 · Kevin McCadam · aggregate +0.7112. Brooking#12 · Keith Brooking · aggregate +0.69126. Carty#126 · Johndale Carty · aggregate +0.67166. Williams#166 · Elijah Williams · aggregate +0.66121. Griffith#121 · Justin Griffith · aggregate +0.60201. Oxendine#201 · Ken Oxendine · aggregate +0.55236. McCord#236 · Quentin McCord · aggregate +0.54198. Kelly#198 · Jeff Kelly · aggregate +0.40222. Bayne#222 · Chris Bayne · aggregate +0.38158. Kittner#158 · Kurt Kittner · aggregate +0.34244. Shaffer#244 · Kevin Shaffer · aggregate +0.3170. Santiago#70 · O.J. Santiago · aggregate +0.15226. Flemons#226 · Ronald Flemons · aggregate +0.09238. Veal#238 · Demetrin Veal · aggregate +0.07247. Menendez#247 · Rondel Menendez · aggregate +0.03215. Hall#215 · Corey Hall · aggregate +0.01203. Slay#203 · Henry Slay · aggregate -0.02200. Thigpen#200 · Eric Thigpen · aggregate -0.05217. Coleman#217 · Michael Coleman · aggregate -0.06196. Dunbar#196 · LaTarence Dunbar · aggregate -0.07202. Bacon#202 · Waine Bacon · aggregate -0.08116. Bibla#116 · Martin Bibla · aggregate -0.11164. Bandy#164 · Gary Bandy · aggregate -0.15167. Garner#167 · Randy Garner · aggregate -0.15184. Hill#184 · Kahlil Hill · aggregate -0.15172. Philyaw#172 · Mareno Philyaw · aggregate -0.17133. Wimberly#133 · Marcus Wimberly · aggregate -0.21103. Brown#103 · Omar Brown · aggregate -0.2274. German#74 · Jammi German · aggregate -0.26159. Olinger#159 · Jon Olinger · aggregate -0.26134. Midget#134 · Anthony Midget · aggregate -0.29136. Sutherland#136 · Vinny Sutherland · aggregate -0.3341. Hanspard#41 · Byron Hanspard · aggregate -0.3453. Hallen#53 · Bob Hallen · aggregate -0.38100. Thompson#100 · Michael Thompson · aggregate -0.38164. Baker#164 · Eugene Baker · aggregate -0.4584. Brown#84 · Shannon Brown · aggregate -0.5692. Paulk#92 · Jeff Paulk · aggregate -0.5680. Overstreet#80 · Will Overstreet · aggregate -0.6918. Duckett#18 · T.J. Duckett · aggregate -0.8011. Booker#11 · Michael Booker · aggregate -0.8832. Davis#32 · Nathan Davis · aggregate -1.13117. Huntley#117 · Richard Huntley · aggregate -1.14199. Salaam#199 · Ephraim Salaam · aggregate -1.17114. Dwight#114 · Tim Dwight · aggregate -1.2955. Scott#55 · Bryan Scott · aggregate -1.46127. Bolden#127 · Juran Bolden · aggregate -1.71229. Brooks#229 · Ethan Brooks · aggregate -2.18Brooks -2.267. Simoneau#67 · Mark Simoneau · aggregate -2.69Simoneau -2.71. Vick#1 · Michael Vick · aggregate -2.90Vick -2.942. Kelly#42 · Reggie Kelly · aggregate -3.18Kelly -3.299. Garza#99 · Roberto Garza · aggregate -3.40Garza -3.4

Incremental contribution by season

-7-6-5-4-3-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+61996 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.331996 · Gary Bandy · incremental -0.331996 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.441996 · Shannon Brown · incremental -0.961996 · Richard Huntley · incremental -1.821996 · Ethan Brooks · incremental -3.381997 · Tony Graziani · incremental +0.151997 · Chris Bayne · incremental +0.331997 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.361997 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.391997 · Calvin Collins · incremental +0.861997 · O.J. Santiago · incremental -0.001997 · Byron Hanspard · incremental -0.181997 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.331997 · Marcus Wimberly · incremental -0.411997 · Michael Booker · incremental -0.431997 · Nathan Davis · incremental -1.811998 · Ken Oxendine · incremental +0.111998 · O.J. Santiago · incremental +0.151998 · Chris Bayne · incremental +0.231998 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.231998 · Tony Graziani · incremental +0.291998 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.361998 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.581998 · Calvin Collins · incremental +1.051998 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.041998 · Henry Slay · incremental -0.131998 · Omar Brown · incremental -0.221998 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.231998 · Jammi German · incremental -0.291998 · Tim Dwight · incremental -0.531998 · Michael Booker · incremental -0.681998 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.821998 · Keith Brooking · incremental -3.331999 · O.J. Santiago · incremental +0.121999 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.181999 · Jeff Kelly · incremental +0.251999 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.251999 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.361999 · Craig Sauer · incremental +0.431999 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.521999 · Calvin Collins · incremental +0.621999 · Ken Oxendine · incremental +0.701999 · Tony Graziani · incremental +0.741999 · Rondel Menendez · incremental -0.021999 · Jammi German · incremental -0.101999 · Patrick Kerney · incremental -0.111999 · Michael Booker · incremental -0.131999 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.161999 · Omar Brown · incremental -0.181999 · Eric Thigpen · incremental -0.201999 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.361999 · Byron Hanspard · incremental -0.401999 · Todd McClure · incremental -0.451999 · Eugene Baker · incremental -0.671999 · Jeff Paulk · incremental -0.931999 · Tim Dwight · incremental -1.131999 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -2.192000 · Jammi German · incremental +0.032000 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.072000 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.292000 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.302000 · Jeff Kelly · incremental +0.372000 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.382000 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.422000 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.452000 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.472000 · Darrick Vaughn · incremental +0.762000 · Calvin Collins · incremental +0.892000 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.042000 · Eugene Baker · incremental -0.122000 · Michael Thompson · incremental -0.242000 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.262000 · Mareno Philyaw · incremental -0.342000 · Tim Dwight · incremental -0.472000 · Anthony Midget · incremental -0.572000 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -1.052000 · Mark Simoneau · incremental -1.942001 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +0.032001 · Elijah Williams · incremental +0.112001 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.152001 · Quentin McCord · incremental +0.152001 · Ronald Flemons · incremental +0.172001 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.292001 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.332001 · Darrick Vaughn · incremental +0.352001 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.392001 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.392001 · Henri Crockett · incremental +0.542001 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.652001 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.652001 · Corey Hall · incremental -0.072001 · Bob Hallen · incremental -0.142001 · Michael Thompson · incremental -0.152001 · Ephraim Salaam · incremental -0.332001 · Randy Garner · incremental -0.342001 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -0.542001 · Vinny Sutherland · incremental -0.602001 · Mark Simoneau · incremental -1.562001 · Michael Vick · incremental -1.652001 · Roberto Garza · incremental -2.102002 · Jeff Kelly · incremental +0.012002 · Martin Bibla · incremental +0.022002 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.222002 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +0.292002 · Quentin McCord · incremental +0.312002 · Johndale Carty · incremental +0.332002 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.422002 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.542002 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.572002 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.592002 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.682002 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.712002 · Kurt Kittner · incremental -0.012002 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental -0.052002 · Ronald Flemons · incremental -0.102002 · Michael Coleman · incremental -0.172002 · Will Overstreet · incremental -0.222002 · Michael Thompson · incremental -0.272002 · Kahlil Hill · incremental -0.312002 · Roberto Garza · incremental -0.572002 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.612002 · Mark Simoneau · incremental -0.652002 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -0.822002 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.862002 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.922003 · Demetrin Veal · incremental +0.032003 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental +0.142003 · Travis Claridge · incremental +0.192003 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.242003 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.292003 · Quentin McCord · incremental +0.342003 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.392003 · Kurt Kittner · incremental +0.512003 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.622003 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.652003 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.662003 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.672003 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.352003 · LaTarence Dunbar · incremental -0.172003 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.192003 · Martin Bibla · incremental -0.232003 · Waine Bacon · incremental -0.242003 · Jon Olinger · incremental -0.492003 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.642003 · Juran Bolden · incremental -0.852003 · Will Overstreet · incremental -0.912003 · Bryan Scott · incremental -0.972003 · Roberto Garza · incremental -1.022004 · Martin Bibla · incremental +0.062004 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental +0.202004 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.292004 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.382004 · Matt Stewart · incremental +0.602004 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.662004 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.672004 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.672004 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +1.022004 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.352004 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.052004 · Bryan Scott · incremental -0.642004 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.842004 · Roberto Garza · incremental -1.622005 · Kevin Shaffer · incremental +0.212005 · Kevin McCadam · incremental +0.312005 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.412005 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.412005 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.662005 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.682005 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.692005 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.412005 · T.J. Duckett · incremental -0.062005 · Bryan Scott · incremental -0.612005 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.812006 · Patrick Kerney · incremental +0.222006 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.222006 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.292006 · Justin Griffith · incremental +0.342006 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.662006 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +1.382006 · Michael Vick · incremental -0.682007 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.222007 · Alge Crumpler · incremental +0.252007 · Kynan Forney · incremental +0.562007 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.642008 · Keith Brooking · incremental +0.222008 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.682009 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.712010 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.682011 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.592011 · Reggie Kelly · incremental -0.162012 · Todd McClure · incremental +0.73Huntley -1.8Brooks -3.4Davis -1.8Brooking -3.3Kelly -2.2Simoneau -1.9Simoneau -1.6Vick -1.6Garza -2.1Garza -0.6Garza -1.0Garza -1.619966 players199711 players199817 players199924 players200020 players200123 players200225 players200323 players200414 players200511 players20067 players20074 players20082 players20091 player20101 player20112 players20121 player
Above expectationBelow expectationRoberto GarzaGM total -2.4Roberto Garza by season -5.3

How much retained production did Roberto Garza return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: Gs drafted within ±5 picks of Roberto Garza since 2010 (5 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-1-0.50+0.5Model value above slot101. BolingClint Boling · model value +0.9102. WilliamsDaryl Williams · model value +0.497. OdhiamboRees Odhiambo · model value -0.198. GradkowskiGino Gradkowski · model value -0.298. JohnsonMike Johnson · model value -0.399. GarzaRoberto Garza · model value -1.5-1.5
Roberto GarzaSlot-similar peers (5)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'02'04'06'08'10'12'140448813117501Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (14 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2001ATL1643
2002ATL643
2003ATL1484
2004ATL16157
2005CHI1673
2006CHI16168
2007CHI16166
2008CHI16167
2009CHI16168
2010CHI14146
2011CHI16166
2012CHI16167
2013CHI16161,1341.197.9
2014CHI12117770.456.4

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