← 1998 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R3 · #85 OVERALL · DB

Allen Rossum

Drafted by PHI · GM Tom Modrak · Notre Dame

All NFL teams

Full-career context

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

Games played157
Games started10
Weighted career AV21
Pro Bowls1
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons12

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1998 · Round 3 · #85

PHI draft credit

GM Tom Modrak

Team games31
Team starts2
On-team AV5
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Terrible-3.13 contribution52nd of 54 picks for this GM

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

Long-career hit

Allen Rossum became a 12-season, 157-game NFL player after going #85. The retained-value model still ranks him 52nd of 54 for Tom Modrak because PHI only got 31 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -3.13. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Tom Modrak'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
31
on drafting team · 157 full-career
Games started
2
on drafting team · 10 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
5
modeled; full weighted AV 21
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
1 full-career
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Tom Modrak's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Tom Modrak pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Allen Rossum totals -3.13. 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

-4-20+2+4+6+8+1061. Dawkins#61 · Brian Dawkins · aggregate +11.23Dawkins +11.22. McNabb#2 · Donovan McNabb · aggregate +5.76McNabb +5.872. Trotter#72 · Jeremiah Trotter · aggregate +4.86Trotter +4.911. Thomas#11 · Tra Thomas · aggregate +3.55Thomas +3.650. Taylor#50 · Bobby Taylor · aggregate +3.01Taylor +3.0112. Whiting#112 · Brandon Whiting · aggregate +2.36Whiting +2.436. Pinkston#36 · Todd Pinkston · aggregate +1.82128. Moore#128 · Damon Moore · aggregate +1.5172. Jefferson#72 · Greg Jefferson · aggregate +1.4825. Mayberry#25 · Jermane Mayberry · aggregate +1.4871. Staley#71 · Duce Staley · aggregate +1.39172. Martin#172 · Cecil Martin · aggregate +1.296. Simon#6 · Corey Simon · aggregate +1.127. Mamula#7 · Mike Mamula · aggregate +0.88142. Reese#142 · Ike Reese · aggregate +0.61155. Broughton#155 · Luther Broughton · aggregate +0.49121. Farmer#121 · Ray Farmer · aggregate +0.46130. Brown#130 · Na Brown · aggregate +0.4678. Jones#78 · Chris Jones · aggregate +0.3997. Welbourn#97 · John Welbourn · aggregate +0.3485. Hoying#85 · Bobby Hoying · aggregate +0.2664. Brzezinski#64 · Doug Brzezinski · aggregate +0.20251. Davis#251 · Pernell Davis · aggregate +0.13208. Weaver#208 · Jed Weaver · aggregate +0.12197. Johnson#197 · Tony Johnson · aggregate +0.07227. Brown#227 · DeAuntae Brown · aggregate +0.04225. Capers#225 · Byron Capers · aggregate +0.03220. Akins#220 · Chris Akins · aggregate +0.03119. Barr#119 · Dave Barr · aggregate +0.00210. Bouie#210 · Kevin Bouie · aggregate -0.07201. Smith#201 · Troy Smith · aggregate -0.07207. Detmer#207 · Koy Detmer · aggregate -0.09199. Riley#199 · Phillip Riley · aggregate -0.09190. Wyatt#190 · Antwuan Wyatt · aggregate -0.10178. Frank#178 · John Frank · aggregate -0.10248. Smothers#248 · Howard Smothers · aggregate -0.16240. Thomas#240 · Melvin Thomas · aggregate -0.18171. Hamner#171 · Thomas Hamner · aggregate -0.20192. Romero#192 · John Romero · aggregate -0.33147. Marshall#147 · Whit Marshall · aggregate -0.4235. Gardner#35 · Barry Gardner · aggregate -0.4899. Scott#99 · Gari Scott · aggregate -0.48116. Love#116 · Clarence Love · aggregate -0.6525. Harris#25 · Jon Harris · aggregate -0.70194. White#194 · Steve White · aggregate -0.77119. Robinson#119 · Damien Robinson · aggregate -1.09152. Kalu#152 · N.D. Kalu · aggregate -1.25198. Jasper#198 · Ed Jasper · aggregate -1.2658. Brooks#58 · Barrett Brooks · aggregate -1.4757. Darling#57 · James Darling · aggregate -1.6054. Dunn#54 · Jason Dunn · aggregate -3.01Dunn -3.085. Rossum#85 · Allen Rossum · aggregate -3.13Rossum -3.1208. McCrary#208 · Fred McCrary · aggregate -3.40McCrary -3.461. Williams#61 · Bobbie Williams · aggregate -4.16Williams -4.2

Incremental contribution by season

-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+121995 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.011995 · Chris Jones · incremental +0.061995 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.161995 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.231995 · Dave Barr · incremental -0.051995 · Kevin Bouie · incremental -0.171995 · Howard Smothers · incremental -0.331995 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -1.201995 · Fred McCrary · incremental -5.181996 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.181996 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.381996 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.401996 · Ray Farmer · incremental +0.411996 · Chris Jones · incremental +0.461996 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.551996 · Bobby Hoying · incremental -0.001996 · Tony Johnson · incremental -0.111996 · Phillip Riley · incremental -0.211996 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental -0.311996 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -0.501996 · Whit Marshall · incremental -0.721996 · Steve White · incremental -1.291996 · Jason Dunn · incremental -2.831997 · Chris Jones · incremental +0.061997 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.181997 · Bobby Hoying · incremental +0.241997 · Ray Farmer · incremental +0.251997 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.341997 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.361997 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.451997 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.601997 · Luther Broughton · incremental -0.021997 · DeAuntae Brown · incremental -0.041997 · Koy Detmer · incremental -0.061997 · Byron Capers · incremental -0.081997 · Antwuan Wyatt · incremental -0.221997 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.291997 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -0.421997 · Duce Staley · incremental -0.441997 · Jon Harris · incremental -0.491997 · Jason Dunn · incremental -0.881997 · James Darling · incremental -1.021997 · Ed Jasper · incremental -1.391997 · Damien Robinson · incremental -1.791998 · Ray Farmer · incremental +0.011998 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.061998 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.121998 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.231998 · Bobby Hoying · incremental +0.241998 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.351998 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.371998 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.381998 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.411998 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.701998 · Chris Akins · incremental -0.051998 · Barrett Brooks · incremental -0.141998 · Koy Detmer · incremental -0.321998 · Melvin Thomas · incremental -0.351998 · James Darling · incremental -0.551998 · Ed Jasper · incremental -0.571998 · Jon Harris · incremental -0.581998 · Tra Thomas · incremental -0.781998 · Jason Dunn · incremental -0.971998 · Clarence Love · incremental -1.091998 · Allen Rossum · incremental -3.681999 · Jed Weaver · incremental +0.101999 · Pernell Davis · incremental +0.111999 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.161999 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.191999 · Na Brown · incremental +0.281999 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.291999 · Damon Moore · incremental +0.331999 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.331999 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.341999 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.391999 · Luther Broughton · incremental +0.411999 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.431999 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.471999 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.511999 · Greg Jefferson · incremental +0.791999 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +1.441999 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental -0.001999 · Koy Detmer · incremental -0.041999 · Troy Smith · incremental -0.181999 · John Welbourn · incremental -0.211999 · Barry Gardner · incremental -0.321999 · Donovan McNabb · incremental -0.441999 · James Darling · incremental -0.691999 · Allen Rossum · incremental -1.232000 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.082000 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental +0.172000 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.182000 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.182000 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.192000 · Mike Mamula · incremental +0.232000 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.232000 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.242000 · Na Brown · incremental +0.252000 · Luther Broughton · incremental +0.272000 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.342000 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.412000 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.512000 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.542000 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.672000 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.672000 · Damon Moore · incremental +0.922000 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.342000 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +3.242000 · James Darling · incremental -0.162000 · John Frank · incremental -0.262000 · Gari Scott · incremental -0.362000 · Thomas Hamner · incremental -0.372000 · Barry Gardner · incremental -0.422000 · John Romero · incremental -0.582000 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -1.462001 · Barry Gardner · incremental +0.032001 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental +0.162001 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.172001 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.182001 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.232001 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.262001 · Na Brown · incremental +0.282001 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.332001 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.392001 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.542001 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.632001 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.682001 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.762001 · Damon Moore · incremental +1.002001 · Tra Thomas · incremental +1.052001 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.322001 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +1.522001 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.362001 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.172001 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -0.202001 · Gari Scott · incremental -0.452002 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.002002 · Barry Gardner · incremental +0.032002 · Doug Brzezinski · incremental +0.142002 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.142002 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.222002 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.492002 · Cecil Martin · incremental +0.592002 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.682002 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.812002 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.942002 · Tra Thomas · incremental +1.132002 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.142002 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +1.542002 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.382002 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.192002 · Ike Reese · incremental -0.282002 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -1.012003 · Ike Reese · incremental +0.032003 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.112003 · John Welbourn · incremental +0.172003 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.212003 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.232003 · Bobby Taylor · incremental +0.242003 · Duce Staley · incremental +0.312003 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.482003 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.672003 · Brandon Whiting · incremental +0.702003 · Corey Simon · incremental +1.052003 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.342003 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.822003 · Bobbie Williams · incremental -3.932004 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.032004 · Corey Simon · incremental +0.242004 · Jermane Mayberry · incremental +0.272004 · Todd Pinkston · incremental +0.722004 · Ike Reese · incremental +1.002004 · Tra Thomas · incremental +1.072004 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +1.262004 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.342004 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.302005 · Koy Detmer · incremental +0.092005 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.292005 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.302005 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +1.372005 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +1.442005 · N.D. Kalu · incremental -0.432006 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.372006 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.392006 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.512006 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +3.342007 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +0.292007 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.452007 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.482008 · Tra Thomas · incremental +0.492008 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +0.522008 · Brian Dawkins · incremental +1.462009 · Jeremiah Trotter · incremental +0.192009 · Donovan McNabb · incremental +1.27McCrary -5.2Dunn -2.8Robinson -1.8Rossum -3.7Rossum -1.2Trotter +3.2Trotter +1.5Dawkins +3.4Taylor +1.5Dawkins +3.4Williams -3.9Dawkins +3.3Dawkins +3.319959 players199614 players199721 players199821 players199924 players200026 players200121 players200217 players200314 players20049 players20056 players20064 players20073 players20083 players20092 players
Above expectationBelow expectationAllen RossumGM total +20.1Allen Rossum by season -4.9

How much retained production did Allen Rossum return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: DBs drafted within ±5 picks of Allen Rossum since 2010 (18 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+0.5+1Model value above slot80. CulliverChris Culliver · model value +1.289. SmithTykee Smith · model value +0.680. DeabloDivine Deablo · model value +0.583. MossRiley Moss · model value +0.280. WilcoxJ.J. Wilcox · model value +0.190. GriffinShaquill Griffin · model value +0.184. WilliamsShawn Williams · model value -0.189. WrightShareece Wright · model value -0.190. JonesElijah Jones · model value -0.188. PatrickJohnny Patrick · model value -0.181. DykeDeMarcus Van Dyke · model value -0.290. MarshCurtis Marsh · model value -0.280. FlemingJamell Fleming · model value -0.280. McDougleDexter McDougle · model value -0.385. BentleyBill Bentley · model value -0.487. GainesPhillip Gaines · model value -0.583. RyanLogan Ryan · model value -0.590. WebsterKayvon Webster · model value -0.885. RossumAllen Rossum · model value -1.4-1.4
Allen RossumSlot-similar peers (18)

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.

'98'00'02'04'06'08'0903581001Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (12 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1998PHI1523
1999PHI1602
2000GB1603
2001GB601
2002ATL1402
2003ATL1602
2004ATL1615
2005ATL1001
2006ATL1663
2007PIT1502
2008SF1312
2009DAL, SF400

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