← 1992 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R5 · #116 OVERALL · LB

Dwayne Sabb

Drafted by NE · GM Sam Jankovich · New Hampshire

All NFL teams

Full-career context

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

Games played74
Games started24
Weighted career AV15
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons5

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1992 · Round 5 · #116

NE draft credit

GM Sam Jankovich

Team games74
Team starts24
On-team AV16
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Excellent+1.33 contribution4th of 35 picks for this GM

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

An Excellent pick

Dwayne Sabb was Sam Jankovich's 4th-best of 35 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is +1.33. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Sam Jankovich's leaderboard composite θ.

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

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
74
on drafting team
Games started
24
on drafting team
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
16
modeled; full weighted AV 15
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 Sam Jankovich's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Sam Jankovich pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Dwayne Sabb totals +1.33. 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

-2-10+1+2+3+4+5124. Coates#124 · Ben Coates · aggregate +5.72Coates +5.731. Slade#31 · Chris Slade · aggregate +2.56Slade +2.651. Rucci#51 · Todd Rucci · aggregate +1.87116. Sabb#116 · Dwayne Sabb · aggregate +1.33Sabb +1.380. McMurtry#80 · Greg McMurtry · aggregate +0.9956. Brisby#56 · Vincent Brisby · aggregate +0.74112. Vaughn#112 · Jon Vaughn · aggregate +0.2664. Collins#64 · Todd Collins · aggregate +0.20113. Sisson#113 · Scott Sisson · aggregate +0.1990. Lambert#90 · Dion Lambert · aggregate +0.03194. Gray#194 · Jim Gray · aggregate -0.0759. Hodson#59 · Tom Hodson · aggregate -0.12176. Hawkins#176 · Wayne Hawkins · aggregate -0.19110. Brown#110 · Corwin Brown · aggregate -0.20110. Robinson#110 · Junior Robinson · aggregate -0.22140. Key#140 · David Key · aggregate -0.26142. Hatch#142 · Lawrence Hatch · aggregate -0.27168. Miller#168 · Blake Miller · aggregate -0.43165. Boyd#165 · Tracy Boyd · aggregate -0.43120. Gray#120 · James Gray · aggregate -0.4614. Russell#14 · Leonard Russell · aggregate -0.47113. Melander#113 · Jon Melander · aggregate -0.4886. Johnson#86 · Kevin Johnson · aggregate -0.5611. Harlow#11 · Pat Harlow · aggregate -0.5971. Turner#71 · Kevin Turner · aggregate -0.6735. Smith#35 · Rod Smith · aggregate -0.6884. Zolak#84 · Scott Zolak · aggregate -0.881. Bledsoe#1 · Drew Bledsoe · aggregate -0.9056. Stephens#56 · Calvin Stephens · aggregate -0.9013. Chung#13 · Eugene Chung · aggregate -1.10138. Griffith#138 · Rich Griffith · aggregate -1.2593. Anderson#93 · Darren Anderson · aggregate -1.2741. Henderson#41 · Jerome Henderson · aggregate -1.318. Singleton#8 · Chris Singleton · aggregate -1.7610. Agnew#10 · Ray Agnew · aggregate -2.83Agnew -2.8

Incremental contribution by season

-10-8-6-4-20+2+41990 · Greg McMurtry · incremental +0.271990 · Jon Melander · incremental -0.031990 · Tom Hodson · incremental -0.101990 · Junior Robinson · incremental -0.391990 · James Gray · incremental -0.781990 · Chris Singleton · incremental -0.871990 · Ray Agnew · incremental -2.111991 · Tom Hodson · incremental +0.051991 · Jon Vaughn · incremental +0.151991 · Ben Coates · incremental +0.271991 · Greg McMurtry · incremental +0.531991 · Calvin Stephens · incremental -0.051991 · Scott Zolak · incremental -0.121991 · Leonard Russell · incremental -0.351991 · David Key · incremental -0.501991 · Pat Harlow · incremental -0.611991 · Jerome Henderson · incremental -0.661991 · Ray Agnew · incremental -0.731991 · Blake Miller · incremental -0.751991 · Jon Melander · incremental -0.751991 · Chris Singleton · incremental -0.841992 · Pat Harlow · incremental +0.001992 · Tom Hodson · incremental +0.001992 · Dion Lambert · incremental +0.061992 · Jon Vaughn · incremental +0.261992 · Ben Coates · incremental +0.271992 · Dwayne Sabb · incremental +0.331992 · Greg McMurtry · incremental +0.591992 · Leonard Russell · incremental -0.041992 · Jim Gray · incremental -0.211992 · Rod Smith · incremental -0.291992 · Todd Collins · incremental -0.301992 · Kevin Turner · incremental -0.311992 · Wayne Hawkins · incremental -0.381992 · Chris Singleton · incremental -0.521992 · Scott Zolak · incremental -0.631992 · Tracy Boyd · incremental -0.751992 · Eugene Chung · incremental -0.771992 · Ray Agnew · incremental -0.911992 · Jerome Henderson · incremental -1.221992 · Calvin Stephens · incremental -1.361992 · Darren Anderson · incremental -2.071993 · Scott Zolak · incremental +0.011993 · Vincent Brisby · incremental +0.061993 · Todd Collins · incremental +0.151993 · Scott Sisson · incremental +0.171993 · Greg McMurtry · incremental +0.401993 · Dwayne Sabb · incremental +0.481993 · Ben Coates · incremental +0.521993 · Jerome Henderson · incremental -0.011993 · Dion Lambert · incremental -0.041993 · Pat Harlow · incremental -0.051993 · Todd Rucci · incremental -0.091993 · Leonard Russell · incremental -0.181993 · Chris Slade · incremental -0.241993 · Kevin Turner · incremental -0.301993 · Ray Agnew · incremental -0.321993 · Chris Singleton · incremental -0.361993 · Rod Smith · incremental -0.391993 · Corwin Brown · incremental -0.391993 · Lawrence Hatch · incremental -0.541993 · Eugene Chung · incremental -0.771993 · Kevin Johnson · incremental -0.961993 · Rich Griffith · incremental -2.151993 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental -3.881994 · Scott Zolak · incremental +0.061994 · Todd Collins · incremental +0.071994 · Corwin Brown · incremental +0.081994 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.211994 · Vincent Brisby · incremental +0.301994 · Todd Rucci · incremental +0.411994 · Dwayne Sabb · incremental +0.571994 · Chris Slade · incremental +0.601994 · Ben Coates · incremental +2.861994 · Eugene Chung · incremental -0.031994 · Pat Harlow · incremental -0.071994 · Ray Agnew · incremental -0.321994 · Rod Smith · incremental -0.331994 · Kevin Turner · incremental -0.341995 · Pat Harlow · incremental +0.011995 · Corwin Brown · incremental +0.021995 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.171995 · Todd Rucci · incremental +0.191995 · Dwayne Sabb · incremental +0.231995 · Vincent Brisby · incremental +0.351995 · Chris Slade · incremental +0.601995 · Ben Coates · incremental +3.691995 · Scott Zolak · incremental -0.181996 · Scott Zolak · incremental +0.011996 · Vincent Brisby · incremental +0.031996 · Corwin Brown · incremental +0.071996 · Todd Collins · incremental +0.121996 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.231996 · Chris Slade · incremental +0.441996 · Dwayne Sabb · incremental +0.521996 · Todd Rucci · incremental +0.521996 · Ben Coates · incremental +0.681996 · Jerome Henderson · incremental -0.151997 · Scott Zolak · incremental +0.021997 · Todd Collins · incremental +0.161997 · Vincent Brisby · incremental +0.201997 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.221997 · Todd Rucci · incremental +0.631997 · Chris Slade · incremental +0.691997 · Ben Coates · incremental +0.701998 · Vincent Brisby · incremental +0.071998 · Todd Collins · incremental +0.111998 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.191998 · Chris Slade · incremental +0.511998 · Ben Coates · incremental +0.591998 · Todd Rucci · incremental +0.601998 · Scott Zolak · incremental -0.311999 · Vincent Brisby · incremental +0.141999 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.201999 · Ben Coates · incremental +0.551999 · Todd Rucci · incremental +0.561999 · Chris Slade · incremental +0.582000 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.202000 · Chris Slade · incremental +0.552001 · Drew Bledsoe · incremental +0.03Agnew -2.1Sabb +0.3Anderson -2.1Sabb +0.5Griffith -2.1Bledsoe -3.9Sabb +0.6Coates +2.9Sabb +0.2Coates +3.7Sabb +0.519907 players199114 players199221 players199323 players199414 players19959 players199610 players19977 players19987 players19995 players20002 players20011 player
Above expectationBelow expectationDwayne SabbGM total -4.4Dwayne Sabb by season +2.1

How much retained production did Dwayne Sabb return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: LBs drafted within ±5 picks of Dwayne Sabb since 2010 (22 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 slot118. KnightTyrice Knight · model value +0.7119. HitchensAnthony Hitchens · model value +0.6116. SabbDwayne Sabb · model value +0.5+0.5119. RobinsonKeenan Robinson · model value +0.4120. HodgesGerald Hodges · model value +0.2116. MatthewsCasey Matthews · model value +0.2112. StutsmanDanny Stutsman · model value -0.1119. CarterBarrett Carter · model value -0.1117. GreeneKhaseem Greene · model value -0.1120. JohnsonJames-Michael Johnson · model value -0.1121. ClaytonKeenan Clayton · model value -0.2119. WalkerMykal Walker · model value -0.2121. MillerVentrell Miller · model value -0.2119. EddsA.J. Edds · model value -0.3115. DillardPhillip Dillard · model value -0.3115. CoxJabril Cox · model value -0.3118. PorterSean Porter · model value -0.3120. SmithBrandon Smith · model value -0.3121. BradfordCarl Bradford · model value -0.3115. MillerChristian Miller · model value -0.4115. SimonCody Simon · model value -0.4115. IyiegbuniweJoel Iyiegbuniwe · model value -0.5113. WilberKyle Wilber · model value -1
Dwayne SabbSlot-similar peers (22)

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.

'92'94'960612182401Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (5 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1992NE1622
1993NE1474
1994NE1685
1995NE1201
1996NE1674

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