Darrell Russell is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Russell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Russell'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 | |||||
| 1997 | 21 | OAK | 16 | — | 43 | 34 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 22 | OAK | 16 | — | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | OAK | 15 | — | 36 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 9.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | OAK | 15 | — | 29 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 25 | OAK | 11 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | WAS | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 77 | — | 208 | 160 | 31 | 34 | 18 | 28.5 | 80.5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1147 all-time of 4,649. 16.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · LV · 1997 · +6.6 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21 | OAK | 16 | — | 43 | 34 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1998 | 22 | OAK | 16 | — | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 20.2 |
| 1999 | 23 | OAK | 15 | — | 36 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 9.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2000 | 24 | OAK | 15 | — | 29 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.4 |
| 2001 | 25 | OAK | 11 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | 27 | WAS | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 77 | 208 | 160 | 31 | 34 | 18 | — | — | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65.4 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 92%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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92% match
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