Daryl Gardener is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Gardener in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gardener's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Daryl Gardener
Top 32% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | MIA | 16 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | MIA | 16 | — | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | MIA | 16 | — | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | MIA | 16 | — | 46 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | MIA | 10 | — | 46 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | MIA | 8 | — | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | WAS | 15 | — | 48 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | DEN | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 295 | 198 | 57 | 32 | 18 | 19.0 | 69.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
74 career value over replacement — #1526 all-time of 4,649. 9.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · MIA · 1996 · +1.3 vs expected KV-H
57actual
55.7 expected · Δ+1.3
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