Sheldon Richardson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Richardson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Richardson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sheldon Richardson
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Rushing | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2013 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 73 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6% | 882 | 80.5% | 74 | 15.4% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23–24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 59 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.3% | 809 | 80.2% | 76 | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24–25 | NYJ | 11 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 618 | 86.9% | 28 | 8.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 60 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 761 | 78.2% | 33 | 8.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26–27 | SEA | 15 | — | 41 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 654 | 63.8% | 62 | 13.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 48 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 718 | 69.3% | 61 | 13.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28–29 | CLE | 16 | — | 58 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 774 | 72.9% | 63 | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 106.2 | -8.0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 29–30 | CLE | 15 | — | 62 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 799 | 73.9% | 61 | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -6.0 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 30–31 | MIN | 16 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 690 | 57.3% | 70 | 14.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -4.0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 136 | — | 467 | 264 | 203 | 64 | 105 | 33.5 | 202.5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.1% | 6,705 | 73.1% | 528 | 13.5% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 76 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 22 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
137 career value over replacement — #725 all-time of 4,649. 15.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2013 · +4.8 vs expected KV-H
65actual
60.2 expected · Δ+4.8
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