Darnell Dockett is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Dockett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dockett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Darnell Dockett

3× Pro BowlTop 12% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007

Height6'4"

Weight290 lb

BornMay 27, 1981

Age45

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 3, Pick 64 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 128 · #792 · High-Value

Worth 128 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.2

Avg surplus

peak +33

9 seasons × ~14.2 surplus ≈ VORP 128

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2004	—	ARI	14	—	33	28	5	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ARI	12	—	29	18	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ARI	15	—	41	27	14	0	7	2.0	9.0	1	2	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ARI	16	—	49	35	14	0	18	9.5	27.5	0	1	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ARI	16	—	38	26	12	4	16	4.0	24.0	0	1	1	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ARI	15	—	44	34	10	17	14	6.5	37.5	1	2	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ARI	15	—	44	37	7	9	14	5.0	28.0	0	1	1	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ARI	16	—	49	33	16	10	18	3.5	31.5	0	1	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ARI	14	—	34	23	11	4	9	1.5	14.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ARI	16	—	44	34	10	12	13	4.5	29.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	865	80.3%	74	15.4%
Career		—	149	—	405	295	110	56	109	41.5	206.5	4	18	8	14	2	0	—	0.0%	865	80.3%	74	15.4%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2004	23	ARI	14	—	33	28	5	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	3	1	1	0	9.5
2005	24	ARI	12	—	29	18	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	1	3	1	—	0	6.7
2006	25	ARI	15	—	41	27	14	0	7	2.0	9.0	1	2	1	2	0	9.4
2007	26	ARI	16	—	49	35	14	0	18	9.5	27.5	0	1	2	2	0	17.4
2008	27	ARI	16	—	38	26	12	4	16	4.0	24.0	0	1	1	3	1	14.1
2009	28	ARI	15	—	44	34	10	17	14	6.5	37.5	1	2	1	1	0	17.3
2010	29	ARI	15	—	44	37	7	9	14	5.0	28.0	0	1	1	3	1	16
2011	30	ARI	16	—	49	33	16	10	18	3.5	31.5	0	1	0	2	0	14
2012	31	ARI	14	—	34	23	11	4	9	1.5	14.5	0	4	0	—	0	8.2
2013	32	ARI	16	13*	44	34	10	12	13	4.5	29.5	0	0	0	—	0	12.7
Career			149	13*	405	295	110	56	109	—	—	4	18	8	14	2	125.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	32	ARI	16	13*	—	0.0%	865	80.3%	74	15.4%
Career			16	13*	—	—	865	—	74	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.3

Availability 18.7

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2004bestavg 64elite 702013

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 21% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

21% of the all-time Sacks leader21

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.41See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.41Snap share80.3%Def snaps865Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2004 class

5.00s

40-Yard

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 21thClass Pos 23thClass All 23th

31"

Vertical

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 28thClass Pos 21thClass All 30th

105"

Broad Jump

Low · 6th pct

Pos 6thAll 14thClass Pos 12thClass All 16th

26 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 75thClass All 73th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl10Solo8Ast2TFL4QBHits4Sk3.0Dis11.0FR1

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #64

#56Madieu WilliamsFS #57Antwan OdomDE #58Shawntae SpencerCB #59Sean JonesS #60Courtney WatsonMLB #61Kris WilsonTE #62Keary ColbertWR #63Marquise HillDE #66Nick HardwickC #67Stuart SchweigertDB #68Ben HartsockTE #69Gilbert GardnerLB #70Joey ThomasDB #71Randy StarksDE #74Tim AndersonDT #75Max StarksOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Darnell inherited the Arizona Cardinals DL room from Russell Davis (2000–2005), and handed it to Antonio Smith (2005–2008).

Eric Swann 1991–1999Michael Bankston 1992–1997Clyde Simmons 1994–1995Simeon Rice 1996–2000Mark Smith 1997–2000Russell Davis

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2004draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 3, Pick 64

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 290 lb

Frame

297 lb at 5.00s

Size-speed

31" vert / 105" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2013	ARI	W5Questionable· Groin
2012	ARI	W4Doubtful· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW6Questionable· Hamstring
2010	ARI	W10Questionable· ShoulderW11Questionable· Shoulder
2009	ARI	W5Questionable· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 76

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2004

C2005

C+2006

A2007

B2008

B+2009

B2010

B2011

C+2012

B2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

93%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2004	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2005	1	0.1	1	0.1
2006	2	0.1	2	0.1
2007	9.5	0.6	10+0.5	0.6
2008	4	0.3	4	0.3
2009	6.5	0.4	8+1.5	0.5
2010	5	0.3	6+1	0.4
2011	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2012	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2013	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

128 career value over replacement — #792 all-time of 4,642. 12.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2004 · +23.1 vs expected KV-H

70actual

46.9 expected · Δ+23.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #64

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography