Darren Howard ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Howard in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Howard a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | NO | 16 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11.0 | 37.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | NO | 16 | — | 42 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | NO | 15 | — | 40 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | NO | 7 | — | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | NO | 13 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | NO | 10 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | PHI | 14 | — | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | PHI | 9 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | PHI | 15 | — | 25 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | PHI | 10 | — | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 292 | 203 | 89 | 52 | 58 | 68.0 | 178.0 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
232 career value over replacement — #274 all-time of 4,695. 23.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #33 (Rd 2) · NO · 2000 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H
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10 seasons · peak 7.8 in 2000
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.1 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2000 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2009 · +0.3 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#90 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23–24 | NO | 16 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11.0 | 37.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | NO | 16 | — | 42 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | NO | 15 | — | 40 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | NO | 7 | — | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | NO | 13 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | NO | 10 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | PHI | 14 | — | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | PHI | 9 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | PHI | 15 | — | 25 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | PHI | 10 | — | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Career | 125 | 292 | 203 | 89 | 52 | 58 | 68.0 | 178.0 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 80.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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92% match
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