Darren Mickell is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Mickell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mickell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | KC | 16 | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | KC | 16 | — | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | KC | 12 | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | NO | 12 | — | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | NO | 14 | — | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 30 | SD | 13 | — | 27 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 163 | 137 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 26.0 | 39.0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
71 career value over replacement — #1633 all-time of 4,695. 11.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #2 (Rd 2) · KC · 1992 · +1.7 vs expected KV-H
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