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

DETB#55CUT

Darryl Tapp

Top 25% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007

Height6'1"

Weight270 lb

BornSep 13, 1984

Age41

CollegeVirginia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 63 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 75 · #1511 · Above Average

Worth 75 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.7

Avg surplus

peak +24

7 seasons × ~10.7 surplus ≈ VORP 75

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%
2006	—	SEA	16	—	18	10	8	0	8	3.0	11.0	1	1	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	SEA	16	—	43	35	8	0	17	7.0	24.0	1	8	3	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	SEA	15	—	45	36	9	7	13	5.5	25.5	0	0	4	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	SEA	16	—	45	36	9	9	16	2.5	27.5	0	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PHI	13	—	26	25	1	8	8	3.0	19.0	0	4	0	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PHI	12	—	25	17	8	7	8	2.5	17.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PHI	10	—	14	10	4	1	2	0.5	3.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	WAS	7	—	9	6	3	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	83	11.4%	100	36.6%
2014	—	DET	12	—	16	11	5	0	8	0.5	8.5	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	283	26.9%	70	23.9%
2015	—	DET	15	—	25	18	7	5	8	2.0	15.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	410	39.1%	198	42.8%
2016	—	NO	11	—	16	11	5	0	9	0.5	9.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	290	29.6%	141	34.4%
2017	—	TB	1	—	2	2	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	56	28.0%	12	15.0%
Career		—	144	—	284	217	67	40	99	29.0	168.0	2	20	11	10	1	0	—	0.0%	1,122	27.0%	521	30.5%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	22	SEA	16	—	18	10	8	0	8	3.0	11.0	1	1	1	—	1	11.5
2007	23	SEA	16	—	43	35	8	0	17	7.0	24.0	1	8	3	2	0	16.1
2008	24	SEA	15	—	45	36	9	7	13	5.5	25.5	0	0	4	1	0	15
2009	25	SEA	16	—	45	36	9	9	16	2.5	27.5	0	3	0	1	0	12.8
2010	26	PHI	13	—	26	25	1	8	8	3.0	19.0	0	4	0	3	0	9.9
2011	27	PHI	12	—	25	17	8	7	8	2.5	17.5	0	2	1	—	0	9.6
2012	28	PHI	10	—	14	10	4	1	2	0.5	3.5	0	0	0	1	0	4
2013	29	WAS	7	0*	9	6	3	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	3.3
2014	30	DET	12	0*	16	11	5	0	8	0.5	8.5	0	2	0	1	0	4.8
2015	31	DET	15	0*	25	18	7	5	8	2.0	15.0	0	0	2	—	0	9.9
2016	32	NO	11	0*	16	11	5	0	9	0.5	9.5	0	0	0	1	0	4.9
2017	33	TB	1	—	2	2	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
Career			144		284	217	67	40	99	—	—	2	20	11	10	1	101.8

* 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	29	WAS	11	0*	—	0.0%	83	11.4%	100	36.6%
2014	30	DET	16	0*	—	0.0%	283	26.9%	70	23.9%
2015	31	DET	16	0*	—	0.0%	410	39.1%	198	42.8%
2016	32	NO	16	0*	—	0.0%	290	29.6%	141	34.4%
2017	33	TB	3	—	—	0.0%	56	28.0%	12	15.0%
Career			62		—	—	1,122	—	521	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 55elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Sacks leader15

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.922See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.922Snap share27%Def snaps1,122ConsistentCV 0.10

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 · 2006

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

EDGE · 2006 class

4.83s

40-Yard

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 32thClass Pos 42thClass All 33th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 31thClass All 34th

109"

Broad Jump

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 22thClass Pos 9thClass All 21th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 83thClass Pos 62thClass All 80th

7.31s

3-Cone

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 37thClass Pos 44thClass All 36th

4.48s

Shuttle

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 30thClass Pos 32thClass All 26th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo11Ast2QBHits1Sk2.0Dis3.0FF2

College Stats

Virginia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia Tech), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #63

#55Andrew WhitworthOT #56Chris ChesterG #57Devin HesterWR #58Richard MarshallCB #59Jeremy TruebloodOT #60Maurice Jones-DrewRB #61Tony SchefflerTE #62Tim JenningsCB #64Tarvaris JacksonQB #66Eric WinstonOT #67Abdul HodgeLB #68Claude WrotenDT #69Paul McQuistanG #70Ashton YoubotyCB #71Chris GocongLB #72Leonard PopeTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Darryl inherited the Seattle Seahawks DL room from Chartric Darby (2005–2007), and handed it to Patrick Kerney (2007–2009).

Cortez Kennedy 1990–2000Michael Sinclair 1992–2001Michael McCrary 1993–1996Antonio Edwards 1993–1997Sam Adams 1994–1999Phillip Daniels

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined TB (from NO)
2017final season
Last recorded season with TB
2016team change
Joined NO (from DET)
2014team change
Joined DET (from WAS)
2013team change
Joined WAS (from PHI)
2010team change
Joined PHI (from SEA)
2006draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 2, Pick 63

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 270 lb

Frame

252 lb at 4.83s

Size-speed

33" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	PHI	2	W2Out· PectoralW3Out· PectoralW4Doubtful· PectoralW15Doubtful· Ribs

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

C+2006

B+2007

B2008

C+2009

C+2010

C+2011

C2012

C2013

C2014

C+2015

C2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

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
2006	3	0.2	3	0.2
2007	7	0.4	8+1	0.4
2008	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2009	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2010	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2011	2.5	0.2	4+1.5	0.2
2012	0.5	0.1	1+0.5	0.1
2013	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2014	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2015	2	0.1	2	0.1
2016	0.5	0	1+0.5	0.1

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

75 career value over replacement — #1511 all-time of 4,642. 6.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 2) · SEA · 2006 · +14.1 vs expected KV-H

61actual

46.9 expected · Δ+14.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #63

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography