Daryl Gardener is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Gardener in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gardener's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Daryl Gardener
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | MIA | 16 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | MIA | 16 | — | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | MIA | 16 | — | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | MIA | 16 | — | 46 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | MIA | 10 | — | 46 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | MIA | 8 | — | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | WAS | 15 | — | 48 | 41 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | DEN | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 295 | 198 | 57 | 32 | 18 | 19.0 | 69.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
77 career value over replacement — #1510 all-time of 4,695. 9.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · MIA · 1996 · +1.3 vs expected KV-H
58actual
56.7 expected · Δ+1.3
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