John Randle ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Randle in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Randle a career score of 91, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 2 boards

Streaks8 straight · 10 sacks · 1992–99

DTSEA#93ACT

John Randle

Top 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'1"

Weight287 lb

BornDec 12, 1967

Age58

College

Career Value · VORP

485 career value over replacement — #23 all-time of 4,695. 34.6/season above a replacement-level DL.

💔+38.8 stolen VORP·1.12 szns lost

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All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 69% of the all-time Sacks leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

69% of the all-time Sacks leader69

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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: 88%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

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Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

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Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

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Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl6Solo6TFL4QBHits2Sk2.0Dis8.0

College Stats

Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Trinity Valley CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Trinity Valley CC), 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.

Top Teammates

Cris CarterWR11y Jake ReedWR8y Ed McDanielOLB8y Robert GriffithFS7y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

John inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Al Noga (1988–1992), and handed it to Lance Johnstone (2001–2005).

Keith Millard 1985–1990Chris Doleman 1985–1999Henry Thomas 1987–1994Al Noga 1988–1992John Randle 1990–2000Lance Johnstone

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Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with SEA
2001team change
Joined SEA (from MIN)
1990signing
Entered the NFL with MIN

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 287 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 14-season peers. See all →

peak 94

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

C+1990

B+1991

A1992

A1993

A+1994

A1995

A1996

A+1997

A1998

A1999

B+2000

A+2001

A2002

B2003

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025 NFL — 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
1990	1	0.1	1	0.1
1991	9.5	0.6	7-2.5	0.4
1992	11.5	0.7	9-2.5	0.6
1993	12.5	0.8	11-1.5	0.6
1994	13.5	0.8	12-1.5	0.7
1995	10.5	0.7	9-1.5	0.6
1996	11.5	0.7	10-1.5	0.6
1997	15.5	1	14-1.5	0.8
1998	10.5	0.7	9-1.5	0.6
1999	10	0.7	10	0.6
2000	8	0.7	10+2	0.6
2001	11	0.8	13+2	0.7
2002	7	0.9	14+7	0.8
2003	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026