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

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Randall Godfrey

Top 34% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2006

Height6'2"

Weight245 lb

BornApr 6, 1973

Age53

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 2, Pick 49 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 65 · #1730 · Above Average

Worth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.2

Avg surplus

peak +16

9 seasons × ~7.2 surplus ≈ VORP 65

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1996	—	DAL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DAL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DAL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DAL	16	—	78	63	15	6	0	1.0	7.0	1	3	1	—	0	0
2000	—	TEN	16	—	92	70	22	10	2	3.0	15.0	2	8	5	1	1	0
2001	—	TEN	14	—	64	48	16	10	1	1.0	12.0	1	3	1	—	0	0
2002	—	TEN	8	—	26	19	7	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2003	—	SEA	15	—	45	31	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	1	1	0
2004	—	LAC	15	—	59	40	19	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	3	3	1	0	0
2005	—	LAC	14	—	61	40	21	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	3	1	4	0	0
2006	—	LAC	13	—	39	23	16	0	4	4.0	8.0	0	2	2	—	0	0
2007	—	WAS	8	—	22	14	8	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	2	2	—	0	0
Career		—	167	—	486	348	138	30	9	17.0	56.0	5	29	16	7	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1996	23	DAL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
1997	24	DAL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.9
1998	25	DAL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
1999	26	DAL	16	—	78	63	15	6	0	1.0	7.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	8.6
2000	27	TEN	16	—	92	70	22	10	2	3.0	15.0	2	8	5	1	1	0	14.4
2001	28	TEN	14	—	64	48	16	10	1	1.0	12.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	8.2
2002	29	TEN	8	—	26	19	7	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	3.9
2003	30	SEA	15	—	45	31	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	1	1	0	8.1
2004	31	LAC	15	—	59	40	19	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	3	3	1	0	0	8.4
2005	32	LAC	14	—	61	40	21	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	3	1	4	0	0	6.8
2006	33	LAC	13	—	39	23	16	0	4	4.0	8.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	7
2007	34	WAS	8	—	22	14	8	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	3.9
Career			167		486	348	138	30	9	—	—	5	29	16	7	2	0	92.2

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 34

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 522007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Sacks leader9

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl33Solo25Ast8TFL3QBHits1Sk1.0Dis5.0PD2

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #49

#37Kavika PittmanDE #39Marco BattagliaTE #40Je'Rod CherryDB #41Bryan StillWR #42Tony BanksQB #43Muhsin MuhammadWR #44Tory JamesCB #47Fred ThomasCB #50Patrick SappOLB #52Bobby EngramWR #53Gabe NorthernDE #54Jason DunnTE #55DeRon JenkinsCB #56Derrick MayesWR #57Lance JohnstoneDE #58Reggie TongueDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Randall inherited the Dallas Cowboys LB room from Fred Strickland (1996–1998), and handed it to Dexter Coakley (1997–2004).

Jack Del Rio 1989–1991Ken Norton 1989–1993Vinson Smith 1991–1997Robert Jones 1992–1995Darrin Smith 1993–1996Fred Strickland

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007team change
Joined WAS (from LAC)
2007final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2004team change
Joined LAC (from SEA)
2003team change
Joined SEA (from TEN)
2000team change
Joined TEN (from DAL)
1996draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 2, Pick 49

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 245 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C+1996

C+1997

C+1998

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

C2002

C2003

C+2004

C+2005

B2006

D2007

Availability

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
1996	0	0	0	0
1997	1	0.1	1	0.1
1998	3	0.2	3	0.2
1999	1	0.1	1	0
2000	3	0.2	3	0.2
2001	1	0.1	1	0.1
2002	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	2	0.1	2	0.1
2005	1	0.1	1	0.1
2006	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2007	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

65 career value over replacement — #1730 all-time of 4,642. 5.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #49 (Rd 2) · DAL · 1996 · +8.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

48.9 expected · Δ+8.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #49

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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