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

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Randy Starks

2× Pro BowlTop 16% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker

Height6'4"

Weight305 lb

BornDec 14, 1983

Age42

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 3, Pick 71 · TEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 118 · #897 · High-Value

Worth 118 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.8

Avg surplus

peak +25

10 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈ VORP 118

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%
2004	—	TEN	12	—	25	14	11	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	3	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	TEN	16	—	38	24	14	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	TEN	16	—	28	13	15	0	3	3.0	6.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	TEN	9	—	11	6	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	MIA	12	—	22	15	7	3	6	2.0	11.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	MIA	15	—	48	34	14	10	16	7.0	33.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIA	14	—	23	18	5	3	6	2.5	11.5	0	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIA	15	—	32	27	5	10	12	4.5	26.5	2	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	MIA	14	—	26	17	9	5	9	4.5	18.5	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIA	14	—	46	33	13	7	9	4.0	20.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	728	63.8%	82	17.7%
2014	—	MIA	14	—	24	14	10	6	6	4.5	16.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	541	54.3%	74	18.1%
2015	—	CLE	14	—	28	13	15	5	5	1.0	11.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	466	47.3%	6	3.3%
Career		—	165	—	351	228	123	49	73	40.5	162.5	4	21	2	10	0	0	—	0.0%	1,735	55.1%	162	13.1%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2004	21	TEN	12	—	25	14	11	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	3	1	2	8.8
2005	22	TEN	16	—	38	24	14	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	9.2
2006	23	TEN	16	—	28	13	15	0	3	3.0	6.0	0	0	0	2	8.5
2007	24	TEN	9	—	11	6	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	1	3.4
2008	25	MIA	12	—	22	15	7	3	6	2.0	11.0	1	3	0	—	6.8
2009	26	MIA	15	—	48	34	14	10	16	7.0	33.0	0	0	0	1	15.4
2010	27	MIA	14	—	23	18	5	3	6	2.5	11.5	0	3	0	1	8
2011	28	MIA	15	—	32	27	5	10	12	4.5	26.5	2	4	0	—	12.6
2012	29	MIA	14	—	26	17	9	5	9	4.5	18.5	1	4	0	—	9.8
2013	30	MIA	14	10*	46	33	13	7	9	4.0	20.0	0	1	1	1	10.9
2014	31	MIA	14	8*	24	14	10	6	6	4.5	16.5	0	1	0	1	9.5
2015	32	CLE	14	0*	28	13	15	5	5	1.0	11.0	0	0	0	1	7.2
Career			165	18*	351	228	123	49	73	—	—	4	21	2	10	110.1

* 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	30	MIA	16	10*	—	0.0%	728	63.8%	82	17.7%
2014	31	MIA	15	8*	—	0.0%	541	54.3%	74	18.1%
2015	32	CLE	15	0*	—	0.0%	466	47.3%	6	3.3%
Career			46	18*	—	—	1,735	—	162	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 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 64.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 60elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Sacks leader20

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.911See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.911Snap share55.1%Def snaps1,735ConsistentCV 0.13

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 · 2004

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

EDGE · 2004 class

5.08s

40-Yard

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 16thClass Pos 7thClass All 15th

29.5"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 19thClass Pos 15thClass All 17th

102"

Broad Jump

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 8thClass Pos 3thClass All 10th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 83thClass Pos 83thClass All 78th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

QBHits1Dis1.0

College Stats

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #71

#62Keary ColbertWR #63Marquise HillDE #64Darnell DockettDE #66Nick HardwickC #67Stuart SchweigertDB #68Ben HartsockTE #69Gilbert GardnerLB #70Joey ThomasDB #74Tim AndersonDT #75Max StarksOT #76Derrick StraitDB #78Bernard BerrianWR #79Marquis CooperLB #80Caleb MillerMLB #81Chris CooleyTE #82Devard DarlingWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Randy inherited the Miami Dolphins DL room from Phillip Merling (2008–2011), and handed it to Tony McDaniel (2009–2012).

Marco Coleman 1992–1995Tim Bowens 1994–2004Trace Armstrong 1995–2000Shane Burton 1996–1998Daryl Gardener 1996–2001Kenny Mixon

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined CLE (from MIA)
2015final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2008team change
Joined MIA (from TEN)
2004draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 3, Pick 71

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 305 lb

Frame

314 lb at 5.08s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 102" 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
2015	CLE	1	W12Out· KneeW13Questionable· Knee
2014	MIA	1	W4Out· Back
2012	MIA	0	W16Questionable· Not Injury RelatedW17Questionable· Not Injury Related

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

B2004

C+2005

C+2006

C2007

C+2008

B+2009

C+2010

B2011

B2012

B2013

B2014

C+2015

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
2004	4.5	0.4	6+1.5	0.4
2005	3	0.2	3	0.2
2006	3	0.2	3	0.2
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2009	7	0.5	8+1	0.5
2010	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2011	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2012	4.5	0.3	6+1.5	0.3
2013	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2014	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2015	1	0.1	1	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

118 career value over replacement — #897 all-time of 4,642. 9.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #71 (Rd 3) · TEN · 2004 · +23.4 vs expected KV-H

67actual

43.6 expected · Δ+23.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #71

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography