Renaldo Wynn is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Wynn in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wynn's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Renaldo Wynn
Height6'3"
Weight280 lb
BornSep 3, 1974
Age51
CollegeNotre DameSee College Stats
Rookie yr1997
Draft1997 Β· Rd 1, Pick 21 Β· JAX
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 69 Β· #1654 Β· Above AverageWorth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.6
Avg surplus
peak +17
8 seasons Γ ~8.6 surplus β VORP 69
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | β | JAX | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | JAX | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | JAX | 10 | β | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | JAX | 14 | β | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | JAX | 14 | β | 34 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 39 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | WAS | 14 | β | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | WAS | 15 | β | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | WAS | 14 | β | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | WAS | 8 | β | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | NO | 8 | β | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | NYG | 11 | β | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | β | WAS | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 156 | β | 241 | 179 | 62 | 28 | 19 | 28.5 | 75.5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23 | JAX | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 24 | JAX | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5.8 |
| 1999 | 25 | JAX | 10 | β | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 26 | JAX | 14 | β | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2001 | 27 | JAX | 14 | β | 34 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2002 | 28 | WAS | 16 | β | 39 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2003 | 29 | WAS | 14 | β | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2004 | 30 | WAS | 15 | β | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | 31 | WAS | 14 | β | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 32 | WAS | 8 | β | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | 33 | NO | 8 | β | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | 34 | NYG | 11 | β | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | 35 | WAS | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 156 | 241 | 179 | 62 | 28 | 19 | β | β | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 60Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 39
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1997bestavg 552008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position13
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Sacks leader14
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl4Ast4
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Mark BrunellQB8yBryan BarkerP6yLadell BettsRB6yRock CartwrightRB6yKeenan McCardellWR5yJimmy SmithWR5yKevin HardyOLB5yAaron BeasleyCB5yTony BrackensDE5ySeth PayneDT5yLemar MarshallOLB5yDamon JonesTE5yPhillip DanielsDE4yFred TaylorRB4yJoel SmeengeDE4yCornelius GriffinDT4yJohn HallK4yClinton PortisRB4yFred SmootCB4yJason CraftDB4yMike SellersTE4yDonovin DariusDB4yAntonio PierceMLB4yChris CooleyTE4y
1997 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #21
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRenaldo inherited the Washington Commanders DL room from Bruce Smith (2000β2003), and handed it to Demetric Evans (2004β2008).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009team change
Joined WAS (from NYG)
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2008team change
Joined NYG (from NO)
- 2007team change
Joined NO (from WAS)
- 2002team change
Joined WAS (from JAX)
- 1997draft
Drafted by JAX β Round 1, Pick 21
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 280 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 12-season peers. See all β
60
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1997
C+1998
C1999
C+2000
B2001
C+2002
C+2003
B2004
C2005
D2006
B2007
C+2008
Availability
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0.4 | 6+1 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2005 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0.5 | 9+5 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
69 career value over replacement β #1654 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #21 (Rd 1) Β· JAX Β· 1997 Β· +3.5 vs expected KV-H
60actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξ+3.5
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