Rich Owens is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Owens in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Owens's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Rich Owens
Top 17% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 78 Β· #1465 Β· Above AverageWorth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 33% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+15.6
Avg surplus
peak +34
5 seasons Γ ~15.6 surplus β VORP 78
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 | |||||
| 1995 | β | WAS | 10 | β | 20 | 15 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 45 | 34 | β | β | β | 11.0 | 11.0 | β | 1 | 4 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 39 | 28 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 8 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | MIA | 15 | β | 52 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | MIA | 8 | β | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | KC | 13 | β | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | KC | 5 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 83 | β | 196 | 137 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 28.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23 | WAS | 10 | β | 20 | 15 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 6.7 |
| 1996 | 24 | WAS | 16 | β | 45 | 34 | β | β | β | 11.0 | 11.0 | β | 1 | 4 | β | β | β | 18.6 |
| 1997 | 25 | WAS | 16 | β | 39 | 28 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 8 | 1 | β | β | β | 8.4 |
| 1999 | 27 | MIA | 15 | β | 52 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| 2000 | 28 | MIA | 8 | β | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2001 | 29 | KC | 13 | β | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2002 | 30 | KC | 5 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Career | 83 | 196 | 137 | 32 | 19 | 11 | β | β | 0 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 67 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
73
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 66.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 67Β· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 45.7
Availability 16.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1995bestavg 56elite 702002
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: 91%.
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
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo5Ast1TFL2QBHits2Sk1.5Dis5.5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Lehigh University), 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
Marvcus PattonMLB5yMatt TurkP4yLeslie ShepherdWR4yDarrell GreenCB3yHenry EllardWR3yMarc LoganRB3yTrent GreenQB3yTerry AllenRB3yGus FrerotteQB3yMarc BoutteDT3yMichael WestbrookWR3yJames JenkinsTE3yDarryl PoundsCB3yJamie AsherTE3yTony GonzalezTE2yJason TaylorOLB2yOlindo MareK2yRay CrockettCB2yTrace ArmstrongDE2yDan StryzinskiP2yZach ThomasILB2yBrock MarionFS2yEddie KennisonWR2yTony MartinWR2y
1995 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #152
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRich inherited the Washington Commanders DL room from Marc Boutte (1994β1999), and handed it to Kenard Lang (1997β2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with KC
- 2001team change
Joined KC (from MIA)
- 1999team change
Joined MIA (from WAS)
- 1995draft
Drafted by WAS β Round 5, Pick 152
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 287 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 7-season peers. See all β
67
peak 73
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1995
A1996
C+1997
B+1999
D2000
C+2001
F2002
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 | 0.3 | 5+2 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0.7 | 10-1 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 9+0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 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), 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
78 career value over replacement β #1465 all-time of 4,642. 11.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #152 (Rd 5) Β· WAS Β· 1995 Β· +34 vs expected KV-H
67actual
33 expected Β· Ξ+34
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