Richard Ash
Role Player
Height6'3"
Weight320 lb
BornAug 4, 1992
Age33
Rookie yr2015
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2015 | — | JAX | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 17 | 22.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | — | DAL | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | JAX | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 49 | 33.5% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | — | DAL | 9 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 233 | 35.4% | 10 | 13.0% |
| Career | — | 14 | — | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 299 | 30.3% | 11 | 8.5% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | DAL | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 25 | DAL | 9 | 0* | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Career | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | JAX | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 17 | 22.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | JAX | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 49 | 33.5% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | DAL | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 233 | 35.4% | 10 | 13.0% |
| Career | 13 | — | — | 299 | — | 11 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 30 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 30 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
41
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 41 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 30· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 29.7
Availability 11.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2017bestavg 412017
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1002.128Snap share34.5%Def snaps282Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Michigan; Michigan), 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
Marcedes LewisTE2yJason WittenTE2yJason WhittleG2yTyson AlualuDE2yJason MyersK2yZack MartinG2yCole BeasleyWR2yDan BaileyK2yDeMarcus LawrenceLB2yMaliek CollinsDT2yTyler ShatleyC2yTyron SmithOT2yBenson MayowaOLB2yPaul PoslusznyMLB2yAllen RobinsonWR2yDak PrescottQB2yDarren McFaddenRB2yOrlando ScandrickDB2yEzekiel ElliottRB2yL.P. LaDouceurLS2yKeith SmithFB2yKyle WilberLB2yDez BryantWR2yJustin DurantOLB2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 2016team change
Joined DAL (from JAX)
- 2015signing
Entered the NFL with JAX
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 320 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | DAL | 0 | W16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
30
peak 41
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
63%
20152017
2015 · backup · 1/16 G2016 · backup · 2/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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