Richard Seymour is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 80 in the Knox value model. Seymour's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Richard Seymour

★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 6% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003

Height6'6"

Weight317 lb

BornOct 6, 1979

Age46

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 1, Pick 6 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

62ndPlayoff Sacks·4.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 214 · #331 · Elite

Worth 214 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.5

Avg surplus

peak +31

11 seasons × ~19.5 surplus ≈ VORP 214

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
2001	—	NE	13	—	35	15	20	5	3	3.0	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2002	—	NE	15	—	41	18	23	12	6	5.5	23.5	1	3	0	1	0	0
2003	—	NE	15	—	42	22	20	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	10	1	—	0	0
2004	—	NE	14	—	31	16	15	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	1	1	1	1	0
2005	—	NE	12	—	30	19	11	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	4	1	1	0	0
2006	—	NE	15	—	31	14	17	0	12	4.0	16.0	1	7	0	1	0	0
2007	—	NE	7	—	16	8	8	0	6	1.5	7.5	0	1	0	—	0	0
2008	—	NE	14	—	37	19	18	10	17	7.5	34.5	0	1	0	1	0	0
2009	—	LV	15	—	36	22	14	7	6	2.0	15.0	0	3	1	—	0	0
2010	—	LV	13	—	40	29	11	10	12	5.0	27.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
2011	—	LV	13	—	25	19	6	5	13	6.0	24.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2012	—	LV	8	—	15	12	3	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
Career		—	154	—	379	213	166	53	79	54.5	186.5	2	38	4	8	1	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2001	22	NE	13	—	35	15	20	5	3	3.0	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	7.7
2002	23	NE	15	—	41	18	23	12	6	5.5	23.5	1	3	0	1	0	12.3
2003	24	NE	15	—	42	22	20	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	10	1	—	0	12.3
2004	25	NE	14	—	31	16	15	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	1	1	1	1	11.5
2005	26	NE	12	—	30	19	11	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	4	1	1	0	8.6
2006	27	NE	15	—	31	14	17	0	12	4.0	16.0	1	7	0	1	0	10.4
2007	28	NE	7	—	16	8	8	0	6	1.5	7.5	0	1	0	—	0	4.8
2008	29	NE	14	—	37	19	18	10	17	7.5	34.5	0	1	0	1	0	15.6
2009	30	LV	15	—	36	22	14	7	6	2.0	15.0	0	3	1	—	0	10.4
2010	31	LV	13	—	40	29	11	10	12	5.0	27.0	0	2	0	1	0	12.9
2011	32	LV	13	—	25	19	6	5	13	6.0	24.0	0	3	0	—	0	11.3
2012	33	LV	8	—	15	12	3	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	2	0	1	0	6
Career			154		379	213	166	53	79	—	—	2	38	4	8	1	123.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 80 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 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 71.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 49.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 65elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 28% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

28% of the all-time Sacks leader28

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2001

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

DL · 2001 class

4.95s

40-Yard

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 23thClass Pos 63thClass All 25th

Postseason Career

15 playoff games

Defense

Tkl31Solo13Ast18TFL3QBHits4Sk4.5Dis11.5PD6FR2

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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #6

#1Mike VickQB #2Leonard DavisG #3Gerard WarrenDT #4Justin SmithDE #5LaDainian TomlinsonRB #7Andre CarterDE #8David TerrellWR #9Koren RobinsonWR #10Jamal ReynoldsDE #11Dan MorganMLB #12Damione LewisDT #13Marcus StroudDE #14Kenyatta WalkerOT #15Rod GardnerWR #16Santana MossWR #17Steve HutchinsonG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Richard inherited the New England Patriots DL room from Anthony Pleasant (2001–2003), and handed it to Jarvis Green (2002–2009).

Chris Slade 1993–2000Mike D. Jones 1994–1997Ferric Collons 1995–1999Mark Wheeler 1996–1998Chris Sullivan 1996–1999Chad Eaton

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with LV
2009team change
Joined LV (from NE)
2001draft
Drafted by NE — Round 1, Pick 6

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 317 lb

Frame

299 lb at 4.95s

Size-speed

Injury History

6 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	OAK	6	W1Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW10Out· Knee / HamstringW11Out· Knee / HamstringW12Out· Knee / HamstringW13Out· Knee / HamstringW14Out· Knee / HamstringW15Questionable· Hamstring / KneeW16Out· Knee / Hamstring
2011	OAK	0	W2Questionable· RibsW7Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· Knee
2010	OAK	0	W2Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring
2009	OAK	0	W7Questionable· Illness

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 80

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

C+2001

B2002

B+2003

B2004

B2005

B2006

C2007

B+2008

C+2009

B2010

B+2011

B2012

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
2001	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2002	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2003	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2004	5	0.4	6+1	0.3
2005	4	0.3	6+2	0.3
2006	4	0.3	4	0.3
2007	1.5	0.2	4+2.5	0.2
2008	7.5	0.5	9+1.5	0.5
2009	2	0.1	2	0.1
2010	5	0.4	7+2	0.4
2011	6	0.5	8+2	0.5
2012	3	0.4	6+3	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

214 career value over replacement — #331 all-time of 4,642. 17.8/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #6 (Rd 1) · NE · 2001 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H

80actual

61.8 expected · Δ+18.2

💔+42.7 stolen VORP·2.4 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #6

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator