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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 21–22 | NE | 13 | — | 35 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 22–23 | NE | 15 | — | 41 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | NE | 15 | — | 42 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | NE | 14 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | NE | 12 | — | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | NE | 15 | — | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | NE | 7 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | NE | 14 | — | 37 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 7.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | OAK | 15 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | OAK | 13 | — | 40 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | OAK | 13 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32–33 | OAK | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
211 career value over replacement — #345 all-time of 4,695. 17.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #6 (Rd 1) · NE · 2001 · +16.7 vs expected KV-H
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12 seasons · peak 5.5 in 2003
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.4 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.4 wins
Latest season · 2012 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#100 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21–22 | NE | 13 | — | 35 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 22–23 | NE | 15 | — | 41 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | NE | 15 | — | 42 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | NE | 14 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | NE | 12 | — | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | NE | 15 | — | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | NE | 7 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | NE | 14 | — | 37 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 7.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | OAK | 15 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | OAK | 13 | — | 40 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 31–32 | OAK | 13 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 32–33 | OAK | 8 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 154 | 379 | 213 | 166 | 53 | 79 | 54.5 | 186.5 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31.8 |
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.
Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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