Sheldon Richardson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Richardson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Richardson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sheldon Richardson
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Rushing | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2013 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 73 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6% | 882 | 80.5% | 74 | 15.4% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23–24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 59 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.3% | 809 | 80.2% | 76 | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24–25 | NYJ | 11 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 618 | 86.9% | 28 | 8.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 60 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 761 | 78.2% | 33 | 8.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26–27 | SEA | 15 | — | 41 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 654 | 63.8% | 62 | 13.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 48 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 718 | 69.3% | 61 | 13.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28–29 | CLE | 16 | — | 58 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 774 | 72.9% | 63 | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 106.2 | -8.0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | — | 62 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 799 | 73.9% | 61 | 14.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -6.0 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 30–31 | MIN | 17 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 690 | 57.3% | 70 | 14.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -4.0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 138 | — | 467 | 264 | 203 | 64 | 105 | 33.5 | 202.5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.1% | 6,705 | 73.1% | 528 | 13.5% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 76 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 22 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
139 career value over replacement — #737 all-time of 4,695. 15.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2013 · +3.5 vs expected KV-H
65actual
61.5 expected · Δ+3.5
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