Sheldon Richardson NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

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

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Sheldon Richardson

1× Pro BowlTop 20% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight290 lb

BornNov 29, 1990

Age35

CollegeMissouri; College of the Sequoias See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · NYJ

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

1x

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 139 · #715 · High-Value

Worth 139 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

47

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

9

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+15.4

Avg surplus

peak +31

9 seasons × ~15.4 surplus ≈ VORP 139

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2013	—	NYJ	16	—	73	37	36	12	8	3.5	23.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	6	2.5%	882	80.5%	74	15.4%	4	4	2	1.0	50.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	—	0	0
2014	—	NYJ	16	—	59	34	25	11	21	8.0	40.0	0	1	1	1	0	1	3	1.3%	809	80.2%	76	16.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	NYJ	11	—	33	18	15	4	15	5.0	24.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	618	86.9%	28	13.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	NYJ	15	—	60	36	24	13	9	1.5	23.5	0	2	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	761	78.2%	33	11.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	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	—	MIN	16	—	48	25	23	6	16	4.5	26.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	718	69.3%	61	13.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	CLE	16	—	58	39	19	4	6	3.0	13.0	0	4	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	774	72.9%	63	15.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	CLE	15	—	62	33	29	5	10	4.5	19.5	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	799	73.9%	61	14.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	MIN	16	—	33	18	15	6	13	2.5	21.5	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	690	57.3%	70	15.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	136	—	467	264	203	64	105	33.5	202.5	1	18	11	6	0	1	9	1.9%	6,705	73.7%	528	14.4%	4	4	2	1.0	50.0	2	50.0	0	—	0.8	—	0	0

Career EPA0.8·1 rushing·0.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2013	23	NYJ	2	2*	4	4	2	1.0	50.0	2	50.0	0	—
Career			2	2*	4	4	2	1.0	—	2	—	0	93.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2013	23	NYJ	16	13*	73	37	36	12	8	3.5	23.5	0	1	1	—	0	0
2014	24	NYJ	16	13*	59	34	25	11	21	8.0	40.0	0	1	1	1	0	1
2015	25	NYJ	11	10*	33	18	15	4	15	5.0	24.0	0	2	2	—	0	0
2016	26	NYJ	15	12*	60	36	24	13	9	1.5	23.5	0	2	1	2	0	0
2017	27	SEA	15	10*	41	24	17	3	7	1.0	11.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
2018	28	MIN	16	11*	48	25	23	6	16	4.5	26.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
2019	29	CLE	16	12*	58	39	19	4	6	3.0	13.0	0	4	3	—	0	0
2020	30	CLE	15	12*	62	33	29	5	10	4.5	19.5	0	3	1	—	0	0
2021	31	MIN	16	10*	33	18	15	6	13	2.5	21.5	0	4	1	1	0	0
Career			136	103*	467	264	203	64	105	—	—	1	18	11	6	0	1

* 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%
2013	23	NYJ	16	13*	6	2.5%	882	80.5%	74	15.4%
2014	24	NYJ	16	13*	3	1.3%	809	80.2%	76	16.4%
2015	25	NYJ	11	10*	—	0.0%	618	86.9%	28	13.3%
2016	26	NYJ	15	12*	—	0.0%	761	78.2%	33	11.0%
2017	27	SEA	15	10*	—	0.0%	654	63.8%	62	13.8%
2018	28	MIN	16	11*	—	0.0%	718	69.3%	61	13.9%
2019	29	CLE	16	12*	—	0.0%	774	72.9%	63	15.5%
2020	30	CLE	16	12*	—	0.0%	799	73.9%	61	14.6%
2021	31	MIN	17	10*	—	0.0%	690	57.3%	70	15.3%
Career			138	103*	9	—	6,705	—	528	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2013	23	—	—	13*	—	0.8	—	0	0
Career				13*	—	—	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	28	MIN	16	11*	0	0	—	—	—	25	12	7	0	4	0.1
2019	29	CLE	16	12*	2	2	1.0	106.2	-8.0	11	5	3	2	12	0.2
2020	30	CLE	16	12*	1	1	1.0	87.5	-6.0	22	12	4	0	3	0.0
2021	31	MIN	17	10*	2	2	1.0	79.2	-4.0	18	6	9	0	3	0.1
Career			65	45*	5	5	—	—	—	76	35	23	2	22	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

62

Sustained

career value

×.6

69

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 43.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2013bestavg 62elite 702021

All-Time Standing

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

19

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

0.84 EPA/season over 1 season50

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

67

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.468See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.468Snap share73.7%Def snaps6,705ReliableCV 0.26

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+).

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 · 2013

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

DL · 2013 class

5.02s

40-Yard

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 20thClass Pos 83thClass All 24th

32"

Vertical

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 35thClass Pos 96thClass All 40th

116"

Broad Jump

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 46thClass Pos 96thClass All 43th

30 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 92thClass Pos 71thClass All 90th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl6Solo4Ast2QBHits2Dis2.0PD1

College Stats

Missouri; College of the SequoiasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri; College of the Sequoias), 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.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #13

#5Ezekiel AnsahDE #6Barkevious MingoOLB #7Jonathan CooperG #8Tavon AustinWR #9Dee MillinerCB #10Chance WarmackG #11D.J. FlukerG #12D.J. HaydenDB #14Star LotuleleiDT #15Kenny VaccaroS #16EJ ManuelQB #17Jarvis JonesOLB #18Eric ReidS #19Justin PughG #20Kyle LongG #21Tyler EifertTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sheldon inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Danielle Hunter (2015–2023), and handed it to Harrison Phillips (2022–2024).

Chris Doleman 1985–1999Joe Phillips 1986–1999Henry Thomas 1987–1994John Randle 1990–2000Roy Barker 1993–1995Fernando Smith

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Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined MIN (from CLE)
2021final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2019team change
Joined CLE (from MIN)
2018team change
Joined MIN (from SEA)
2017team change
Joined SEA (from NYJ)
2013draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 290 lb

Frame

294 lb at 5.02s

Size-speed

32" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	CLE	0	W7Questionable· AchillesW18Questionable· Neck
2019	CLE	0	W16Questionable· BackW17Questionable· Back
2018	MIN	0	W15Questionable· Hip
2017	SEA	0	W9Questionable· ObliqueW10Questionable· Oblique
2016	NYJ	0	W17Questionable· Back
2015	NYJ	0	W11Questionable· Hamstring

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 9-season peers. See all →

65

peak 69

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

B2013

B+2014

B2015

C+2016

C+2017

B2018

B2019

B2020

C+2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

95%

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
2013	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2014	8	0.5	8	0.5
2015	5	0.5	8+3	0.4
2016	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2019	3	0.2	3	0.2
2020	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2021	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

139 career value over replacement — #715 all-time of 4,642. 15.4/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2013 · +4.7 vs expected KV-H

65actual

60.3 expected · Δ+4.7

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