Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty AV Awards
2013 23 NYJ NFL RDE 16 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.5 78 42 36 12 8 0 13 AP DRoY-1
2014 24 NYJ NFL RDE 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 67 42 25 11 21 1 11 PB
2015 25 NYJ NFL LOLB 11 11 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 35 20 15 4 15 0 6
2016 26 NYJ NFL LOLB 15 14 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.5 62 38 24 13 9 0 6
2017 27 SEA NFL RDT 15 15 1 5 0 5 1 1 0 2 20 0 1.0 44 27 17 3 7 0 8
2018 28 MIN NFL LDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 49 26 23 6 16 0 9
2019 29 CLE NFL RDT 16 15 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 62 43 19 4 6 0 8
2020 30 CLE NFL LDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4.5 64 35 29 5 10 0 7
2021 31 MIN NFL RDT/RDE 17 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2.5 39 24 15 6 13 0 4
9 Yrs 138 125 1 5 0 5 18 11 0 6 20 0 33.5 500 297 203 64 105 1 72
17 Game Avg 17 15 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 1 2 0 4.1 62 37 25 8 13 0 9
NYJ (4 Yrs) 58 56 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 3 0 0 18.0 242 142 100 40 53 1 36
MIN (2 Yrs) 33 23 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 7.0 88 50 38 12 29 0 13
CLE (2 Yrs) 32 31 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 7.5 126 78 48 9 16 0 15
SEA (1 Yr) 15 15 1 5 0 5 1 1 0 2 20 0 1.0 44 27 17 3 7 0 8
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Awards
2020 30 CLE NFL LDT 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6 4 2 0 2 0
1 Yr 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6 4 2 0 2 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 51 34 17 0 17 0
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Advanced Defense

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Advanced Defense Table
Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2018 28 MIN NFL LDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 0 4.5 25 49 4 7.5
2019 29 CLE NFL RDT 16 15 0 2 2 100.0 19 9.5 9.5 0 106.2 -8.0 -16 35 2 5 3 4 3.0 11 62 12 16.2
2020 30 CLE NFL LDT 16 16 0 1 1 100.0 5 5.0 5.0 0 87.5 -6.0 -6 11 0 12 4 2 4.5 22 64 3 4.5
2021 31 MIN NFL RDT/RDE 17 7 0 2 2 100.0 4 2.0 2.0 0 79.2 -4.0 -8 12 0 6 9 3 2.5 18 39 3 7.1
4 Yrs 65 54 0 5 5 100.0 28 5.6 5.6 0 90.0 -6.0 -30 58 2 35 23 9 14.5 76 214 22 9.3
17 Game Avg 17 14 0 1 1 100.0 7 5.6 5.6 0 90.0 -6.0 -8 15 1 9 6 2 3.8 20 56 6 9.3
MIN (2 Yrs) 33 23 0 2 2 100.0 4 2.0 2.0 0 79.2 -4.0 -8 12 0 18 16 3 7.0 43 88 7 7.4
CLE (2 Yrs) 32 31 0 3 3 100.0 24 8.0 8.0 0 100.0 -7.3 -22 46 2 17 7 6 7.5 33 126 15 10.6
Advanced Defense Table
Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2020 30 CLE NFL LDT 2 2 0 1 1 100.0 6 6.0 6.0 0 91.7 4.0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0.0 2 6 0 0.0
1 Yr 2 2 0 1 1 100.0 6 6.0 6.0 0 91.7 4.0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0.0 2 6 0 0.0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 9 9 100.0 0 0 17 0 0.0 17 51 0 0.0
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD 1D Succ% Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds TD 1D R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
2013 23 NYJ NFL RDE 16 15 4 4 2 2 75.0 1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 1.0 4 2 0 AP DRoY-1
9 Yrs 138 125 4 4 2 2 75.0 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 1.0 4 2 0
17 Game Avg 17 15 0 0 0 0 75.0 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.1 0 0 0
NYJ (4 Yrs) 58 56 4 4 2 2 75.0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 1.0 4 2 0
MIN (2 Yrs) 33 23 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 Yrs) 32 31 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 Yr) 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
2013 23 NYJ NFL RDE 16 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.8 AP DRoY-1
2014 24 NYJ NFL RDE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.1 PB
9 Yrs 138 125 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0.1
17 Game Avg 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.1
NYJ (4 Yrs) 58 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0.2
MIN (2 Yrs) 33 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
CLE (2 Yrs) 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
SEA (1 Yr) 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Snap Counts

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Snap Counts Table
Games Off. Def. ST
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
201323NYJRDE91161561%88280%7415%
2014*24NYJRDE91161630%80980%7616%
201525NYJLOLB91111100%61887%288%
201626NYJLOLB91151400%76178%338%
201727SEARDT91151500%65463%6214%
201828MINLDT93161600%71869%6114%
201929CLERDT98161500%77472%6315%
202030CLELDT98161600%79974%6114%
202131MINRDT/RDE9017700%69057%7014%
Career96705528
4 yrsNYJ585693070211
2 yrsCLE323101573124
2 yrsMIN332301408131
1 yrSEA1515065462

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sheldon Richardson?

Sheldon Richardson is 34 years old.

When was Sheldon Richardson born?

Sheldon Richardson was born on November 29, 1990.

Where was Sheldon Richardson born?

Sheldon Richardson was born in St. Louis, MO.

How tall is Sheldon Richardson?

Sheldon Richardson is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Sheldon Richardson weigh when playing?

Sheldon Richardson weighed 290 lbs (131 kg) when playing.

Is Sheldon Richardson in the Hall of Fame?

Sheldon Richardson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Sheldon Richardson play?

Sheldon Richardson played 138 games over his career.

How many sacks did Sheldon Richardson have?

Sheldon Richardson had 33.5 sacks over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Sheldon Richardson won?

Sheldon Richardson has never won a Super Bowl.

When did Sheldon Richardson retire?

Sheldon Richardson last played in 2021.

What is Sheldon Richardson's Twitter account?

Sheldon Richardson is on Twitter at Godforshort.