Player·
Sheldon Richardson
Sheldon Richardson
DT · MIN
35 yrs
Missouri
Description
Position
DT
Team
MIN
Status
RET
Born
1990-11-29
Age
35
Height
6'3"
Weight
294 lb
College
Missouri
Draft
2013 · R1 · Pick 13 · NYJ
Rookie yr
2013
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$3.6M/yr
Total
$3.6M
Guaranteed
$3.0M
% of cap
2.0%
Term
2021–2022 (1y)
Career Résumé
9 seasons
Seasons9 2013–2021
Games136
Tackles467
Sacks33.5
TFL61
INT1
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2021MIN161815332.51350410018613.9%37.1%
2020CLE153329624.510403100221220.5%34.5%
2019CLE163919583.0640430011527.3%1216.2%
2018MIN162523484.516600000251218.0%47.5%
2017SEA152417411.07311100
2016NYJ153624601.591302100
2015NYJ111815335.015302200
2014NYJ163425598.0211101100
2013DROYNYJ163736733.581201100
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks33.5193rd
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl264473rd
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.261
QBH/g
0.882
TFL/g
0.369
FF/g
0.171
Solo/g
1.146
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year2013
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs11
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles102020 Wk16 vs NYJ73'13
Sacks32014 Wk14 vs MIN8'14
TFL42013 Wk12 vs BAL13'16
INT12017 Wk5 vs LAR1'17
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2021 · stat-profile similarity