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Derrick Ransom

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Jacksonville Jaguars · DT

Derrick Ransom recorded 43 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Jacksonville Jaguars, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

43

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derrick Ransom's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 7, 2001

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2001

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 23, 2001

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2001

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 25, 2001

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2001

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 10, 1999

New England Patriots vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 5, 2004

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2004

2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derrick Ransom's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 11, 2001

Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2001
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 23, 2001

San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2001

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKGIANTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 23, 2001

New York Giants vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2001
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 25, 2001

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2001

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2002
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 15, 2002

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derrick Ransom's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
KCRANSOM—Derrick Ransom
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

02
KCRANSOM—Derrick Ransom
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIRANSOM—Derrick Ransom
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

04
JAXRANSOM—Derrick Ransom
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons43 career games53 career solo tackles5 career sacksDrafted by: KCDraft pick: 181Jersey: 900 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1998Most recent: Dec 26, 2004

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history