Bryan Cox ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Cox in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cox a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Bryan Cox

3× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time linebackersElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight250 lb

BornFeb 17, 1968

Age58

CollegeWestern Illinois See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 5, Pick 113 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 195 · #390 · Elite

Worth 195 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.7

Avg surplus

peak +30

11 seasons × ~17.7 surplus ≈ VORP 195

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	MIA	13	—	61	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	MIA	16	—	127	—	—	—	—	14.0	14.0	1	—	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	MIA	16	—	122	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	1	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	MIA	16	—	100	75	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	MIA	16	—	119	95	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	1	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CHI	9	—	59	45	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CHI	15	—	101	68	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	0	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NYJ	10	—	70	48	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	11	—	32	19	13	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	3	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NYJ	15	—	56	30	26	8	6	6.0	20.0	0	5	3	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NE	10	—	34	19	15	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	0	0
2002	—	NO	3	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	150	—	884	401	55	19	6	50.5	75.5	4	10	22	15	1	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1	—	—	0.8	0	0

Career EPA0.8··0.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2001	33	NE	1	—	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1	—
Career			1		1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1	103

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	23	MIA	13	—	61	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1992	24	MIA	16	—	127	—	—	—	—	14.0	14.0	1	—	5	1	—	—
1993	25	MIA	16	—	122	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	1	—	4	4	—	—
1994	26	MIA	16	—	100	75	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	2	0	—	—
1995	27	MIA	16	—	119	95	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	1	—	3	1	—	—
1996	28	CHI	9	—	59	45	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	1	3	—	—
1997	29	CHI	15	—	101	68	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	0	—	1	1	—	—
1998	30	NYJ	10	—	70	48	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	0	—	1	0	—	—
1999	31	NYJ	11	—	32	19	13	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	3	2	1	1	0
2000	32	NYJ	15	—	56	30	26	8	6	6.0	20.0	0	5	3	3	0	0
2001	33	NE	10	—	34	19	15	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2002	34	NO	3	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career			150		884	401	55	19	6	—	—	4	10	22	15	1	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2001	33	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 48.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 65elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Sacks leader26

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

0.78 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: 87%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl3Solo2Ast1

College Stats

Western IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Illinois), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #113

#102Marcus RobertsonFS #103Adrian CooperTE #104William ThomasOLB #106Bill MusgraveQB #107Robert BaileyDB #109Rob CarpenterWR #111Clarence JonesOT #112Jon VaughnRB #118Scott ConoverG #122Merton HanksDB #123Duane YoungTE #124Ben CoatesTE #125Kerry CashTE #129Gary WellmanWR #133Charles MincyFS #134Anthony MorganWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bryan opened the Miami Dolphins LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Dwight Hollier (1992–1999).

Bryan Cox 1991–1995Dwight Hollier 1992–1999Zach Thomas 1996–2007Derrick Rodgers 1997–2002Jason Taylor 1997–2011Robert Jones 1998–2000

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined NO (from NE)
2002final season
Last recorded season with NO
2001team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
1998team change
Joined NYJ (from CHI)
1996team change
Joined CHI (from MIA)
1991draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 5, Pick 113

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 250 lb

Frame

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

B1991

B+1992

B+1993

B1994

B+1995

B1996

B+1997

B1998

C+1999

C+2000

C2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
1991	61	4.7	79+18	4.6
1992	127	7.9	124-3	7.3
1993	122	7.6	114-8	6.7
1994	100	6.3	92-8	5.4
1995	119	7.4	111-8	6.5
1996	59	6.6	106+47	6.2
1997	101	6.7	109+8	6.4
1998	70	7	117+47	6.9
1999	32	2.9	46+14	2.7
2000	56	3.7	56	3.3
2001	34	3.4	42+8	2.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

195 career value over replacement — #390 all-time of 4,642. 17.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #113 (Rd 5) · MIA · 1991 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H

70actual

36.8 expected · Δ+33.2

💔+48.8 stolen VORP·2.64 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #113

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator

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