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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | 16 | — | 101 | 68 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 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 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 |
| 2002 | 34 | NO | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 157 | — | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
187 career value over replacement — #438 all-time of 4,695. 17/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #113 (Rd 5) · MIA · 1991 · +34.3 vs expected KV-H
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