Chad Cota
Height6'0"
Weight196 lb
BornAug 8, 1971
Age54
CollegeOregonSee College Stats
Rookie yr1995
Draft1995 · Rd 7, Pick 209 · CAR
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | IND | 15 | — | 65 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | IND | 16 | — | 68 | 48 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | IND | 16 | — | 71 | 50 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | LA | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 50 | — | 207 | 144 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Interceptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 90%.
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl12Solo7Ast5Int2PD4
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Terrence WilkinsWR4yPeyton ManningQB3yMarvin HarrisonWR3yMike PetersonOLB3yKen DilgerTE3yMarcus PollardTE3yEdgerrin JamesRB3yEllis JohnsonDE3yJeff BurrisCB3yChad BratzkeDE3yHunter SmithP3yJerome PathonWR3yBrad ScioliDT3yCornelius BennettOLB2yJason BelserFS2yTyrone PooleDB2yMarcus WashingtonOLB2yBernard WhittingtonDE2yDavid MacklinDB2yLarry ChesterDT2yRob MorrisLB2yJosh WilliamsDT2yJim FinnFB2yTony BlevinsDB2y
1995 Draft Class· this player went #209
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterChad inherited the Indianapolis Colts DB room from Jeff Burris (1998–2001), and handed it to David Macklin (2000–2003).
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Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined LA (from IND)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 1999team change
Joined IND (from CAR)
- 1995draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 7, Pick 209
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 196 lb
Frame
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
78%
19992002
2002 · cause not documented · 19%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
77
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