Corey Chavous is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Chavous in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Chavous's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Corey Chavous

1× Pro BowlTop 21% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter

Height6'1"

Weight208 lb

BornJan 5, 1976

Age50

CollegeVanderbilt See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 33 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 97 · #1171 · High-Value

Worth 97 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.1

Avg surplus

peak +44

8 seasons × ~12.1 surplus ≈ VORP 97

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	—	ARI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ARI	15	—	33	25	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	1	—	0	0
2000	—	ARI	14	—	37	34	3	4	0	0.0	4.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
2001	—	ARI	14	—	63	51	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	8	0	—	0	0
2002	—	MIN	16	—	76	59	17	3	1	1.0	5.0	3	5	0	—	1	0
2003	—	MIN	16	—	73	62	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	14	0	—	1	0
2004	—	MIN	16	—	69	49	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	—	0	0
2005	—	MIN	16	—	62	45	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	1	0	0
2006	—	LA	16	—	82	73	9	0	3	1.0	4.0	1	8	0	2	0	0
2007	—	LA	14	—	64	53	11	0	4	3.0	7.0	0	3	1	—	0	0
2008	—	LA	13	—	53	42	11	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career		—	166	—	612	493	119	13	10	5.0	28.0	18	57	3	4	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1998	22	ARI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	23	ARI	15	—	33	25	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	1	—	0	0	5.9
2000	24	ARI	14	—	37	34	3	4	0	0.0	4.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	5.2
2001	25	ARI	14	—	63	51	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	6.6
2002	26	MIN	16	—	76	59	17	3	1	1.0	5.0	3	5	0	—	1	0	8.7
2003	27	MIN	16	—	73	62	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	8	14	0	—	1	0	13.7
2004	28	MIN	16	—	69	49	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	—	0	0	7.4
2005	29	MIN	16	—	62	45	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	1	0	0	7.1
2006	30	LA	16	—	82	73	9	0	3	1.0	4.0	1	8	0	2	0	0	7.5
2007	31	LA	14	—	64	53	11	0	4	3.0	7.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	5.2
2008	32	LA	13	—	53	42	11	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4.1
Career			166		612	493	119	13	10	—	—	18	57	3	4	2	0	71.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38.3

Availability 18.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 57elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Interceptions leader8

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: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

VanderbiltCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Vanderbilt), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #33

#24Shaun WilliamsS #25Donovin DariusDB #26Alan FanecaG #27Victor RileyOT #28R.W. McQuartersCB #29John AveryRB #30Marcus NashWR #32Jerome PathonWR #34Jacquez GreenWR #35Tony ParrishS #36Anthony ClementOT #37Robert HolcombeFB #38Flozell AdamsOT #39Sam CowartMLB #41Jeremy StaatDE #42Pat JohnsonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Corey inherited the Arizona Cardinals DB room from Tommy Bennett (1996–2000), and handed it to Tom Knight (1999–2001).

Cedric Mack 1983–1990Tim McDonald 1987–1992Aeneas Williams 1991–2000Terry Hoage 1994–1996Brent Alexander 1994–1997Kwamie Lassiter

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with LA
2006team change
Joined LA (from MIN)
2002team change
Joined MIN (from ARI)
1998draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 2, Pick 33

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 208 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

B2002

A+2003

C+2004

C+2005

C+2006

C2007

C2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

94%

Era Translator

INT 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 INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
1999	1	0.1	0-1	0
2000	1	0.1	0-1	0
2001	1	0.1	0-1	0
2002	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2003	8	0.5	6-2	0.3
2004	1	0.1	0-1	0
2005	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2006	1	0.1	0-1	0
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

97 career value over replacement — #1171 all-time of 4,642. 9.7/season above a replacement-level S.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #33 (Rd 2) · ARI · 1998 · +8.1 vs expected KV-H

63actual

54.9 expected · Δ+8.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #33

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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