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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1998 | 22–23 | ARI | 16 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23–24 | ARI / DAL | 15 | — | 0.0 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | ARI | 14 | — | 0.0 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | ARI | 14 | — | 0.6 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | MIN | 16 | — | 2.2 | 76 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 8.5 | 73 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | 0.0 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | MIN | 16 | — | 0.8 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30–31 | STL | 16 | — | 0.4 | 82 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31–32 | STL | 14 | — | 0.0 | 64 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32–33 | STL | 13 | — | 0.0 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 12.5 | 612 | 493 | 119 | 13 | 10 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 18 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1176 all-time of 4,695. 9.8/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #33 (Rd 2) · ARI · 1998 · +8.2 vs expected KV-H
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