Cornelius Griffin is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Griffin in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Griffin's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Cornelius Griffin
Top 26% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Height6'4"
Weight303 lb
BornDec 3, 1976
Age49
Rookie yr2000
Draft
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | NYG | 11 | — | 3.6 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | 0.1 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | NYG | 14 | — | 2.8 | 39 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | NYG | 15 | — | 0.0 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | WAS | 15 | — | 3.9 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | WAS | 12 | — | 3.8 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | WAS | 14 | — | 0.0 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | WAS | 14 | — | 0.9 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | WAS | 13 | — | 1.1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | WAS | 13 | — | 0.5 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 16.7 | 355 | 239 | 116 | 32 | 31 | 28.0 | 91.0 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1056 all-time of 4,695. 10.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #42 (Rd 2) · NYG · 2000 · +9.3 vs expected KV-H
60actual
50.7 expected · Δ+9.3
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