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.

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Cornelius Griffin

Top 27% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight303 lb

BornDec 3, 1976

Age49

CollegeAlabama; Pearl River See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 2, Pick 42 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 107 · #1021 · High-Value

Worth 107 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.7

Avg surplus

peak +21

10 seasons × ~10.7 surplus ≈ VORP 107

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
2000	—	NYG	11	—	19	15	4	10	5	5.0	20.0	0	5	0	—	0	0
2001	—	NYG	16	—	42	26	16	6	3	2.5	11.5	0	2	0	1	0	0
2002	—	NYG	14	—	39	22	17	8	3	4.0	15.0	0	3	1	1	0	0
2003	—	NYG	15	—	42	27	15	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	2	0	1	0	0
2004	—	WAS	15	—	62	47	15	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	6	0	1	0	0
2005	—	WAS	12	—	35	34	1	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	2	1	1	0	0
2006	—	WAS	14	—	36	25	11	0	3	1.0	4.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
2007	—	WAS	14	—	34	20	14	0	10	2.5	12.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	WAS	13	—	19	8	11	4	4	1.0	9.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2009	—	WAS	13	—	27	15	12	4	3	2.0	9.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
Career		—	137	—	355	239	116	32	31	28.0	91.0	2	24	4	5	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2000	24	NYG	11	—	19	15	4	10	5	5.0	20.0	0	5	0	—	9.3
2001	25	NYG	16	—	42	26	16	6	3	2.5	11.5	0	2	0	1	8.5
2002	26	NYG	14	—	39	22	17	8	3	4.0	15.0	0	3	1	1	10
2003	27	NYG	15	—	42	27	15	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	2	0	1	7.4
2004	28	WAS	15	—	62	47	15	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	6	0	1	10.9
2005	29	WAS	12	—	35	34	1	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	2	1	1	8.8
2006	30	WAS	14	—	36	25	11	0	3	1.0	4.0	0	2	1	—	7.6
2007	31	WAS	14	—	34	20	14	0	10	2.5	12.5	0	0	0	—	9
2008	32	WAS	13	—	19	8	11	4	4	1.0	9.0	1	1	0	—	6.1
2009	33	WAS	13	—	27	15	12	4	3	2.0	9.0	0	1	1	—	8.1
Career			137		355	239	116	32	31	—	—	2	24	4	5	85.7

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 40.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 582009

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

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 linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2000

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DL · 2000 class

4.90s

40-Yard

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 27thClass Pos 78thClass All 27th

31"

Vertical

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 28thClass Pos 91thClass All 31th

111"

Broad Jump

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 28thClass Pos 88thClass All 39th

30 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 92thClass Pos 83thClass All 96th

7.63s

3-Cone

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 18thClass Pos 43thClass All 22th

4.62s

Shuttle

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 18thClass Pos 37thClass All 19th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl18Solo14Ast4TFL2QBHits3Sk3.0Dis8.0PD2FR1

College Stats

Alabama; Pearl RiverCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama; Pearl River), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #42

#33Darren HowardDE #34Mark RomanS #35John EngelbergerDE #36Todd PinkstonWR #37Travis ClaridgeG #38Marvel SmithOT #40Ian GoldOLB #41Raynoch ThompsonOLB #43Rogers BeckettS #44Chad CliftonOT #45Kenoy KennedyS #46Adrian KlemmG #47Jerry PorterWR #48Jason WebsterDB #49Dwayne GoodrichDB #50Barrett GreenLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Cornelius inherited the Washington Commanders DL room from Demetric Evans (2004–2008), and handed it to Phillip Daniels (2004–2010).

Marc Boutte 1994–1999Rich Owens 1995–1997Kenard Lang 1997–2001Dana Stubblefield 1998–2000Dan Wilkinson 1998–2002Marco Coleman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2004team change
Joined WAS (from NYG)
2000draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 2, Pick 42

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 303 lb

Frame

297 lb at 4.90s

Size-speed

31" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	WAS	0	W5Questionable· ElbowW6Questionable· ElbowW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· ShoulderW16Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

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

peak 64

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

B2000

C+2001

B2002

C2003

B2004

B2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

C+2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

86%

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2000	5	0.5	7+2	0.4
2001	2.5	0.2	2-0.5	0.1
2002	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2003	0.5	0	0-0.5	0
2004	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2005	4	0.3	6+2	0.3
2006	1	0.1	1	0.1
2007	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

107 career value over replacement — #1021 all-time of 4,642. 10.7/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #42 (Rd 2) · NYG · 2000 · +10.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

49.8 expected · Δ+10.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #42

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator