Cory Bird
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2001
A defensive back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4273 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 93% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | — | IND | 11 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | IND | 4 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | IND | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | IND | 8 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 54 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 30 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 30 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
36
Sustained
career value
×.6
32
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 34.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 30· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 36
On-field 25.6
Availability 10.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2001bestavg 322004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position0
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Sacks leader0
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: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2001
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.60s
40-Yard
Low · 16th pct
Pos 16thAll 58thClass Pos 23thClass All 61th
22 reps
Bench
Elite · 92th pct
Pos 92thAll 56thClass Pos 93thClass All 54th
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl4Solo4
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia Tech), 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.
Top Teammates
Peyton ManningQB4yReggie WayneWR4yMarvin HarrisonWR4yMarcus PollardTE4yEdgerrin JamesRB4yNick HarperCB4yHunter SmithP4yRob MorrisLB4yJosh WilliamsDT4yIdrees BashirDB4yBrad ScioliDT4yDwight FreeneyDE3yRaheem BrockDE3yMarcus WashingtonOLB3yChad BratzkeDE3yDavid ThorntonOLB3yDavid MacklinDB3yDominic RhodesRB3yLarry TripplettDT3yTroy WaltersWR3yJames MungroRB3yJason DoeringDB3yClifton CrosbyDB3yWalt HarrisCB2y
2001 Draft Class· this player went #91
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2001draft
Drafted by IND — Round 3, Pick 91
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 213 lb
Frame
217 lb at 4.60s
Size-speed
22 reps
Bench power
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
30
peak 32
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2001
F2002
D2004
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
38%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4273 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #91 (Rd 3) · IND · 2001 · -8.7 vs expected KV-H
30actual
38.7 expected · Δ−8.7
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