Deke Cooper
Top 46% all-time defensive backsDurable Contributor
A defensive back who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 27 · #2779 · Role PlayerWorth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6.8
Avg surplus
peak +19
4 seasons × ~6.8 surplus ≈ VORP 27
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | — | JAX | 11 | — | 42 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | JAX | 10 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | JAX | 14 | — | 47 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | CAR | 14 | — | 50 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 49 | — | 160 | 118 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
56
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 39.4
Availability 15.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
2003bestavg 552007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3
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: 91%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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
Mike PetersonOLB3yKyle BradyTE3yRashean MathisCB3yJimmy SmithWR3yFred TaylorRB3yJohn HendersonNT3yMarcus StroudDE3yAkin AyodeleILB3yChris HansonP3yDonovin DariusDB3yRob MeierDT3yPaul SpicerDE3yDavid GarrardQB3yByron LeftwichQB3yGeorge WrighsterTE3yLaBrandon ToefieldRB3yCortez HanktonWR3yNick SorensenDB3yDaryl SmithOLB2yDeon GrantS2yJosh ScobeeK2yMarc EdwardsFB2yGreg JonesFB2yTroy EdwardsWR2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007team change
Joined CAR (from JAX)
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 2003signing
Entered the NFL with JAX
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 210 lb
Frame
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 4-season peers. See all →
52
peak 56
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2003
C+2004
C+2005
B2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
77%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2779 all-time of 4,642. 6.8/season above a replacement-level S.
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