Derek Cox is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Cox in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cox'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 | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22–23 | JAX | 16 | — | 68 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23–24 | JAX | 12 | — | 46 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | JAX | 6 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | JAX | 12 | — | 60 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 556 | 55.6% | 100 | 22.3% |
| Career | — | 62 | — | 194 | 161 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 556 | 55.6% | 100 | 22.3% | |
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1344 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · JAX · 2009 · +28.8 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
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3 seasons × ~29.3 surplus ≈ VORP 88
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