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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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5 seasons · peak 4.7 in 2012
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.0 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2012 · +0.4 wins
Latest season · 2013 · +0.0 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#115 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 556 | 55.6% | 100 | 22.3% |
| Career | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 556 | 55.6% | 100 | 22.3% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 73.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 69· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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