Dexter Coakley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Coakley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Coakley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dexter Coakley
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1997 | 24–25 | DAL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | DAL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | DAL | 16 | — | 66 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | — | 78 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | DAL | 15 | — | 76 | 54 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | — | 96 | 73 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 30–31 | DAL | 16 | — | 84 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 31–32 | DAL | 15 | — | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32–33 | STL | 12 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 33–34 | STL | 8 | — | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 146 | — | 520 | 397 | 123 | 18 | 3 | 10.0 | 31.0 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
99 career value over replacement — #1164 all-time of 4,695. 12.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #65 (Rd 3) · DAL · 1997 · +16.9 vs expected KV-H
63actual
46.1 expected · Δ+16.9
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