Erik Coleman is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Coleman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Coleman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Erik Coleman

Top 31% all-time defensive backsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004

Height5'10"

Weight207 lb

BornMay 6, 1982

Age44

CollegeWashington State See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 5, Pick 143 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 60 · #1825 · Above Average

Worth 60 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12

Avg surplus

peak +22

5 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 60

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	—	NYJ	16	—	70	49	21	0	0	2.0	2.0	4	12	0	1	0	0
2005	—	NYJ	16	—	94	58	36	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	0	0
2006	—	NYJ	16	—	71	41	30	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	4	0	—	0	0
2007	—	NYJ	9	—	35	14	21	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	ATL	16	—	75	60	15	1	1	0.0	2.0	3	6	2	—	0	0
2009	—	ATL	16	—	104	70	34	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	5	2	—	0	0
2010	—	ATL	4	—	14	10	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	DET	11	—	41	26	15	0	2	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
Career		—	104	—	504	328	176	4	4	2.0	10.0	11	37	4	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2004	22	NYJ	16	—	70	49	21	0	0	2.0	2.0	4	12	0	1	10.1
2005	23	NYJ	16	—	94	58	36	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	7	0	—	8.3
2006	24	NYJ	16	—	71	41	30	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	4	0	—	6.2
2007	25	NYJ	9	—	35	14	21	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	2.1
2008	26	ATL	16	—	75	60	15	1	1	0.0	2.0	3	6	2	—	9.9
2009	27	ATL	16	—	104	70	34	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	5	2	—	8.4
2010	28	ATL	4	—	14	10	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	1.1
2012	30	DET	11	—	41	26	15	0	2	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	4.5
Career			104		504	328	176	4	4	—	—	11	37	4	1	50.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 37

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2004bestavg 50elite 702012

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2004 class

4.64s

40-Yard

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 52thClass Pos 4thClass All 55th

35.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 69thClass Pos 13thClass All 68th

117"

Broad Jump

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 50thClass Pos 16thClass All 59th

16 reps

Bench

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 22thClass Pos 72thClass All 20th

7.03s

3-Cone

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 66thClass Pos 34thClass All 69th

4.14s

Shuttle

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 83thClass Pos 19thClass All 61th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl30Solo17Ast13PD1FR1

College Stats

Washington StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington State), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #143

#134Johnnie MorantWR #135Antonio SmithDE #136Gibril WilsonDB #137Josh ScobeeK #138Jacob BellG #139Rodney LeisleDT #141Jake ScottG #142Chad LavalaisDT #144Sean RyanTE #148Craig KrenzelQB #152Jeff ShoateDB #153Roderick GreenLB #154Michael TurnerRB #155Rod DavisLB #156Mike KarneyFB #157D.J. HackettWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Erik inherited the New York Jets DB room from Donnie Abraham (2002–2004), and handed it to David Barrett (2004–2008).

James Hasty 1988–1994Victor Green 1993–2001Aaron Glenn 1994–2001Otis Smith 1995–1999Marcus Coleman 1996–2001Ray Mickens

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2012team change
Joined DET (from ATL)
2012final season
Last recorded season with DET
2008team change
Joined ATL (from NYJ)
2004draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 5, Pick 143

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 207 lb

Frame

200 lb at 4.64s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

16 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	DET	1	W5Out· Ankle
2010	ATL	0	W2Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW4Questionable· Knee
2009	ATL	0	W11Questionable· Knee

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 65

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2004

C+2005

C+2006

D2007

B2008

C2009

F2010

C+2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

81%

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
2004	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
2005	2	0.1	1-1	0.1
2006	1	0.1	0-1	0
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	3	0.2	2-1	0.1
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	0	0	0	0
2012	1	0.1	1	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

60 career value over replacement — #1825 all-time of 4,642. 7.5/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #143 (Rd 5) · NYJ · 2004 · +26 vs expected KV-H

59actual

33 expected · Δ+26

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #143

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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