Fletcher Cox ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Cox in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cox a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Fletcher Cox

6× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time pass rushersIron Man

Height6'4"

Weight310 lb

BornDec 13, 1990

Age35

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

97thSacks·70

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 275 · #171 · Elite

Worth 275 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.9

Avg surplus

peak +39

12 seasons × ~22.9 surplus ≈ VORP 275

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2012	—	PHI	14	—	37	30	7	8	10	5.5	23.5	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PHI	16	—	37	25	12	4	9	3.0	16.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	885	73.6%	66	15.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	PHI	16	—	58	45	13	8	7	4.0	19.0	0	0	1	3	1	0	—	0.0%	926	79.5%	12	9.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	PHI	16	—	68	47	21	11	20	9.5	40.5	0	2	3	2	0	0	—	0.0%	983	81.0%	5	8.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PHI	16	—	42	26	16	9	14	6.5	29.5	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	772	75.7%	5	4.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PHI	13	—	24	13	11	5	17	5.5	27.5	0	2	1	2	1	0	—	0.0%	607	66.8%	6	4.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	16	—	44	31	13	12	34	10.5	56.5	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	830	79.9%	2	3.5%	2	2	1.0	79.2	-5.0	45	15	18	0	3	0.1
2019	—	PHI	14	—	39	25	14	5	10	3.5	18.5	0	2	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	799	79.2%	13	6.3%	2	1	0.5	64.6	2.0	21	10	6	0	5	0.1
2020	—	PHI	14	—	39	26	13	9	9	6.5	24.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	746	71.6%	10	6.2%	2	1	0.5	72.9	-2.5	22	12	3	0	2	0.0
2021	—	PHI	15	—	27	17	10	7	12	3.5	22.5	0	0	2	1	1	0	—	0.0%	748	70.8%	6	4.4%	1	1	1.0	100.0	3.0	23	11	8	0	2	0.1
2022	—	PHI	16	—	41	21	20	7	14	7.0	28.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	713	64.5%	7	4.7%	1	1	1.0	87.5	-4.0	25	9	8	1	1	0.0
2023	—	PHI	14	—	30	12	18	3	17	5.0	25.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	684	67.3%	5	4.0%	4	3	0.8	77.1	-4.3	28	13	8	0	3	0.1
Career		—	180	—	486	318	168	88	173	70.0	331.0	0	16	16	13	3	0	—	0.0%	8,693	73.6%	137	6.5%	12	9	—	—	—	164	70	51	1	16	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2012	22	PHI	14	—	37	30	7	8	10	5.5	23.5	3	1	—	0	12.3
2013	23	PHI	16	12*	37	25	12	4	9	3.0	16.0	1	0	1	0	9.1
2014	24	PHI	16	13*	58	45	13	8	7	4.0	19.0	0	1	3	1	13.6
2015	25	PHI	16	13*	68	47	21	11	20	9.5	40.5	2	3	2	0	19.3
2016	26	PHI	16	12*	42	26	16	9	14	6.5	29.5	2	1	1	0	14.1
2017	27	PHI	13	9*	24	13	11	5	17	5.5	27.5	2	1	2	1	13
2018	28	PHI	16	13*	44	31	13	12	34	10.5	56.5	1	1	1	0	20
2019	29	PHI	14	13*	39	25	14	5	10	3.5	18.5	2	3	—	0	11.3
2020	30	PHI	14	11*	39	26	13	9	9	6.5	24.5	1	1	—	0	13.3
2021	31	PHI	15	11*	27	17	10	7	12	3.5	22.5	0	2	1	1	13
2022	32	PHI	16	11*	41	21	20	7	14	7.0	28.0	0	1	1	0	14.1
2023	33	PHI	14	10*	30	12	18	3	17	5.0	25.0	2	1	1	0	11.4
Career			180	128*	486	318	168	88	173	—	—	16	16	13	3	164.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	23	PHI	16	12*	—	0.0%	885	73.6%	66	15.3%
2014	24	PHI	16	13*	—	0.0%	926	79.5%	12	9.5%
2015	25	PHI	16	13*	—	0.0%	983	81.0%	5	8.0%
2016	26	PHI	16	12*	—	0.0%	772	75.7%	5	4.8%
2017	27	PHI	14	9*	—	0.0%	607	66.8%	6	4.4%
2018	28	PHI	16	13*	—	0.0%	830	79.9%	2	3.5%
2019	29	PHI	16	13*	—	0.0%	799	79.2%	13	6.3%
2020	30	PHI	15	11*	—	0.0%	746	71.6%	10	6.2%
2021	31	PHI	16	11*	—	0.0%	748	70.8%	6	4.4%
2022	32	PHI	17	11*	—	0.0%	713	64.5%	7	4.7%
2023	33	PHI	15	10*	—	0.0%	684	67.3%	5	4.0%
Career			173	128*	—	—	8,693	—	137	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	28	PHI	16	13*	2	2	1.0	79.2	-5.0	45	15	18	0	3	0.1
2019	29	PHI	16	13*	2	1	0.5	64.6	2.0	21	10	6	0	5	0.1
2020	30	PHI	15	11*	2	1	0.5	72.9	-2.5	22	12	3	0	2	0.0
2021	31	PHI	16	11*	1	1	1.0	100.0	3.0	23	11	8	0	2	0.1
2022	32	PHI	17	11*	1	1	1.0	87.5	-4.0	25	9	8	1	1	0.0
2023	33	PHI	15	10*	4	3	0.8	77.1	-4.3	28	13	8	0	3	0.1
Career			95	69*	12	9	—	—	—	164	70	51	1	16	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 51.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 70elite 702023

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 35% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

35% of the all-time Sacks leader35

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.859See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.859Snap share73.6%Def snaps8,693ReliableCV 0.35

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2012

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

DL · 2012 class

4.77s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 37thClass Pos 92thClass All 36th

26"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 5thClass Pos 10thClass All 4th

103"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 10thClass Pos 21thClass All 13th

30 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 92thClass Pos 54thClass All 87th

7.07s

3-Cone

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 61thClass Pos 96thClass All 57th

4.53s

Shuttle

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 25thClass Pos 58thClass All 27th

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl34Solo20Ast14TFL7QBHits10Sk2.5Dis19.5FF1

College Stats

Mississippi StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #12

#4Matt KalilOT #5Justin BlackmonWR #6Morris ClaiborneCB #7Mark BarronILB #8Ryan TannehillQB #9Luke KuechlyILB #10Stephon GilmoreCB #11Dontari PoeDT #13Michael FloydWR #14Michael BrockersDT #15Bruce IrvinLB #16Quinton CoplesOLB #17Dre KirkpatrickCB #18Melvin IngramLB #19Shea McClellinOLB #20Kendall WrightWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Fletcher inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DL room from Vinny Curry (2012–2020), and handed it to Bennie Logan (2013–2016).

Reggie White 1985–1992Clyde Simmons 1986–1993Mike Mamula 1995–2000Greg Jefferson 1996–1999Hollis Thomas 1996–2005N. D. Kalu

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2023final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2012draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 310 lb

Frame

298 lb at 4.77s

Size-speed

26" vert / 103" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	PHI	1	W2Questionable· RibsW5Out· BackW13Questionable· Groin
2020	PHI	1	W3Questionable· AbdomenW16Questionable· NeckW17Out· Neck
2017	PHI	2	W4Out· CalfW5Out· CalfW6Questionable· Calf
2016	PHI	0	W6Questionable· Ankle
2012	PHI	1	W13Questionable· Tailbone / Not Injury RelatedW17Out· Concussion

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 83

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

B2012

B2013

B2014

A2015

B+2016

B2017

A2018

B2019

B+2020

B2021

B+2022

B2023

Availability

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2012	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4
2013	3	0.2	3	0.2
2014	4	0.3	4	0.2
2015	9.5	0.6	10+0.5	0.6
2016	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2017	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4
2018	10.5	0.7	11+0.5	0.6
2019	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.3
2020	6.5	0.5	8+1.5	0.5
2021	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2022	7	0.4	8+1	0.5
2023	5	0.4	6+1	0.4

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

Career Value · VORP

275 career value over replacement — #171 all-time of 4,642. 22.9/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · PHI · 2012 · +18.7 vs expected KV-H

79actual

60.3 expected · Δ+18.7

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography