Riq Woolen is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Woolen in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Woolen'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 | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2022 | 23 | SEA | 17 | — | 62 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,134 | 98.1% | 118 | 25.1% | 66 | 34 | 0.5 | 48.7 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 24 | SEA | 16 | — | 49 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 939 | 84.3% | 94 | 21.7% | 71 | 41 | 0.6 | 79.8 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 25 | SEA | 15 | — | 43 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 890 | 89.9% | 55 | 13.1% | 68 | 36 | 0.5 | 76.9 | 11.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 26 | SEA | 16 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 817 | 77.9% | 13 | 3.1% | 72 | 39 | 0.5 | 75.5 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 27 | PHI | 5 | — | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 278 | 98.8% | 18 | 18.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 216 | 160 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 150 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 26 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1352 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #153 (Rd 5) · SEA · 2022 · +38.3 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 88 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 30% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 88
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