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

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Ross Cockrell

Top 29% all-time defensive backsReliable Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2017

Height6'0"

Weight190 lb

BornAug 6, 1991

Age34

CollegeDuke See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 4, Pick 109 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A defensive back with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 49 · #2088 · Above Average

Worth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.3

Avg surplus

peak +20

4 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 49

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%
2014	—	BUF	1	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	11	9.0%	60	31.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	PIT	15	—	43	33	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	11	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	684	65.8%	26	17.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PIT	16	—	56	41	15	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	14	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,025	97.9%	68	15.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NYG	13	—	36	24	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	11	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	679	72.0%	114	26.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	CAR	14	—	58	44	14	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	732	79.9%	105	24.4%	67	37	0.6	68.6	10.4	0	0	0	6	12	0.2
2020	—	TB	5	—	11	9	2	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	237	48.9%	156	45.8%	21	16	0.8	107.2	5.9	1	0	1	8	2	0.2
2021	—	TB	14	—	34	24	10	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	7	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	474	44.9%	247	51.2%	48	32	0.7	106.9	5.6	4	2	2	28	7	0.1
Career		—	78	—	239	176	63	9	4	0.0	13.0	7	52	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	3,842	59.8%	776	30.4%	136	85	—	—	—	5	2	3	42	21	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	23	BUF	1	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—
2015	24	PIT	15	10*	43	33	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	11	1	1	9.3
2016	25	PIT	16	16*	56	41	15	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	14	0	1	7.8
2017	26	NYG	13	12*	36	24	12	2	0	0.0	2.0	3	11	0	—	8.7
2019	28	CAR	14	11*	58	44	14	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	8	0	—	8.2
2020	29	TB	5	0*	11	9	2	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	1.5
2021	30	TB	14	0*	34	24	10	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	7	1	—	5.8
Career			78	49*	239	176	63	9	4	—	—	7	52	2	2	41.3

* 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%
2014	23	BUF	7	0*	—	0.0%	11	9.0%	60	31.3%
2015	24	PIT	15	10*	—	0.0%	684	65.8%	26	17.7%
2016	25	PIT	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,025	97.9%	68	15.2%
2017	26	NYG	16	12*	—	0.0%	679	72.0%	114	26.9%
2019	28	CAR	14	11*	—	0.0%	732	79.9%	105	24.4%
2020	29	TB	12	0*	—	0.0%	237	48.9%	156	45.8%
2021	30	TB	17	0*	—	0.0%	474	44.9%	247	51.2%
Career			97	49*	—	—	3,842	—	776	—

* 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%
2019	28	CAR	14	11*	67	37	0.6	68.6	10.4	0	0	0	6	12	0.2
2020	29	TB	12	0*	21	16	0.8	107.2	5.9	1	0	1	8	2	0.2
2021	30	TB	17	0*	48	32	0.7	106.9	5.6	4	2	2	28	7	0.1
Career			43	11*	136	85	—	—	—	5	2	3	42	21	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 39

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2015bestavg 532021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3

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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.926See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.926Snap share59.8%Def snaps3,842ConsistentCV 0.18

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, 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 backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2014

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

DB · 2014 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 66thClass Pos 41thClass All 72th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 77thClass Pos 63thClass All 79th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 74thClass Pos 60thClass All 77th

10 reps

Bench

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 3thClass Pos 9thClass All 5th

7.28s

3-Cone

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 39thClass Pos 12thClass All 39th

4.32s

Shuttle

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 53thClass Pos 27thClass All 52th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl16Solo14Ast2TFL1Dis1.0PD1FR1

College Stats

DukeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Duke), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #109

#101Jaylen WatkinsFS #102Bashaud BreelandCB #103Devonta FreemanRB #104Jalen SaundersWR #105Bryan StorkC #106Bruce EllingtonWR #107Justin EllisDT #108Cassius MarshLB #111Russell BodineC #112DaQuan JonesDT #113Andre WilliamsRB #114Aaron ColvinCB #116Keith McGillS #117Ka'Deem CareyRB #118Martavis BryantWR #119Anthony HitchensMLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ross inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DB room from Mike Mitchell (2014–2017), and handed it to Artie Burns (2016–2019).

Rod Woodson 1987–1996Carnell Lake 1989–1998Darren Perry 1992–1998Myron Bell 1994–2001Lee Flowers 1995–2002Dewayne Washington

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021final season
Last recorded season with TB
2020team change
Joined TB (from CAR)
2019team change
Joined CAR (from NYG)
2017team change
Joined NYG (from PIT)
2015team change
Joined PIT (from BUF)
2014draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 4, Pick 109

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 190 lb

Frame

191 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

10 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	CAR	1	W11Out· QuadricepW12Questionable· Quadricep

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

B2015

C+2016

B2017

B2019

F2020

C2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

93%

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
2015	2	0.1	2	0.1
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	3	0.2	3	0.2
2019	2	0.1	2	0.1
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	0	0	0	0

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

49 career value over replacement — #2088 all-time of 4,642. 8.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #109 (Rd 4) · BUF · 2014 · +23.2 vs expected KV-H

60actual

36.8 expected · Δ+23.2

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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 · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #109

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography