Trent Cole ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Cole in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cole a career score of 87, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
351 career value over replacement — #71 all-time of 4,695. 29.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #146 (Rd 5) · PHI · 2005 · +56.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 22–23 | PHI | 12 | — | 41 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23–24 | PHI | 15 | — | 56 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | PHI | 16 | — | 64 | 44 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 12.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 68 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 55 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 12.5 | 50.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27–28 | PHI | 15 | — | 60 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 10.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | PHI | 13 | — | 42 | 39 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 11.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | PHI | 16 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | PHI | 16 | — | 54 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 880 | 72.9% | 75 | 15.1% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | PHI | 15 | — | 51 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 806 | 72.9% | 65 | 13.2% |
| 2015 | 32–33 | IND | 14 | — | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 529 | 53.9% | 71 | 17.2% |
| 2016 | 33–34 | IND | 7 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 237 | 51.7% | 30 | 15.1% |
| Career | — | 171 | — | 577 | 429 | 148 | 97 | 140 | 90.0 | 327.0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 351 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
12 seasons × ~29.3 surplus ≈ VORP 351
Cameron Jordan
LB
94% match