Derek Cox ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — 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 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Derek Cox
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22–23 | JAX | 16 | — | 68 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23–24 | JAX | 12 | — | 46 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | JAX | 6 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | JAX | 12 | — | 60 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 556 | 55.6% | 100 | 22.3% |
| Career | — | 62 | — | 194 | 161 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 556 | 55.6% | 100 | 22.3% | |
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1311 all-time of 4,649. 22/season above a replacement-level CB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · JAX · 2009 · +28.8 vs expected KV-H
69actual
40.2 expected · Δ+28.8
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