Dexter Coakley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Coakley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Coakley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dexter Coakley
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1997 | 24–25 | DAL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | DAL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | DAL | 16 | — | 66 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | — | 78 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | DAL | 15 | — | 76 | 54 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | — | 96 | 73 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 30–31 | DAL | 16 | — | 84 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 31–32 | DAL | 15 | — | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32–33 | STL | 12 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 33–34 | STL | 8 | — | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 146 | — | 520 | 397 | 123 | 18 | 3 | 10.0 | 31.0 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 29.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
100 career value over replacement — #1113 all-time of 4,649. 12.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #65 (Rd 3) · DAL · 1997 · +17 vs expected KV-H
63actual
46 expected · Δ+17
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