Erik Coleman is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Coleman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Coleman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 70 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 94 | 58 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 71 | 41 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | NYJ | 9 | — | 35 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 75 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | ATL | 16 | — | 104 | 70 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | ATL | 4 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | DET | 11 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 504 | 328 | 176 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1813 all-time of 4,649. 7.6/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #143 (Rd 5) · NYJ · 2004 · +28.4 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 70 | 49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 94 | 58 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2006 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 71 | 41 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 25 | NYJ | 9 | — | 35 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2008 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 75 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | 27 | ATL | 16 | — | 104 | 70 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 28 | ATL | 4 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 30 | DET | 11 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 104 | 504 | 328 | 176 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.6 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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