Stephen Cooper is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Cooper in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cooper's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Stephen Cooper
Top 24% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | 24 | SD | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | SD | 12 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | SD | 10 | — | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | SD | 15 | — | 35 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | SD | 16 | — | 89 | 54 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | SD | 12 | — | 73 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | SD | 14 | — | 68 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | SD | 11 | — | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | SD | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 351 | 211 | 140 | 5 | 9 | 9.5 | 23.5 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #2012 all-time of 4,649. 6.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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