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K.C. Cortez

RDE  •  RETIRED @ Age 31 (End of 2030 season)  •  Current Age: 47
6' 1", 259 lbs Draft: Round 1, Pick 6 (2021) Drafted By: Detroit Lions Super Bowl trophy 0 Rings Yrs Pro: 10 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2030 LAC 16 13 14 4.0 6 0 0.0 2.5 6 5 1 2.8 0 6 1.8 1 2 16.7 33.3 0 0 1 3 5.0 0.420
2029 CLE 14 11 16 4.8 4 1 0.5 3.5 16 4 0 6.6 0 1 0.3 0 5 0.0 100.0 0 1 1 3 3.7 0.310
2028 CLE 16 1 5 3.3 1 0 0.0 1.0 6 2 0 4.4 0 5 3.1 0 1 0.0 20.0 1 1 0 0 1.8 0.110
2027 CLE 16 14 11 3.6 6 3 1.3 3.0 8 8 2 4.1 0 6 1.9 0 1 0.0 16.7 0 1 1 2 4.4 0.340
2026 NED 16 5 23 6.3 8 - - 3.0 8 13 1 3.8 0 - - 1 4 - - - 1 2 - 4.7 0.400
2025 DET 16 1 13 5.9 3 - - 5.5 14 11 5 8.6 0 - - 2 1 - - - 1 0 - 5.2 0.390
2024 DET 16 5 21 6.4 7 - - 13.0 18 14 9 9.2 0 - - 0 3 - - - 3 1 - 6.6 0.570
2023 DET 16 10 27 6.2 6 - - 7.0 15 18 2 5.7 0 - - 1 3 - - - 2 3 - 6.6 0.640
2022 DET 16 7 15 5.7 11 - - 6.0 14 10 5 6.5 0 - - 1 4 - - - 2 0 - 5.1 0.460
2021 DET 15 9 10 4.9 10 - - 3.5 5 4 0 2.9 0 - - 0 1 - - - 1 0 - 4.3 0.400
Career 157 76 155 5.2 62 4 0.2 48.0 110 89 25 5.6 0 18 0.6 6 25 33.3 100.0 1 13 9 8 47.2 4.040
First-Team All-Pro Second-Team All-Pro Champion Postseason Honor

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2025 DET 2 0 1 7.4 2 - - 1.0 3 3 0 12.5 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2024 DET 1 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0.0 1 0 1 8.7 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2023 DET 3 2 5 7.0 2 - - 2.5 2 4 2 7.2 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - - -
2022 DET 2 1 2 6.6 2 - - 2.0 1 2 0 7.1 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 8 3 8 5.9 6 - - 5.5 7 9 3 8.3 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - - -
Champion Super Bowl MVP

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2021 Pre-Camp 22 66 94 70 7 52 56 43 57 28 82 34 67
2021 Post-Camp 22 39 76 64 4 27 56 43 60 11 82 36 52
2022 Pre-Camp 23 40 74 64 4 28 56 44 61 12 83 43 51
2022 Post-Camp 23 38 78 63 4 27 55 43 59 12 82 45 50
2023 Pre-Camp 24 31 97 62 4 18 38 26 59 13 86 52 52
2023 Post-Camp 24 24 79 74 3 20 52 34 53 8 70 48 48
2024 Pre-Camp 25 23 79 74 3 20 52 34 53 8 69 48 48
2024 Post-Camp 25 33 95 64 4 17 36 25 61 12 87 53 53
2025 Pre-Camp 26 33 96 64 4 17 36 25 61 12 87 53 53
2025 Post-Camp 26 34 96 62 4 18 36 23 60 10 86 53 53
2026 Pre-Camp 27 34 96 62 4 18 35 23 60 10 87 53 53
2026 Post-Camp 27 24 77 72 3 20 51 28 52 6 68 47 47
2027 Pre-Camp 28 23 76 67 3 20 51 28 52 6 66 45 45
2027 Post-Camp 28 36 99 68 4 17 34 21 63 11 88 55 55
2028 Pre-Camp 29 31 100 68 5 16 33 20 59 11 89 54 54
2028 Post-Camp 29 31 74 65 3 20 51 29 59 7 65 47 47
2029 Pre-Camp 30 31 73 65 4 20 52 29 59 10 64 47 47
2029 Post-Camp 30 30 100 66 4 15 31 19 57 8 90 52 52
2030 Pre-Camp 31 30 100 65 4 14 30 18 56 8 90 52 52
2030 Post-Camp 31 31 72 65 4 20 51 25 56 9 62 46 46

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2024 Detroit Lions signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $16,680,000
2026 Detroit Lions released
2026 New England Patriots signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $8,790,000
2027 New England Patriots released
2027 Cleveland Browns signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $9,820,000
2029 Cleveland Browns released
2029 Cleveland Browns signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $9,870,000
2030 Cleveland Browns released
2030 Los Angeles Rams signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $10,660,000