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K.C. Cortez

RDE  •  RETIRED @ Age 31 (End of 2030 season)  •  Current Age: 36
6' 1", 259 lbs Draft: Round 1, Pick 6 (2021) Drafted By: Detroit Lions College: New Hampshire Player_ID: 3760 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 - 48.0 110 89 25 5.6 0 18 0.6 6 25 - - 1 13 9 8 - -

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 - - -

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