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Paul Cortez

FS  •  RETIRED @ Age 32 (End of 2033 season)  •  Current Age: 34
6' 3", 213 lbs Draft: Round 4, Pick 31 (2025) Drafted By: New Orleans Saints College: Colorado State Player_ID: 7348 Yrs Pro: 9 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
2032 CAL 16 0 0 2.7 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 12.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0.040
2031 TEN 16 16 39 6.9 17 3 0.7 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 33 8.4 4 23 12.1 69.7 0 0 0 1 4.8 0.580
2030 SEA 16 2 11 6.5 4 2 3.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 17 10.4 3 11 17.6 64.7 1 2 0 3 1.8 0.190
2029 IND 15 10 53 9.7 21 5 1.8 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 62 12.8 7 29 11.3 46.8 6 0 1 1 4.6 0.520
2028 NOS 16 4 30 10.0 11 2 1.7 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 44 15.3 4 22 9.1 50.0 5 1 1 0 2.9 0.390
2027 NOS 11 0 13 9.6 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 20 14.0 0 12 0.0 60.0 2 0 0 0 1.7 0.180
2026 NOS 4 1 8 16.1 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 - - 0 2 - - - 0 0 - 0.9 0.070
Career 94 33 154 8.6 58 12 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 6 179 11.7 18 99 - - 14 3 2 5 - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2032 CAL 16 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.0 0.040
2031 TEN 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 0.0 0.580
2030 SEA 16 2 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.190
2029 IND 15 10 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 0.0 0.520
2028 NOS 16 4 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.0 0.390
2027 NOS 11 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0.0 0.180
2026 NOS 4 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.070
Career 94 33 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 5 - -

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 SEA 2 0 0 16.7 2 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 - -
2028 NOS 2 1 3 7.9 0 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 18.8 0 1 - - 1 0 0 1 - -
2027 NOS 2 0 1 3.4 0 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 - - 0 0 0 1 - -
Career 6 1 4 7.6 2 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 10.7 0 2 - - 1 0 0 2 - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2030 SEA 2 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - -
2028 NOS 2 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 - -
2027 NOS 2 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 - -
Career 6 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 2 - -

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD MM ZN BR PD PH IN PR KR EN ST Overall Potential
2025 Pre-Camp 24 72 26 40 33 14 49 18 0 0 56 56 22 41
2025 Post-Camp 24 67 33 70 56 11 51 33 0 0 30 44 25 48
2026 Pre-Camp 25 68 35 72 56 11 52 34 0 0 29 44 26 49
2026 Post-Camp 25 67 36 73 57 12 51 36 0 0 32 46 31 49
2027 Pre-Camp 26 68 36 74 58 12 51 38 0 0 32 46 32 50
2027 Post-Camp 26 51 29 56 37 17 45 24 0 0 62 76 37 37
2028 Pre-Camp 27 49 32 61 38 17 44 26 0 0 64 78 39 39
2028 Post-Camp 27 54 36 70 40 13 44 28 0 0 48 74 43 43
2029 Pre-Camp 28 53 29 71 40 12 44 21 0 0 48 74 41 41
2029 Post-Camp 28 54 30 71 41 14 43 20 0 0 49 74 42 42
2030 Pre-Camp 29 54 30 72 40 14 43 20 0 0 50 75 42 42
2030 Post-Camp 29 52 28 72 41 13 43 20 0 0 49 75 41 41
2031 Pre-Camp 30 56 32 67 44 14 45 23 0 0 45 69 43 43
2031 Post-Camp 30 55 34 68 43 16 46 24 0 0 44 69 43 43
2032 Pre-Camp 31 54 34 68 43 15 46 24 0 0 44 69 43 43
2032 Post-Camp 31 55 35 68 41 16 44 23 0 0 45 69 43 43
2033 Pre-Camp 32 56 35 67 41 17 44 23 0 0 44 69 43 43
2033 Post-Camp 32 50 20 55 34 0 32 2 0 0 28 69 32 32

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2028 New Orleans Saints signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $3,920,000
2029 New Orleans Saints released
2029 Indianapolis Colts signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,110,000
2030 Seattle Seahawks signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,140,000
2031 Tennessee Titans signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,160,000
2031 Tennessee Titans changed primary position from SS
2032 California Chargers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,370,000
2033 New York Giants signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,400,000
2033 New York Giants released