← 2016 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R6 · #194 OVERALL · OLB

Cory James

Drafted by LV · GM Reggie McKenzie · Colorado St.

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Cory James across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played26
Games started14
Weighted career AV7
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons2

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2016 · Round 6 · #194

LV draft credit

GM Reggie McKenzie

Team games26
Team starts14
On-team AV7
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Good+0.42 contribution7th of 59 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

A Good pick

Cory James was Reggie McKenzie's 7th-best of 59 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is +0.42. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Reggie McKenzie's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
26
on drafting team
Games started
14
on drafting team
Snap-z
-0.9
3 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
7
modeled; full weighted AV 7
AV / 1k snaps
6.6
1,067 snaps in rate base
AV-rate z
+0.0
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Reggie McKenzie's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Reggie McKenzie pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Cory James totals +0.42. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-3-2-10+1+2+3+436. Carr#36 · Derek Carr · aggregate +4.24Carr +4.2184. Rivera#184 · Mychal Rivera · aggregate +1.40129. Burris#129 · Miles Burris · aggregate +0.90234. Alexander#234 · Vadal Alexander · aggregate +0.62143. Washington#143 · DeAndre Washington · aggregate +0.5881. Jackson#81 · Gabe Jackson · aggregate +0.46194. James#194 · Cory James · aggregate +0.42James +0.4189. Bilukidi#189 · Christo Bilukidi · aggregate +0.3068. Walford#68 · Clive Walford · aggregate +0.24168. Lee#168 · Marquel Lee · aggregate +0.23205. McGee#205 · Stacy McGee · aggregate +0.2166. Moore#66 · Sio Moore · aggregate +0.19233. Bass#233 · David Bass · aggregate +0.18168. Criner#168 · Juron Criner · aggregate +0.08219. Carrie#219 · T.J. Carrie · aggregate +0.06107. Ellis#107 · Justin Ellis · aggregate +0.05244. Hester#244 · Treyvon Hester · aggregate +0.0488. Vanderdoes#88 · Eddie Vanderdoes · aggregate +0.00209. Butler#209 · Brice Butler · aggregate -0.03242. McDonald#242 · Dexter McDonald · aggregate -0.04173. Townsend#173 · Johnny Townsend · aggregate -0.08221. Luani#221 · Shalom Luani · aggregate -0.14116. McGill#116 · Keith McGill · aggregate -0.23247. Dowling#247 · Jonathan Dowling · aggregate -0.2615. Miller#15 · Kolton Miller · aggregate -0.27228. Ateman#228 · Marcell Ateman · aggregate -0.28172. Kasa#172 · Nick Kasa · aggregate -0.29161. Ball#161 · Neiron Ball · aggregate -0.33112. Wilson#112 · Tyler Wilson · aggregate -0.3557. Hall#57 · P.J. Hall · aggregate -0.4065. Parker#65 · Brandon Parker · aggregate -0.48221. Debose#221 · Andre Debose · aggregate -0.50140. Heeney#140 · Ben Heeney · aggregate -0.57242. Hood#242 · Elijah Hood · aggregate -0.60100. Cook#100 · Connor Cook · aggregate -0.6042. Watson#42 · Menelik Watson · aggregate -0.62218. Morris#218 · Anthony Morris · aggregate -0.69140. Jr.#140 · Maurice Hurst Jr. · aggregate -0.70179. Valles#179 · Max Valles · aggregate -0.7014. Joseph#14 · Karl Joseph · aggregate -0.71231. Ware#231 · Jylan Ware · aggregate -0.7275. Calhoun#75 · Shilique Calhoun · aggregate -0.83181. Murray#181 · Latavius Murray · aggregate -0.8724. Conley#24 · Gareon Conley · aggregate -0.89216. Victor#216 · Azeem Victor · aggregate -0.92110. Nelson#110 · Nick Nelson · aggregate -1.2456. Melifonwu#56 · Obi Melifonwu · aggregate -1.41158. Crawford#158 · Jack Crawford · aggregate -1.42128. Feliciano#128 · Jon Feliciano · aggregate -1.53230. Stupar#230 · Nathan Stupar · aggregate -1.5787. Key#87 · Arden Key · aggregate -1.6595. Bergstrom#95 · Tony Bergstrom · aggregate -1.95129. Sharpe#129 · David Sharpe · aggregate -2.03Sharpe -2.05. Mack#5 · Khalil Mack · aggregate -2.24Mack -2.244. Ward#44 · Jihad Ward · aggregate -2.73Ward -2.7235. Harris#235 · Shelby Harris · aggregate -2.93Harris -2.935. Edwards#35 · Mario Edwards · aggregate -2.96Edwards -3.012. Hayden#12 · D.J. Hayden · aggregate -3.32Hayden -3.34. Cooper#4 · Amari Cooper · aggregate -3.46Cooper -3.5

Incremental contribution by season

-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+62012 · Juron Criner · incremental +0.542012 · Christo Bilukidi · incremental +0.902012 · Miles Burris · incremental +1.752012 · Jack Crawford · incremental -0.292012 · Tony Bergstrom · incremental -1.632012 · Nathan Stupar · incremental -2.512013 · Miles Burris · incremental +0.132013 · Brice Butler · incremental +0.292013 · David Bass · incremental +0.592013 · Mychal Rivera · incremental +1.412013 · Sio Moore · incremental +1.682013 · Christo Bilukidi · incremental -0.002013 · Stacy McGee · incremental -0.012013 · Juron Criner · incremental -0.152013 · Nick Kasa · incremental -0.402013 · Menelik Watson · incremental -0.442013 · Tyler Wilson · incremental -0.622013 · Latavius Murray · incremental -0.762013 · D.J. Hayden · incremental -2.292013 · Jack Crawford · incremental -2.342014 · Stacy McGee · incremental +0.362014 · Miles Burris · incremental +0.532014 · Derek Carr · incremental +0.572014 · Mychal Rivera · incremental +2.062014 · Sio Moore · incremental +2.822014 · Tyler Wilson · incremental -0.052014 · T.J. Carrie · incremental -0.082014 · Keith McGill · incremental -0.112014 · Nick Kasa · incremental -0.152014 · Brice Butler · incremental -0.162014 · Latavius Murray · incremental -0.352014 · Jonathan Dowling · incremental -0.442014 · Justin Ellis · incremental -0.462014 · Khalil Mack · incremental -0.512014 · Menelik Watson · incremental -0.542014 · Gabe Jackson · incremental -0.612014 · D.J. Hayden · incremental -1.602014 · Shelby Harris · incremental -2.532015 · Clive Walford · incremental +0.102015 · Justin Ellis · incremental +0.122015 · T.J. Carrie · incremental +0.322015 · Gabe Jackson · incremental +0.462015 · Mychal Rivera · incremental +0.772015 · Derek Carr · incremental +0.972015 · Dexter McDonald · incremental -0.002015 · Stacy McGee · incremental -0.012015 · Tyler Wilson · incremental -0.052015 · Keith McGill · incremental -0.072015 · Jonathan Dowling · incremental -0.082015 · Nick Kasa · incremental -0.162015 · Menelik Watson · incremental -0.212015 · Latavius Murray · incremental -0.502015 · Neiron Ball · incremental -0.562015 · Khalil Mack · incremental -0.702015 · Andre Debose · incremental -0.832015 · Ben Heeney · incremental -0.842015 · Anthony Morris · incremental -1.162015 · Max Valles · incremental -1.172015 · Mario Edwards · incremental -1.342015 · Jon Feliciano · incremental -1.462015 · Tony Bergstrom · incremental -2.082015 · D.J. Hayden · incremental -2.502015 · Amari Cooper · incremental -3.242015 · Shelby Harris · incremental -3.242016 · Dexter McDonald · incremental +0.032016 · Stacy McGee · incremental +0.202016 · Justin Ellis · incremental +0.212016 · Gabe Jackson · incremental +0.492016 · Mychal Rivera · incremental +0.492016 · Vadal Alexander · incremental +0.642016 · Clive Walford · incremental +0.692016 · Cory James · incremental +0.832016 · DeAndre Washington · incremental +0.852016 · Derek Carr · incremental +1.702016 · T.J. Carrie · incremental -0.042016 · Tyler Wilson · incremental -0.062016 · Keith McGill · incremental -0.082016 · Jonathan Dowling · incremental -0.082016 · Anthony Morris · incremental -0.122016 · Andre Debose · incremental -0.122016 · Jihad Ward · incremental -0.122016 · Nick Kasa · incremental -0.152016 · Ben Heeney · incremental -0.312016 · Latavius Murray · incremental -0.412016 · Menelik Watson · incremental -0.422016 · Jon Feliciano · incremental -0.602016 · Karl Joseph · incremental -0.732016 · Shilique Calhoun · incremental -0.842016 · Connor Cook · incremental -0.942016 · D.J. Hayden · incremental -1.122016 · Khalil Mack · incremental -2.042016 · Amari Cooper · incremental -3.172016 · Mario Edwards · incremental -5.952017 · Mario Edwards · incremental +0.022017 · Marquel Lee · incremental +0.152017 · Cory James · incremental +0.242017 · Eddie Vanderdoes · incremental +0.272017 · Gabe Jackson · incremental +0.402017 · T.J. Carrie · incremental +0.412017 · Vadal Alexander · incremental +0.672017 · Derek Carr · incremental +1.632017 · DeAndre Washington · incremental +1.792017 · Dexter McDonald · incremental -0.032017 · Tyler Wilson · incremental -0.062017 · Keith McGill · incremental -0.082017 · Jonathan Dowling · incremental -0.082017 · Connor Cook · incremental -0.122017 · Andre Debose · incremental -0.122017 · Justin Ellis · incremental -0.122017 · Anthony Morris · incremental -0.132017 · Nick Kasa · incremental -0.162017 · Clive Walford · incremental -0.252017 · Treyvon Hester · incremental -0.312017 · Karl Joseph · incremental -0.352017 · Shalom Luani · incremental -0.352017 · Gareon Conley · incremental -0.462017 · Shilique Calhoun · incremental -0.622017 · Jon Feliciano · incremental -0.812017 · Elijah Hood · incremental -0.892017 · Amari Cooper · incremental -0.982017 · Mychal Rivera · incremental -1.042017 · Jylan Ware · incremental -1.212017 · Khalil Mack · incremental -1.882017 · David Sharpe · incremental -1.932017 · Obi Melifonwu · incremental -2.172017 · Sio Moore · incremental -4.082017 · Jihad Ward · incremental -6.642018 · Dexter McDonald · incremental +0.012018 · Marquel Lee · incremental +0.212018 · Gabe Jackson · incremental +0.362018 · Justin Ellis · incremental +0.382018 · Derek Carr · incremental +0.932018 · Vadal Alexander · incremental -0.042018 · Keith McGill · incremental -0.042018 · Jonathan Dowling · incremental -0.082018 · Andre Debose · incremental -0.112018 · Ben Heeney · incremental -0.112018 · Jylan Ware · incremental -0.112018 · Brandon Parker · incremental -0.112018 · Anthony Morris · incremental -0.112018 · Connor Cook · incremental -0.122018 · Elijah Hood · incremental -0.142018 · Karl Joseph · incremental -0.222018 · Eddie Vanderdoes · incremental -0.222018 · P.J. Hall · incremental -0.242018 · Marcell Ateman · incremental -0.252018 · Amari Cooper · incremental -0.332018 · Shilique Calhoun · incremental -0.432018 · Gareon Conley · incremental -0.582018 · Johnny Townsend · incremental -0.582018 · Maurice Hurst Jr. · incremental -0.792018 · David Sharpe · incremental -0.862018 · Jon Feliciano · incremental -1.002018 · Azeem Victor · incremental -1.422018 · Kolton Miller · incremental -1.462018 · Nick Nelson · incremental -1.982018 · DeAndre Washington · incremental -2.552018 · Arden Key · incremental -2.692019 · Dexter McDonald · incremental +0.012019 · Marquel Lee · incremental +0.112019 · Gabe Jackson · incremental +0.252019 · Kolton Miller · incremental +0.342019 · Derek Carr · incremental +0.912019 · DeAndre Washington · incremental +1.442019 · Vadal Alexander · incremental -0.042019 · Ben Heeney · incremental -0.102019 · Arden Key · incremental -0.112019 · Andre Debose · incremental -0.112019 · Anthony Morris · incremental -0.122019 · Connor Cook · incremental -0.122019 · Jylan Ware · incremental -0.122019 · P.J. Hall · incremental -0.132019 · Elijah Hood · incremental -0.152019 · Marcell Ateman · incremental -0.192019 · Azeem Victor · incremental -0.212019 · Karl Joseph · incremental -0.222019 · Brandon Parker · incremental -0.292019 · Obi Melifonwu · incremental -0.352019 · Nick Nelson · incremental -0.392019 · Gareon Conley · incremental -0.462019 · Maurice Hurst Jr. · incremental -0.562019 · David Sharpe · incremental -2.322020 · Shalom Luani · incremental +0.042020 · Marquel Lee · incremental +0.062020 · Treyvon Hester · incremental +0.262020 · Kolton Miller · incremental +0.332020 · Gabe Jackson · incremental +0.532020 · Derek Carr · incremental +1.012020 · Vadal Alexander · incremental -0.042020 · Marcell Ateman · incremental -0.082020 · Brandon Parker · incremental -0.102020 · Connor Cook · incremental -0.112020 · Jylan Ware · incremental -0.112020 · Elijah Hood · incremental -0.152020 · Azeem Victor · incremental -0.212020 · Eddie Vanderdoes · incremental -0.222020 · Nick Nelson · incremental -0.242020 · Maurice Hurst Jr. · incremental -0.292020 · Obi Melifonwu · incremental -0.402020 · Gareon Conley · incremental -0.432020 · Arden Key · incremental -1.052021 · Shalom Luani · incremental +0.042021 · Marquel Lee · incremental +0.182021 · Treyvon Hester · incremental +0.242021 · Brandon Parker · incremental +0.262021 · Kolton Miller · incremental +0.392021 · Derek Carr · incremental +1.032021 · Marcell Ateman · incremental -0.082021 · Jylan Ware · incremental -0.102021 · Elijah Hood · incremental -0.132021 · Azeem Victor · incremental -0.202021 · Eddie Vanderdoes · incremental -0.202021 · Nick Nelson · incremental -0.242021 · P.J. Hall · incremental -0.332021 · Obi Melifonwu · incremental -0.342021 · Gareon Conley · incremental -0.432022 · Kolton Miller · incremental +0.372022 · Derek Carr · incremental +1.712022 · Marcell Ateman · incremental -0.072022 · Azeem Victor · incremental -0.202022 · Nick Nelson · incremental -0.242022 · P.J. Hall · incremental -0.342022 · Brandon Parker · incremental -0.412023 · Kolton Miller · incremental +0.212023 · Brandon Parker · incremental -0.392024 · Kolton Miller · incremental +0.362025 · Kolton Miller · incremental -0.04Stupar -2.5Moore +2.8Harris -2.5Hayden -2.5Cooper -3.2Harris -3.2James +0.8Cooper -3.2Edwards -6.0James +0.2Moore -4.1Ward -6.6Washington -2.5Key -2.720126 players201314 players201418 players201526 players201629 players201734 players201831 players201924 players202019 players202115 players20227 players20232 players20241 player20251 player
Above expectationBelow expectationCory JamesGM total -33.3Cory James by season +1.1

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'16'18'200611172201Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (5 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2016LV16146020.435.0
2017LV1084650.148.6
2018LV0000
2019LV0000
2020LV000-1.40

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