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Ross Cockrell

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · CB

Ross Cockrell recorded 79 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

3.2

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

79

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ross Cockrell's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2016
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 15, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2017

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2016
MIAMIDOLPHINS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 8, 2017

Miami Dolphins vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2017

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2016
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 22, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2020
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 17, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2016

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ross Cockrell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2019
CAROLINAPANTHERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 22, 2019

Carolina Panthers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2019

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2017
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 24, 2017

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2017
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 31, 2017

Washington Commanders vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW YORKJETS
JAN 2, 2022

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 37 interception return yards

Regular Season
2019
CAROLINAPANTHERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 29, 2019

Carolina Panthers vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2019

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ross Cockrell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFCOCKRELL—Ross Cockrell
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

02
PITCOCKRELL—Ross Cockrell
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
NYGCOCKRELL—Ross Cockrell
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Franchise era

2018–present

04
CARCOCKRELL—Ross Cockrell
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARBURNS53Brian Burns

The old core leaves before a successor settles

Carolina Panthers · Searching for the next foundation

Injuries ended Newton's first run and Carolina entered a prolonged rebuild marked by quarterback turnover, coaching changes and a search for durable young cornerstones.

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Franchise era

2020–2022

05
TBCOCKRELL—Ross Cockrell
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20209 NFL seasons79 career games181 career solo tacklesCollege: DukeDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 109Jersey: 437 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 24, 2014Most recent: Jan 16, 2022

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history