Robert
Alford
CB
#23
Robert Alford
#23CB
Arizona Cardinals
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 186 lbs · Age : 37
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 68 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 61 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 |
Advanced stats, 2021 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2021 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
1
47th percentile
Passes defended
4
12th percentile
Targets in coverage
56
Yards allowed
290 yd
Yards allowed per target
5.2 yd
93th percentile
Passer rating allowed
81.7
69th percentile
Tackles
36
11th percentile
Missed tackle rate
15.9 %
15th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
49th percentile
Defensive snaps
580
16th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2022 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.3
Games
13
WAR 2021
0.5
Games played
13
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20210.5 WAR · 0.038 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-30 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2021
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
78
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 86
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 69
- TCK
- Tackling
- 63
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- EX
- Experience
- 79
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2021
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
Robert Alford in five questions
What are Robert Alford's stats in 2021?
Robert Alford has 1 interception and 4 passes defensed in 13 games in 2021.
How old and how tall is Robert Alford?
Robert Alford is 37 years old. He is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).
How good is Robert Alford?
Robert Alford produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2021, 18th of 89 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 71 out of 100: very good for his position.
What number does Robert Alford wear, and what team does he play for?
Robert Alford plays for Arizona Cardinals in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 23.
What is Robert Alford's projection for 2022?
Our projection has him at 0.3 WAR in 2022, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
