Adam Thielen ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Thielen in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Thielen a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Adam Thielen
Height6'2"
Weight200 lb
BornAug 22, 1990
Age35
ConferenceNorthern Sun Intercollegiate
Rookie yr2013
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
#66 all-time in Rec TD (64). 1 behind Sterling Sharpe for #65 — on pace in ~1 season
Career Value · VORP
VORP 193 · #399 · EliteWorth 193 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+21.4
Avg surplus
peak +35
9 seasons × ~21.4 surplus ≈ VORP 193
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2014 | — | MIN | 7 | — | 13 | 8 | 137 | 1 | 61.5% | 17.1 | 10.5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 15.5% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 58.4% |
| 2014 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | MIN | 9 | — | 18 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 66.7% | 12.0 | 8.0 | — | 5 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | 21.9% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 59.2% |
| 2016 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 92 | 69 | 967 | 5 | 75.0% | 14.0 | 10.5 | — | 44 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 787 | 74.2% | — | 0.0% | 93 | 21.8% |
| 2016 | — | PHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 142 | 91 | 1,276 | 4 | 64.1% | 14.0 | 9.0 | — | 59 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,032 | 92.6% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | — | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 153 | 113 | 1,373 | 9 | 73.9% | 12.2 | 9.0 | — | 74 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,011 | 96.2% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | — | MIN | 10 | — | 48 | 30 | 418 | 6 | 62.5% | 13.9 | 8.7 | — | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 436 | 70.0% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 6.5% |
| 2019 | — | NYG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | MIN | 15 | — | 108 | 74 | 925 | 14 | 68.5% | 12.5 | 8.6 | — | 52 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 926 | 91.5% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| 2020 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | MIN | 13 | — | 95 | 67 | 726 | 10 | 70.5% | 10.8 | 7.6 | — | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 758 | 84.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2022 | — | MIN | 17 | — | 107 | 70 | 716 | 6 | 65.4% | 10.2 | 6.7 | — | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,042 | 89.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 3.0% |
| 2022 | — | IND | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | CAR | 17 | — | 137 | 103 | 1,014 | 4 | 75.2% | 9.8 | 7.4 | — | 56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,046 | 91.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | CAR | 10 | — | 62 | 48 | 615 | 5 | 77.4% | 12.8 | 9.9 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 429 | 70.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | NO | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | PIT | 14 | — | 35 | 19 | 186 | 0 | 54.3% | 9.8 | 5.3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | MIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 387 | 39.4% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| Career | — | 183 | — | 1,010 | 704 | 8,497 | 64 | 69.7% | 12.1 | 8.4 | — | 435 | 22 | 178 | 1 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 8 | 36.4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8,221 | 69.7% | — | 0.0% | 631 | 16.9% | |
Career EPA364.2·9 rushing · 355 receiving·33.1/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | MIN | 9 | 0* | 4 | 89 | 0 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 12* | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2017 | 27 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15.7 |
| 2018 | 28 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 5 | 30 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2019 | 29 | MIN | 10 | 7* | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2020 | 30 | MIN | 15 | 14* | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | 31 | MIN | 13 | 11* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2022 | 32 | MIN | 17 | 15* | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 33 | CAR | 17 | 15* | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 14.2 |
| Career | 129 | 104* | 22 | 178 | 1 | 8.1 | — | 8 | — | 0 | 136.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | MIN | 7 | 0* | 13 | 8 | 137 | 1 | 61.5% | 17.1 | 10.5 | — | 7 |
| 2015 | 25 | MIN | 9 | 0* | 18 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 66.7% | 12.0 | 8.0 | — | 5 |
| 2016 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 12* | 92 | 69 | 967 | 5 | 75.0% | 14.0 | 10.5 | — | 44 |
| 2017 | 27 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 142 | 91 | 1,276 | 4 | 64.1% | 14.0 | 9.0 | — | 59 |
| 2018 | 28 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 153 | 113 | 1,373 | 9 | 73.9% | 12.2 | 9.0 | — | 74 |
| 2019 | 29 | MIN | 10 | 7* | 48 | 30 | 418 | 6 | 62.5% | 13.9 | 8.7 | — | 18 |
| 2020 | 30 | MIN | 15 | 14* | 108 | 74 | 925 | 14 | 68.5% | 12.5 | 8.6 | — | 52 |
| 2021 | 31 | MIN | 13 | 11* | 95 | 67 | 726 | 10 | 70.5% | 10.8 | 7.6 | — | 37 |
| 2022 | 32 | MIN | 17 | 15* | 107 | 70 | 716 | 6 | 65.4% | 10.2 | 6.7 | — | 45 |
| 2023 | 33 | CAR | 17 | 15* | 137 | 103 | 1,014 | 4 | 75.2% | 9.8 | 7.4 | — | 56 |
| 2024 | 34 | CAR | 10 | 7* | 62 | 48 | 615 | 5 | 77.4% | 12.8 | 9.9 | — | 28 |
| 2025 | 35 | PIT | 14 | 0* | 35 | 19 | 186 | 0 | 54.3% | 9.8 | 5.3 | — | 10 |
| Career | 160 | 111* | 1,010 | 704 | 8,497 | 64 | 69.7% | 12.1 | 8.4 | — | 435 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | GB | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | PHI | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | CAR | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | NYG | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | GB | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | IND | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | NO | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 6* | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 150 | 15.5% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 58.4% |
| 2015 | 25 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 217 | 21.9% | — | 0.0% | 259 | 59.2% |
| 2016 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 12* | 787 | 74.2% | — | 0.0% | 93 | 21.8% |
| 2017 | 27 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 1,032 | 92.6% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 1,011 | 96.2% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | 29 | MIN | 10 | 7* | 436 | 70.0% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 30 | MIN | 15 | 14* | 926 | 91.5% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| 2021 | 31 | MIN | 13 | 11* | 758 | 84.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2022 | 32 | MIN | 17 | 15* | 1,042 | 89.0% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 33 | CAR | 17 | 15* | 1,046 | 91.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | CAR | 10 | 7* | 429 | 70.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 387 | 39.4% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| Career | 178 | 111* | 8,221 | — | — | — | 631 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 170 |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | 9.0 | 3.9 | 0 | 174 |
| 2016 | 26 | — | — | 12* | — | 0.8 | 50.3 | 0 | 989 |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 15* | — | 1.2 | 41.0 | 0 | 1,496 |
| 2018 | 28 | — | — | 15* | — | -1.3 | 56.1 | 0 | 1,443 |
| 2019 | 29 | — | — | 7* | — | -1.0 | 19.7 | 0 | 586 |
| 2020 | 30 | — | — | 14* | — | -0.0 | 46.0 | 0 | 1,239 |
| 2021 | 31 | — | — | 11* | — | -0.2 | 24.1 | 0 | 903 |
| 2022 | 32 | — | — | 15* | — | -0.1 | 11.1 | 0 | 1,036 |
| 2023 | 33 | — | — | 15* | — | 0.2 | 59.7 | 0 | 1,058 |
| 2024 | 34 | — | — | 7* | — | — | 40.4 | 0 | 692 |
| Career | 111* | — | — | — | 0 | 9,786 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 13 | 2.6 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 29 | MIN | 10 | 7* | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | MIN | 15 | 14* | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | MIN | 13 | 11* | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | MIN | 17 | 15* | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | CAR | 17 | 15* | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 88 | 77* | 25 | — | 38 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 9.4 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 74 | 115.2 |
| 2019 | 29 | MIN | 10 | 7* | 12.2 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 130.0 |
| 2020 | 30 | MIN | 15 | 14* | 11.5 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 2 | 7 | 0.1 | 52 | 119.0 |
| 2021 | 31 | MIN | 13 | 11* | 9.5 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 37 | 119.0 |
| 2022 | 32 | MIN | 17 | 15* | 9.7 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 45 | 91.5 |
| 2023 | 33 | CAR | 17 | 15* | 7.5 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2 | 7 | 0.1 | 56 | 102.3 |
| 2024 | 34 | CAR | 10 | 7* | 11.0 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 28 | 107.9 |
| 2025 | 35 | 2TM | 16 | 0* | 8.7 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 | 10 | 69.5 |
| Career | 114 | 84* | — | — | — | 13 | 26 | — | 320 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | 26 | — | — | 12* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 15* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | — | — | 15* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | — | — | 7* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | — | — | 14* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | — | — | 11* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | — | — | 15* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | — | — | 15* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | — | — | 7* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 111* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 73 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
65
Sustained
career value
×.6
79
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 65
On-field 47.8
Availability 17.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2014bestavg 62elite 702025
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #115 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position52
Solid
of 100
Reached 45% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
45% of the all-time Receptions leader45
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
33.11 EPA/season over 11 seasons61
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+64
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap1.055Touch rate0.126EPA/snap0.044Snap share69.7%Off snaps8,221ReliableCV 0.28
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 12.1 regular season → 13.7 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)
+13%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesRushing
Att1Yds3Y/A3.0
Receiving
Tgt41Rec26Yds356Ctch%63.4%Y/R13.7Y/Tgt8.71D19
Defense
Tkl2Solo2
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.2Rec EPA-2.4Rec AirYd448
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Minnesota State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Harrison SmithFS10yEric KendricksMLB8yAnthony BarrOLB8yEverson GriffenDE7yKyle RudolphTE7yDanielle HunterDE7yC.J. HamFB7yLinval JosephDT6yXavier RhodesCB6yBrian O'NeillOT6yAndrew SendejoFS6yShamar StephenDT6yDalvin CookRB6yRashod HillOT6yAnthony HarrisDB6yKirk CousinsQB5yStefon DiggsWR5yEric WilsonLB5yTom JohnsonDT5yMackensie AlexanderCB5yTrae WaynesCB5yMarcus SherelsDB5yRiley ReiffOT4yBrian RobisonDE4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAdam inherited the Minnesota Vikings WR room from Greg Jennings (2013–2014), and handed it to Stefon Diggs (2015–2019).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined PIT (from CAR)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2023team change
Joined CAR (from MIN)
- 2014signing
Entered the NFL with MIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 200 lb
Frame
Injury History
6 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CAR | 2 | W8Out· HamstringW9Doubtful· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW12Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2023 | CAR | 0 | W1Questionable· Ankle |
| 2021 | MIN | 1 | W14Out· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle |
| 2019 | MIN | 3 | W8Out· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW11Out· HamstringW13Questionable· HamstringW14Doubtful· HamstringW19Questionable· Ankle |
| 2017 | MIN | 0 | W20Questionable· Back |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →
73
peak 79
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2014
C2015
B+2016
A2017
A2018
C+2019
B+2020
B2021
B2022
B+2023
B2024
C2025
Availability
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 137 | 19.6 | 207+70 | 12.2 |
| 2015 | 144 | 16 | 133-11 | 7.9 |
| 2016 | 967 | 60.4 | 943-24 | 55.5 |
| 2017 | 1,276 | 79.8 | 1,304+28 | 76.7 |
| 2018 | 1,373 | 85.8 | 1,390+17 | 81.8 |
| 2019 | 418 | 41.8 | 618+200 | 36.4 |
| 2020 | 925 | 61.7 | 973+48 | 57.2 |
| 2021 | 726 | 55.8 | 882+156 | 51.9 |
| 2022 | 716 | 42.1 | 645-71 | 38 |
| 2023 | 1,014 | 59.6 | 974-40 | 57.3 |
| 2024 | 615 | 61.5 | 1,033+418 | 60.8 |
| 2025 | 186 | 13.3 | 226+40 | 13.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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193 career value over replacement — #399 all-time of 4,642. 16.1/season above a replacement-level WR.
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