Albert Connell is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Connell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Connell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Albert Connell

Top 19% all-time WRsIron Man⭐ Shooting Star · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight184 lb

BornMay 13, 1974

Age52

CollegeTexas A&M; Trinity Valley CC See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 4, Pick 115 · WAS

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 50 · #2034 · Above Average

Worth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 45% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.7

Avg surplus

peak +26

3 seasons × ~16.7 surplus ≈ VORP 50

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1997	—	WAS	5	—	—	9	138	2	—	15.3	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	WAS	14	—	—	28	451	2	—	16.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	WAS	15	—	120	61	1,121	7	50.8%	18.4	9.3	—	41	1	8	0	8.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	35.4	0	0
2000	—	WAS	16	—	100	38	756	3	38.0%	19.9	7.6	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	ARI	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	0	0
2001	—	NO	11	—	28	12	191	2	42.9%	15.9	6.8	—	7	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1.8	0	0
Career		—	69	—	248	148	2,657	16	59.7%	18.0	10.7	—	76	3	17	0	5.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.8	39.0	0	0

Career EPA39.7·1 rushing · 39 receiving·13.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1997	23	WAS	5	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	3.2
1999	25	WAS	15	—	1	8	8.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	14.6
2001	27	NO	11	—	1	6	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	5
Career			31		3	17	5.7	—	1	—	0	40.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23	WAS	5	—	—	9	138	2	—	15.3	—	—	—
1998	24	WAS	14	—	—	28	451	2	—	16.1	—	—	—
1999	25	WAS	15	—	120	61	1,121	7	50.8%	18.4	9.3	—	41
2000	26	WAS	16	—	100	38	756	3	38.0%	19.9	7.6	—	28
2001	27	NO	11	—	28	12	191	2	42.9%	15.9	6.8	—	7
Career			61		248	148	2,657	16	59.7%	18.0	10.7	—	76

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	25	SF	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2000	26	ARI	5	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2001	27	ATL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8		8	8	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	0.7	35.4
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	1.7
2001	27	—	—	—	—	0.1	1.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 41.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1997bestavg 53elite 702001

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

13.25 EPA/season over 3 seasons54

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: 94%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt11Rec6Yds94TD1Ctch%54.5%Y/R15.7Y/Tgt8.51D4

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.4

College Stats

Texas A&M; Trinity Valley CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M; Trinity Valley CC), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #115

#105Darnell AutryRB #106Chris DishmanG #108Marcus RobinsonWR #109Raleigh RoundtreeG #111Tremain MackFS #112Ryan TuckerG #113Antonio BanksCB #114Seth PayneDT #116Keith PooleWR #117Monty MontgomeryDB #119Damien RobinsonFS #120Jamie NailsG #122Tarek SalehLB #123Chad LevittRB #126Jermaine SmithDT #127Macey BrooksWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Albert inherited the Washington Commanders WR room from Michael Westbrook (1995–2001), and handed it to James Thrash (1997–2008).

Art Monk 1980–1993Virgil Seay 1981–1984Charlie Brown 1982–1984Henry Ellard 1994–1998Leslie Shepherd 1994–1998Michael Westbrook

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined NO (from WAS)
2001final season
Last recorded season with NO
1997draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 4, Pick 115

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 184 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 65

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F1997

C+1998

B+1999

B2000

C2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

88%

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
1997	138	27.6	431+293	25.3
1998	451	32.2	476+25	28
1999	1,121	74.7	1,101-20	64.8
2000	756	47.3	698-58	41.1
2001	191	17.4	147-44	8.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

50 career value over replacement — #2034 all-time of 4,642. 10/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #115 (Rd 4) · WAS · 1997 · +26.6 vs expected KV-H

61actual

34.4 expected · Δ+26.6

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #115

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator