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

WRDAL#82CUT

Alvin Harper

👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 3 titles Top 18% all-time WRsElite Playmaker

Height6'4"

Weight218 lb

BornJul 6, 1968

Age58

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 63 · #1749 · Above Average

Worth 63 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 39% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 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

+15.8

Avg surplus

peak +19

4 seasons × ~15.8 surplus ≈ VORP 63

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	DAL	5	—	—	20	326	1	—	16.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	DAL	13	—	—	35	562	4	—	16.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	DAL	15	—	—	36	777	5	—	21.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	DAL	14	—	—	33	821	8	—	24.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	TB	12	—	—	46	633	2	—	13.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	TB	7	—	—	19	289	1	—	15.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	WSH	—	—	—	2	65	0	—	32.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DAL	2	—	2	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	0	0
Career		—	68	—	2	191	3,473	21	9550.0%	18.2	1736.5	—	—	—	—	-1.3	0	0

Career EPA-1.3·-1 receiving·-1.3/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1991	23	DAL	5	—	—	20	326	1	—	16.3	—	—	—	4.2
1992	24	DAL	13	—	—	35	562	4	—	16.1	—	—	—	9.5
1993	25	DAL	15	—	—	36	777	5	—	21.6	—	—	—	11.6
1994	26	DAL	14	—	—	33	821	8	—	24.9	—	—	—	13.1
1995	27	TB	12	—	—	46	633	2	—	13.8	—	—	—	7.6
1996	28	TB	7	—	—	19	289	1	—	15.2	—	—	—	3.6
1997	29	WSH	—	—	—	2	65	0	—	32.5	—	—	—	—
1999	31	DAL	2	—	2	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
Career			68		2	191	3,473	21	9550.0%	18.2	1736.5	—	—	49.6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	31	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 45

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 561996

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-1.29 EPA/season over 1 season50

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%.

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+).

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #12

#1Russell MarylandNT #2Eric TurnerFS #5Todd LyghtCB #6Eric SwannDT #10Herman MooreWR #13Mike PritchardWR #14Leonard RussellRB #16Dan McGwireQB #18Alfred WilliamsDE #20Kelvin PritchettDT #21Harvey WilliamsRB #23Randal HillWR #24Todd MarinovichQB #25Ted WashingtonNT #26Henry JonesDB #27Jarrod BunchFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Alvin inherited the Dallas Cowboys WR room from Michael Irvin (1988–1999), and handed it to Kevin R. Williams (1993–1996).

Doug Donley 1981–1984Kelvin Martin 1987–1996Michael Irvin 1988–1999Alvin Harper 1991–1999Kevin R. Williams 1993–1996Raghib Ismail

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined DAL (from WSH)
1999final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1997team change
Joined WSH (from TB)
1995team change
Joined TB (from DAL)
1991draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 218 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

D1991

B1992

B1993

B1994

B1995

C1996

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

66%

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
1991	326	65.2	1,045+719	61.4
1992	562	43.2	697+135	41
1993	777	51.8	816+39	48
1994	821	58.6	880+59	51.8
1995	633	52.8	785+152	46.2
1996	289	41.3	626+337	36.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

63 career value over replacement — #1749 all-time of 4,642. 10.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1991 · +1.7 vs expected KV-H

62actual

60.3 expected · Δ+1.7

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography