Andre Reed is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 80 in the Knox value model. Reed's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Andre Reed

★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 2 titles Top 3% all-time WRsIron Legend⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'2"

Weight190 lb

BornJan 29, 1964

Age62

CollegeKutztown See College Stats

Rookie yr1985

Draft1985 · Rd 4, Pick 86 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

18thReceiving Yards·13,198 yds 18thReceiving Touchdowns·87 25thReceptions·951

Postseason all-time ranks

7thPlayoff Receiving Yards·1,229 yds 8thPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·9 11thPlayoff Receptions·85

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 305 · #123 · All-Time

Worth 305 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 14 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.8

Avg surplus

peak +33

14 seasons × ~21.8 surplus ≈ VORP 305

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
1985	—	BUF	15	—	—	48	637	4	—	13.3	—	—	—	3	-1	1	-0.3	33.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	BUF	15	—	—	53	739	7	—	13.9	—	—	—	3	-8	0	-2.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	BUF	12	—	—	57	752	5	—	13.2	—	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	BUF	14	—	—	71	968	6	—	13.6	—	—	—	6	64	0	10.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	BUF	16	—	—	88	1,312	9	—	14.9	—	—	—	2	31	0	15.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	BUF	16	—	—	71	945	8	—	13.3	—	—	—	3	23	0	7.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	BUF	16	—	—	81	1,113	10	—	13.7	—	—	—	12	136	0	11.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	BUF	16	—	—	65	913	3	—	14.0	—	—	—	8	65	0	8.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	BUF	15	—	—	52	854	6	—	16.4	—	—	—	9	21	0	2.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	BUF	16	—	—	90	1,303	8	—	14.5	—	—	—	10	87	0	8.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	BUF	6	—	—	24	312	3	—	13.0	—	—	—	7	48	0	6.9	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	BUF	16	—	—	66	1,036	6	—	15.7	—	—	—	8	22	0	2.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	BUF	15	—	—	60	880	5	—	14.7	—	—	—	3	11	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	BUF	13	—	—	63	795	5	—	12.6	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BUF	16	—	93	52	536	1	55.9%	10.3	5.8	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	0	0
2000	—	WAS	8	—	18	10	103	1	55.6%	10.3	5.7	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	0	0
Career		—	226	—	111	951	13,198	87	856.8%	13.9	118.9	—	—	75	500	1	6.7	1.3	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-1.8	0	0

Career EPA-1.8·-2 receiving·-0.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1985	21	BUF	15	—	—	48	637	4	—	13.3	—	—	—	13.4
1986	22	BUF	15	—	—	53	739	7	—	13.9	—	—	—	14.2
1987	23	BUF	12	—	—	57	752	5	—	13.2	—	—	—	10.6
1988	24	BUF	14	—	—	71	968	6	—	13.6	—	—	—	15
1989	25	BUF	16	—	—	88	1,312	9	—	14.9	—	—	—	20.3
1990	26	BUF	16	—	—	71	945	8	—	13.3	—	—	—	17
1991	27	BUF	16	—	—	81	1,113	10	—	13.7	—	—	—	21.5
1992	28	BUF	16	—	—	65	913	3	—	14.0	—	—	—	12.1
1993	29	BUF	15	—	—	52	854	6	—	16.4	—	—	—	13.1
1994	30	BUF	16	—	—	90	1,303	8	—	14.5	—	—	—	16.9
1995	31	BUF	6	—	—	24	312	3	—	13.0	—	—	—	5.3
1996	32	BUF	16	—	—	66	1,036	6	—	15.7	—	—	—	12.7
1997	33	BUF	15	—	—	60	880	5	—	14.7	—	—	—	11.6
1998	34	BUF	13	—	—	63	795	5	—	12.6	—	—	—	10.8
1999	35	BUF	16	—	93	52	536	1	55.9%	10.3	5.8	—	31	8.3
2000	36	WAS	8	—	18	10	103	1	55.6%	10.3	5.7	—	8	2.9
Career			225		111	951	13,198	87	856.8%	13.9	118.9	—	—	205.7

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	35	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6
2000	36	—	—	—	—	—	0.8
Career					—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1985	21	BUF	15	—	3	-1	1	-0.3	33.3	—	—	—
1986	22	BUF	15	—	3	-8	0	-2.7	0.0	—	—	—
1987	23	BUF	12	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1988	24	BUF	14	—	6	64	0	10.7	0.0	—	—	—
1989	25	BUF	16	—	2	31	0	15.5	0.0	—	—	—
1990	26	BUF	16	—	3	23	0	7.7	0.0	—	—	—
1991	27	BUF	16	—	12	136	0	11.3	0.0	—	—	—
1992	28	BUF	16	—	8	65	0	8.1	0.0	—	—	—
1993	29	BUF	15	—	9	21	0	2.3	0.0	—	—	—
1994	30	BUF	16	—	10	87	0	8.7	0.0	—	—	—
1995	31	BUF	6	—	7	48	0	6.9	0.0	—	—	—
1996	32	BUF	16	—	8	22	0	2.8	0.0	—	—	—
1997	33	BUF	15	—	3	11	0	3.7	0.0	—	—	—
1998	34	BUF	13	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career			201		75	500	1	6.7	—	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 80 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 16 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 49.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1985bestavg 66elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 61% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

61% of the all-time Receptions leader61

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

-0.88 EPA/season over 2 seasons50

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: 92%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 13.9 regular season → 14.5 playoffs (10 playoff seasons)

+4%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

13,698

500 rush · 13,198 recv

Total TDs

1 rush · 87 recv

Total Touches

1,026

75 carries · 951 rec

Yds / Touch

13.4

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

21 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt1Rec85Yds1,229TD9Ctch%8500.0%Y/R14.5Y/Tgt1229.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.5

Rushing

Att7Yds27Y/A3.9

College Stats

KutztownCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kutztown), 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.

1985 Draft Class· this player went #86

#53Owen GillRB #57Frank ReichQB #68Jack Del RioMLB #75Ricky MooreRB #77Dale HatcherP #78James ManessWR #79Tim MoffettWR #85Buster RhymesWR #89Emile HarryWR #96Ralf MojsiejenkoP #98Walter StanleyWR #100Mark BavaroTE #103Robert LavetteRB #104Ron WolfleyRB #113Kevin GreeneOLB #114Herschel WalkerFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Andre inherited the Buffalo Bills WR room from Chris Burkett (1985–1989), and handed it to Don Beebe (1989–1994).

Byron Franklin 1981–1984Chris Burkett 1985–1989Andre Reed 1985–1999Don Beebe 1989–1994Steve Tasker 1990–1996Bill Brooks

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined WAS (from BUF)
2000final season
Last recorded season with WAS
1985draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 4, Pick 86

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 190 lb

Frame

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 16-season peers. See all →

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
1985	637	42.5	733+96	43.1
1986	739	49.3	813+74	47.8
1987	752	62.7	1,013+261	59.6
1988	968	69.1	1,111+143	65.3
1989	1,312	82	1,316+4	77.4
1990	945	59.1	969+24	57
1991	1,113	69.6	1,112-1	65.4
1992	913	57.1	908-5	53.4
1993	854	56.9	893+39	52.5
1994	1,303	81.4	1,206-97	70.9
1995	312	52	776+464	45.6
1996	1,036	64.8	912-124	53.6
1997	880	58.7	838-42	49.3
1998	795	61.2	876+81	51.5
1999	536	33.5	492-44	28.9
2000	103	12.9	147+44	8.7

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

305 career value over replacement — #123 all-time of 4,642. 19.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #86 (Rd 4) · BUF · 1985 · +41.3 vs expected KV-H

80actual

38.7 expected · Δ+41.3

💔+37.2 stolen VORP·1.92 szns lost

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Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Receiving

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College Stats

Reference Graph

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