Andre Rison ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Rison in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Rison a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Andre Rison

5× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time WRsIron Legend⭐ Shooting Star · 2000

Height6'0"

Weight188 lb

BornMar 18, 1967

Age59

CollegeMichigan State See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 22 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

23rdReceiving Touchdowns·84 55thReceiving Yards·10,165 yds 57thReceptions·741

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1993·Rec TD15 21stsingle season·Rec TD1993

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 225 · #294 · Elite

Worth 225 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.5

Avg surplus

peak +32

11 seasons × ~20.5 surplus ≈ VORP 225

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1989	—	IND	13	—	—	52	820	4	—	15.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	ATL	15	—	—	82	1,208	10	—	14.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ATL	15	—	—	81	976	12	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	ATL	13	—	—	93	1,119	11	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	ATL	16	—	—	86	1,242	15	—	14.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ATL	14	—	—	81	1,088	8	—	13.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CLE	14	—	—	47	701	3	—	14.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	JAX	4	—	—	34	458	2	—	13.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	GB	4	—	—	13	135	1	—	10.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	KC	16	—	—	72	1,092	7	—	15.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	13	—	—	40	542	5	—	13.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	15	—	45	21	218	0	46.7%	10.4	4.8	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9	0	0
2000	—	LV	16	—	68	39	566	6	57.4%	14.5	8.3	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.2	0	0
Career		—	169	—	113	741	10,165	84	655.8%	13.7	90.0	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	25.3	0	0

Career EPA25.3·25 receiving·12.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1989	22	IND	13	—	—	52	820	4	—	15.8	—	—	—	12
1990	23	ATL	15	—	—	82	1,208	10	—	14.7	—	—	—	19.9
1991	24	ATL	15	—	—	81	976	12	—	12.0	—	—	—	20
1992	25	ATL	13	—	—	93	1,119	11	—	12.0	—	—	—	18.5
1993	26	ATL	16	—	—	86	1,242	15	—	14.4	—	—	—	24.7
1994	27	ATL	14	—	—	81	1,088	8	—	13.4	—	—	—	15.5
1995	28	CLE	14	—	—	47	701	3	—	14.9	—	—	—	9
1996	29	JAX	4	—	—	34	458	2	—	13.5	—	—	—	2.3
1996	29	GB	4	—	—	13	135	1	—	10.4	—	—	—	2.3
1997	30	KC	16	—	—	72	1,092	7	—	15.2	—	—	—	14
1998	31	KC	13	—	—	40	542	5	—	13.6	—	—	—	9.3
1999	32	KC	15	—	45	21	218	0	46.7%	10.4	4.8	—	11	4.9
2000	33	LV	16	—	68	39	566	6	57.4%	14.5	8.3	—	27	10.9
Career			168		113	741	10,165	84	655.8%	13.7	90.0	—	—	161

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	32	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9
2000	33	—	—	—	—	—	28.2
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 50

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 66elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 48% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

48% of the all-time Receptions leader48

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

12.63 EPA/season over 2 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: 93%.

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

Tgt7Rec3Yds44Ctch%42.9%Y/R14.7Y/Tgt6.3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-3.8

College Stats

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan 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.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #22

#9Sammie SmithRB #10Eric HillLB #12Trace ArmstrongDE #13Eric MetcalfWR #14Jeff LagemanDE #16Hart Lee DykesWR #19Wayne MartinDT #20Steve AtwaterFS #26Cleveland GaryRB #27Shawn CollinsWR #29Steve WisniewskiG #31Lawyer TillmanTE #33Danny PeeblesWR #34Carnell LakeDB #35Eric BallRB #39Daryl JohnstonRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Andre inherited the Atlanta Falcons WR room from George Thomas (1989–1992), and handed it to Mike Pritchard (1991–1993).

Stacey Bailey 1982–1990Charlie Brown 1985–1987Floyd Dixon 1986–1991Michael Haynes 1988–1997Shawn Collins 1989–1991George Thomas

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined LV (from KC)
2000final season
Last recorded season with LV
1997team change
Joined KC (from JAX)
1996team change
Joined JAX (from CLE)
1995team change
Joined CLE (from ATL)
1990team change
Joined ATL (from IND)
1989draft
Drafted by IND — Round 1, Pick 22

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 188 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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 80

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

B1989

A1990

B+1991

B+1992

B+1993

B+1994

B1995

D1996

B+1997

C+1998

C1999

C+2000

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
1989	820	63.1	1,025+205	60.3
1990	1,208	80.5	1,309+101	77
1991	976	65.1	1,043+67	61.3
1992	1,119	86.1	1,350+231	79.4
1993	1,242	77.6	1,206-36	70.9
1994	1,088	77.7	1,152+64	67.8
1995	701	50.1	751+50	44.2
1996	458	114.5	1,518+1,060	89.3
1997	1,092	68.3	963-129	56.7
1998	542	41.7	607+65	35.7
1999	218	14.5	212-6	12.4
2000	566	35.4	508-58	29.9

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

225 career value over replacement — #294 all-time of 4,642. 18.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #22 (Rd 1) · IND · 1989 · +20.5 vs expected KV-H

77actual

56.5 expected · Δ+20.5

💔+34 stolen VORP·1.8 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #22

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator

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