Anthony Carter ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Carter in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Carter a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
196 career value over replacement — #402 all-time of 4,695. 19.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #334 (Rd 12) · MIA · 1983 · +73 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1985 | 24–25 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 43 | 821 | 8 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | MIN | 12 | — | — | 38 | 686 | 7 | — | 18.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | MIN | 12 | — | — | 38 | 922 | 7 | — | 24.3 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 72 | 1,225 | 6 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 65 | 1,066 | 4 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | MIN | 15 | — | — | 70 | 1,008 | 8 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | MIN | 15 | — | — | 51 | 553 | 5 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 41 | 580 | 2 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | MIN | 15 | — | — | 60 | 775 | 5 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 33–34 | DET | 4 | — | — | 8 | 97 | 3 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 137 | — | — | 486 | 7,733 | 55 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | |
10 seasons · peak 15.7 in 1988
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
7.7 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1988 · +1.2 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | — | 100.3 |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 47 | 289 | 2 | 6.1 | 4.3 | — | — | — |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24–25 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 43 | 821 | 8 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | MIN | 12 | — | — | 38 | 686 | 7 | — | 18.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | MIN | 12 | — | — | 38 | 922 | 7 | — | 24.3 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 72 | 1,225 | 6 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 65 | 1,066 | 4 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | MIN | 15 | — | — | 70 | 1,008 | 8 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | MIN | 15 | — | — | 51 | 553 | 5 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 41 | 580 | 2 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | MIN | 15 | — | — | 60 | 775 | 5 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 33–34 | DET | 4 | — | — | 8 | 97 | 3 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | 137 | — | 486 | 7,733 | 55 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 71.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 95%
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Latest season · 1994 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#78 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)