Antonio Bryant ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Bryant in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bryant a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Antonio Bryant

Top 9% all-time WRsIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2008Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #479

Height6'1"

Weight205 lb

BornMar 9, 1981

Age45

CollegePittsburgh See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 2, Pick 63 · DAL

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 126 · #805 · High-Value

Worth 126 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18

Avg surplus

peak +33

7 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 126

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
2002	—	DAL	16	—	93	44	733	6	47.3%	16.7	7.9	—	32	6	40	0	6.7	0.0	1	16.7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	8.9	0	0
2003	—	DAL	14	—	39	39	550	2	100.0%	14.1	14.1	—	27	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NO	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	51.0	0	0
2004	—	CLE	15	—	58	58	812	4	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	HOU	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65.8	0	0
2005	—	CLE	16	—	69	69	1,009	4	100.0%	14.6	14.6	—	45	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	86.2	0	0
2006	—	SF	14	—	41	41	747	3	100.0%	18.2	18.2	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NO	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55.0	0	567
2008	—	TB	15	—	83	83	1,248	7	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	60	2	22	0	11.0	0.0	2	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	100.9	0	865
2009	—	TB	13	—	86	39	600	4	45.3%	15.4	7.0	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-22.3	0	1,129
Career		—	120	—	469	373	5,699	30	79.5%	15.3	12.2	—	257	11	65	0	5.9	0.0	3	27.3	1	18	18	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-3.8	345.5	0	2,561

Career EPA341.7·-4 rushing · 346 receiving·48.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2002	21	DAL	16	—	6	40	6.7	0.0	1	16.7	1	11.5
2003	22	DAL	14	—	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	6.6
2005	24	CLE	16	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	13
2008	27	TB	15	—	2	22	11.0	0.0	2	100.0	0	17
Career			61		11	65	5.9	—	3	—	1	77

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	21	DAL	16	—	93	44	733	6	47.3%	16.7	7.9	—	32
2003	22	DAL	14	—	39	39	550	2	100.0%	14.1	14.1	—	27
2004	23	CLE	15	—	58	58	812	4	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	37
2005	24	CLE	16	—	69	69	1,009	4	100.0%	14.6	14.6	—	45
2006	25	SF	14	—	41	41	747	3	100.0%	18.2	18.2	—	31
2008	27	TB	15	—	83	83	1,248	7	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	60
2009	28	TB	13	—	86	39	600	4	45.3%	15.4	7.0	—	25
Career			103		469	373	5,699	30	79.5%	15.3	12.2	—	257

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2002	21	ARI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2003	22	NO	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2004	23	HOU	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2005	24	BAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	25	NO	4	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2008	27	GB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2009	28	NE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			17		18	18	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	21	—	—	—	—	-4.3	8.9	0
2003	22	—	—	—	—	-1.5	51.0	0
2004	23	—	—	—	—	—	65.8	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	-0.1	86.2	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	—	55.0	567
2008	27	—	—	—	—	2.0	100.9	865
2009	28	—	—	—	—	—	-22.3	1,129
Career					—	—	—	2,561

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 47.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 66elite 702009

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #479 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2005 CLE·6 team wins#17

Receiving Yards · 1,009 · score 9

2002 DAL·5 team wins#25

Receiving Touchdowns · 6 · score 2

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 25% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

25% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader25

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

48.81 EPA/season over 7 seasons66

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: 95%.

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+).

Combine · 2002

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2002 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 64thClass Pos 16thClass All 69th

37"

Vertical

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 81thClass Pos 54thClass All 77th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 70thClass Pos 46thClass All 79th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt1Rec1Yds4Ctch%100.0%Y/R4.0Y/Tgt4.0

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.0

College Stats

PittsburghCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #63

#55Doug JolleyTE #56Ladell BettsRB #57Jon McGrawS #58Michael LewisS #59Sheldon BrownCB #60Anton PalepoiDE #61Ryan DenneyDE #62Antwaan Randle ElWR #64Travis FisherDB #65Deion BranchWR #67Matt SchobelTE #68Andre' GoodmanCB #69Saleem RasheedLB #70Willie OffordS #71Ben LeberOLB #72Roe WilliamsDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Antonio inherited the Cleveland Browns WR room from Andre Davis (2002–2004), and handed it to Braylon Edwards (2005–2008).

Brian Brennan 1984–1991Reggie Langhorne 1985–1991Webster Slaughter 1986–1991Eric Metcalf 1989–1994Michael Jackson 1991–1995Keenan McCardell

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with TB
2008team change
Joined TB (from SF)
2006team change
Joined SF (from CLE)
2004team change
Joined CLE (from DAL)
2002draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 2, Pick 63

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 205 lb

Frame

188 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

37" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	TB	0	W2Doubtful· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Doubtful· KneeW16Questionable· Groin

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

B2002

C+2003

B2004

B+2005

B2006

A2008

B2009

Availability

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

92%

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
2002	733	45.8	661-72	38.9
2003	550	39.3	530-20	31.2
2004	812	54.1	805-7	47.3
2005	1,009	63.1	972-37	57.2
2006	747	53.4	764+17	44.9
2008	1,248	83.2	1,355+107	79.7
2009	600	46.2	678+78	39.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

126 career value over replacement — #805 all-time of 4,642. 18/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 2) · DAL · 2002 · +22.1 vs expected KV-H

69actual

46.9 expected · Δ+22.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #63

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography