Antonio Freeman ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Freeman in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Freeman a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Antonio Freeman

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 7% all-time WRsIron Man📉 Fades · -23% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight198 lb

BornMay 27, 1972

Age54

CollegeVirginia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 3, Pick 90 · GB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

83rdReceiving Touchdowns·61

Postseason all-time ranks

87thPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·3

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1998·Rec Yds1,424 yds

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 154 · #606 · High-Value

Worth 154 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+22

Avg surplus

peak +33

7 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 154

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
1995	—	GB	11	—	—	8	106	1	—	13.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	GB	12	—	—	56	933	9	—	16.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	GB	16	—	—	81	1,243	12	—	15.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	GB	15	—	—	84	1,424	14	—	17.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	GB	16	—	132	74	1,074	6	56.1%	14.5	8.1	—	51	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	38.9	0	0
2000	—	GB	15	—	119	61	894	9	51.3%	14.7	7.5	—	46	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	23.6	0	0
2001	—	GB	16	—	108	52	818	6	48.1%	15.7	7.6	—	40	1	-5	0	-5.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.1	20.2	0	0
2002	—	PHI	15	—	80	46	600	4	57.5%	13.0	7.5	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.0	0	0
2003	—	GB	10	—	14	14	141	0	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	0	0
Career		—	133	—	453	476	7,233	61	105.1%	15.2	16.0	—	174	4	-2	0	-0.5	0.0	1	25.0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-2.4	120.0	0	0

Career EPA117.7·-2 rushing · 120 receiving·23.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
1999	27	GB	16	—	1	-2	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	14.5
2000	28	GB	15	—	2	5	2.5	0.0	1	50.0	15
2001	29	GB	16	—	1	-5	-5.0	0.0	0	0.0	13.1
Career			47		4	-2	-0.5	—	1	—	109.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23	GB	11	—	—	8	106	1	—	13.3	—	—	—
1996	24	GB	12	—	—	56	933	9	—	16.7	—	—	—
1997	25	GB	16	—	—	81	1,243	12	—	15.3	—	—	—
1998	26	GB	15	—	—	84	1,424	14	—	17.0	—	—	—
1999	27	GB	16	—	132	74	1,074	6	56.1%	14.5	8.1	—	51
2000	28	GB	15	—	119	61	894	9	51.3%	14.7	7.5	—	46
2001	29	GB	16	—	108	52	818	6	48.1%	15.7	7.6	—	40
2002	30	PHI	15	—	80	46	600	4	57.5%	13.0	7.5	—	28
2003	31	GB	10	—	14	14	141	0	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	9
Career			126		453	476	7,233	61	105.1%	15.2	16.0	—	174

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	27	SEA	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2000	28	CAR	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	29	BAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	30	LA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	31	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		8	8	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	-0.7	38.9
2000	28	—	—	—	—	0.5	23.6
2001	29	—	—	—	—	-2.1	20.2
2002	30	—	—	—	—	—	24.0
2003	31	—	—	—	—	—	13.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 47.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 64elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader32

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

23.53 EPA/season over 5 seasons58

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: 97%.

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

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 15.2 regular season → 11.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-23%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt29Rec19Yds223TD3Ctch%65.5%Y/R11.7Y/Tgt7.71D11

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-15.7

College Stats

Virginia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia Tech), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #90

#80Stoney CaseQB #81Tamarick VanoverWR #83Sean HarrisLB #84Eric ZeierQB #86Joe AskaRB #87Evan PilgrimG #88Jimmy HitchcockDB #89Rodney ThomasRB #91Brenden StaiG #92Charlie WilliamsDB #94Mike FrederickDE #99Rob JohnsonQB #101Michael RoanTE #102Sam ShadeS #104Aaron HaydenRB #107Tyrone DavisTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Antonio inherited the Green Bay Packers WR room from Anthony Morgan (1993–1995), and handed it to Bill Schroeder (1997–2001).

Phil Epps 1982–1988Walter Stanley 1986–1988Sterling Sharpe 1988–1994Jeff Query 1989–1991Robert Brooks 1992–1998Anthony Morgan

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined GB (from PHI)
2003final season
Last recorded season with GB
2002team change
Joined PHI (from GB)
1995draft
Drafted by GB — Round 3, Pick 90

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 198 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C1995

B1996

B+1997

A1998

B+1999

B2000

B2001

C+2002

D2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

88%

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
1995	106	9.6	229+123	13.5
1996	933	77.8	1,070+137	63
1997	1,243	77.7	1,087-156	63.9
1998	1,424	94.9	1,343-81	79
1999	1,074	67.1	988-86	58.1
2000	894	59.6	896+2	52.7
2001	818	51.1	765-53	45
2002	600	40	551-49	32.4
2003	141	14.1	35-106	2.1

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

154 career value over replacement — #606 all-time of 4,642. 17.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #90 (Rd 3) · GB · 1995 · +32.3 vs expected KV-H

71actual

38.7 expected · Δ+32.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #90

Franchise Succession

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