Ashley Lelie is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Lelie in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lelie's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

WRLV#87RES

Ashley Lelie

Top 19% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -12% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight195 lb

BornFeb 16, 1980

Age46

CollegeHawaii See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 1, Pick 19 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 66 · #1696 · Above Average

Worth 66 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+13.2

Avg surplus

peak +27

5 seasons × ~13.2 surplus ≈ VORP 66

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	—	DEN	15	—	53	35	525	2	66.0%	15.0	9.9	—	24	4	40	0	10.0	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.4	25.8	0	0
2003	—	DEN	16	—	37	37	628	2	100.0%	17.0	17.0	—	25	8	43	0	5.4	0.0	2	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	LV	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	55.4	0	0
2004	—	DEN	16	—	54	54	1,084	7	100.0%	20.1	20.1	—	40	3	5	0	1.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.7	97.5	0	0
2005	—	DEN	15	—	42	42	770	1	100.0%	18.3	18.3	—	30	5	84	0	16.8	0.0	5	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.1	62.3	0	0
2006	—	ATL	13	—	28	28	430	1	100.0%	15.4	15.4	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.9	0	380
2007	—	SF	5	—	10	10	115	0	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.7	0	106
2008	—	LV	6	—	11	11	197	2	100.0%	17.9	17.9	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.1	0	173
Career		—	93	—	235	217	3,749	15	92.3%	17.3	16.0	—	153	20	172	0	8.6	0.0	8	40.0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	5.1	305.7	0	659

Career EPA310.8·5 rushing · 306 receiving·44.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2002	22	DEN	15	—	4	40	10.0	0.0	1	25.0	7.1
2003	23	DEN	16	—	8	43	5.4	0.0	2	25.0	7
2004	24	DEN	16	—	3	5	1.7	0.0	0	0.0	14
2005	25	DEN	15	—	5	84	16.8	0.0	5	100.0	7.8
Career			62		20	172	8.6	—	8	—	45.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	22	DEN	15	—	53	35	525	2	66.0%	15.0	9.9	—	24
2003	23	DEN	16	—	37	37	628	2	100.0%	17.0	17.0	—	25
2004	24	DEN	16	—	54	54	1,084	7	100.0%	20.1	20.1	—	40
2005	25	DEN	15	—	42	42	770	1	100.0%	18.3	18.3	—	30
2006	26	ATL	13	—	28	28	430	1	100.0%	15.4	15.4	—	21
2007	27	SF	5	—	10	10	115	0	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	4
2008	28	LV	6	—	11	11	197	2	100.0%	17.9	17.9	—	9
Career			86		235	217	3,749	15	92.3%	17.3	16.0	—	153

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2003	23	LV	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
2004	24	KC	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
2005	25	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2006	26	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	—
2008	28	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			7		7	7	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	22	—	—	—	—	2.4	25.8	0
2003	23	—	—	—	—	-0.6	55.4	0
2004	24	—	—	—	—	-1.7	97.5	0
2005	25	—	—	—	—	5.1	62.3	0
2006	26	—	—	—	—	—	36.9	380
2007	27	—	—	—	—	—	6.7	106
2008	28	—	—	—	—	—	21.1	173
Career					—	—	—	659

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 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 60.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 52elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

44.41 EPA/season over 7 seasons65

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: 89%.

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

4.49s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 79thClass Pos 45thClass All 83th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 17.3 regular season → 15.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-12%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt10Rec10Yds152TD1Ctch%100.0%Y/R15.2Y/Tgt15.21D6

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA12.7

College Stats

HawaiiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Hawaii), 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 #19

#11Dwight FreeneyDE #12Wendell BryantDT #13Donte' StallworthWR #14Jeremy ShockeyTE #15Albert HaynesworthDT #16William GreenRB #17Phillip BuchanonDB #18T.J. DuckettRB #20Javon WalkerWR #21Daniel GrahamTE #22Bryan ThomasOLB #23Napoleon HarrisMLB #24Ed ReedFS #25Charles GrantDE #26Lito SheppardCB #27Mike RumphDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ashley inherited the Denver Broncos WR room from Ed McCaffrey (1995–2003), and handed it to Javon Walker (2006–2007).

Clint Sampson 1983–1986Vance Johnson 1985–1995Mark Jackson 1986–1992Ricky Nattiel 1987–1992Mike Young 1989–1992Derek Russell

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008team change
Joined LV (from SF)
2008final season
Last recorded season with LV
2007team change
Joined SF (from ATL)
2006team change
Joined ATL (from DEN)
2002draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 19

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 195 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

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 66

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

C+2002

B2003

B+2004

B2005

C+2006

F2007

D2008

Availability

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

77%

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	525	35	455-70	26.8
2003	628	39.3	530-98	31.2
2004	1,084	67.8	1,077-7	63.4
2005	770	51.3	731-39	43
2006	430	33.1	353-77	20.8
2007	115	23	169+54	10
2008	197	32.8	404+207	23.8

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

Career Value · VORP

66 career value over replacement — #1696 all-time of 4,642. 9.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #19 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2002 · +4.5 vs expected KV-H

61actual

56.5 expected · Δ+4.5

Fan Rating

Rate Ashley Lelie — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

Mervyn Fernandez

92% match

Justin Gage

89% match

Doug Gabriel

88% match

Horace Copeland

88% match

Justin McCareins

88% match

Compare Ashley Lelie vs Player Report data error

Ashley Lelie

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

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 #19

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography