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

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Austin Collie

Top 30% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +35% playoffs

Height6'0"

Weight204 lb

BornNov 11, 1985

Age40

CollegeBYU See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 4, Pick 127 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 41 · #2290 · Above Average

Worth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.7

Avg surplus

peak +18

3 seasons × ~13.7 surplus ≈ VORP 41

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	IND	16	—	90	60	676	7	66.7%	11.3	7.5	—	37	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	IND	9	—	70	57	617	8	81.4%	10.8	8.8	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	IND	16	—	97	54	514	1	55.7%	9.5	5.3	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	IND	1	—	1	1	6	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NE	4	—	11	6	63	0	54.5%	10.5	5.7	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	110	20.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	48	—	269	178	1,876	16	66.2%	10.5	7.0	—	110	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	110	20.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%

Career EPA74.2·-1 rushing · 75 receiving·14.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2009	24	IND	16	—	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	13.6
Career			16		2	1	0	0.5	—	0	—	0	34.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	24	IND	16	—	90	60	676	7	66.7%	11.3	7.5	—	37
2010	25	IND	9	—	70	57	617	8	81.4%	10.8	8.8	—	32
2011	26	IND	16	—	97	54	514	1	55.7%	9.5	5.3	—	35
2012	27	IND	1	—	1	1	6	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	0
2013	28	NE	4	0*	11	6	63	0	54.5%	10.5	5.7	—	6
Career			46		269	178	1,876	16	66.2%	10.5	7.0	—	110

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	NE	7	0*	110	20.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			7		110	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2009	24	—	—	—	—	-1.2	37.4	788
2010	25	—	—	—	—	—	48.6	583
2011	26	—	—	—	—	—	-11.8	732
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	-0.0	4
2013	28	—	—	0*	—	—	1.2	130
Career					—	—	—	2,237

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 59 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 55· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 512013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

14.83 EPA/season over 5 seasons55

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:0.573 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.573Touch rate0.1EPA/snap0.011Snap share20.9%Off snaps110Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2009

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

WR · 2009 class

4.53s

40-Yard

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 71thClass Pos 22thClass All 61th

34"

Vertical

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 54thClass Pos 33thClass All 52th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 64thClass Pos 44thClass All 68th

17 reps

Bench

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 27thClass Pos 71thClass All 24th

6.78s

3-Cone

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 92thClass Pos 72thClass All 90th

4.24s

Shuttle

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 67thClass Pos 58thClass All 70th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 10.5 regular season → 14.2 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+35%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt33Rec22Yds313TD2Ctch%66.7%Y/R14.2Y/Tgt9.51D17

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA20.6Rec AirYd433

College Stats

BYUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (BYU), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #127

#117Kyle MooreDE #118Stanley ArnouxLB #119D.J. MooreCB #121Shawn NelsonTE #122Anthony HillTE #123Rich OhrnbergerC #124Louis MurphyWR #125Lawrence SidburyDE #128Tony FiammettaFB #129Andre BrownRB #130Gerald McRathLB #131Greg TolerDB #133Tyronne GreenG #134Gartrell JohnsonRB #138William MiddletonCB #139Colin BrownG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Austin inherited the Indianapolis Colts WR room from Pierre Garcon (2008–2011), and handed it to T.Y. Hilton (2012–2021).

Bill Brooks 1986–1992Jessie Hester 1990–1993Sean Dawkins 1993–1997Marvin Harrison 1996–2008Jerome Pathon 1998–2001Reggie Wayne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined NE (from IND)
2013final season
Last recorded season with NE
2009draft
Drafted by IND — Round 4, Pick 127

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 204 lb

Frame

200 lb at 4.53s

Size-speed

34" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	IND	0	W1Questionable· HeadW2Doubtful· Head
2011	IND	0	W1Questionable· Foot
2010	IND	4	W4Questionable· HeelW5Questionable· FootW6Questionable· FootW8Out· HandW9Questionable· HandW10Out· ConcussionW11Questionable· ConcussionW12Out· ConcussionW13Questionable· ConcussionW14Out· ConcussionW15Questionable· Concussion

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

B2009

B2010

C+2011

F2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

61%

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
2009	676	42.3	605-71	35.6
2010	617	68.6	1,090+473	64.1
2011	514	32.1	437-77	25.7
2013	63	15.8	138+75	8.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, 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

41 career value over replacement — #2290 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #127 (Rd 4) · IND · 2009 · +21.5 vs expected KV-H

55actual

33.5 expected · Δ+21.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #127

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator