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

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Bernard Berrian

Top 18% all-time WRsElite Playmaker⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2008Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight185 lb

BornDec 27, 1980

Age45

CollegeFresno State See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 3, Pick 78 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 75 · #1506 · Above Average

Worth 75 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 33% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.8

Avg surplus

peak +24

4 seasons × ~18.8 surplus ≈ VORP 75

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
2004	—	CHI	14	—	15	15	225	2	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	8	8	28	0	3.5	0.0	1	12.5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	TEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	17.6	0	0
2005	—	CHI	7	—	13	13	246	0	100.0%	18.9	18.9	—	8	2	31	0	15.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	17.8	0	0
2006	—	CHI	14	—	51	51	775	6	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	32	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	GB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3	60.3	0	545
2007	—	CHI	16	—	70	70	948	5	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	47	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NO	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	78.3	0	676
2008	—	MIN	14	—	48	48	964	7	100.0%	20.1	20.1	—	34	4	26	0	6.5	0.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ATL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	83.4	0	646
2009	—	MIN	16	—	92	55	618	4	59.8%	11.2	6.7	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.0	0	1,012
2010	—	MIN	12	—	54	28	252	0	51.9%	9.0	4.7	—	14	1	-8	0	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	BUF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	-17.1	0	569
2011	—	MIN	5	—	23	7	91	0	30.4%	13.0	4.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.8	0	355
Career		—	109	—	366	287	4,119	24	78.4%	14.4	11.3	—	181	18	85	0	4.7	0.0	4	22.2	0	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.9	242.6	0	3,803

Career EPA241.7·-1 rushing · 243 receiving·30.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2004	24	CHI	14	—	8	28	3.5	0.0	1	12.5	4.3
2005	25	CHI	7	—	2	31	15.5	0.0	1	50.0	2.3
2006	26	CHI	14	—	2	5	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	11.4
2007	27	CHI	16	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	12.9
2008	28	MIN	14	—	4	26	6.5	0.0	2	50.0	13.9
2010	30	MIN	12	—	1	-8	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	4
Career			77		18	85	4.7	—	4	—	60.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	24	CHI	14	—	15	15	225	2	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	8
2005	25	CHI	7	—	13	13	246	0	100.0%	18.9	18.9	—	8
2006	26	CHI	14	—	51	51	775	6	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	32
2007	27	CHI	16	—	70	70	948	5	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	47
2008	28	MIN	14	—	48	48	964	7	100.0%	20.1	20.1	—	34
2009	29	MIN	16	—	92	55	618	4	59.8%	11.2	6.7	—	35
2010	30	MIN	12	—	54	28	252	0	51.9%	9.0	4.7	—	14
2011	31	MIN	5	—	23	7	91	0	30.4%	13.0	4.0	—	3
Career			98		366	287	4,119	24	78.4%	14.4	11.3	—	181

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	24	TEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	26	GB	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2007	27	NO	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2008	28	ATL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	30	BUF	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			11		12	12	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	24	—	—	—	—	-2.6	17.6	0
2005	25	—	—	—	—	1.6	17.8	0
2006	26	—	—	—	—	-0.3	60.3	545
2007	27	—	—	—	—	-0.1	78.3	676
2008	28	—	—	—	—	1.5	83.4	646
2009	29	—	—	—	—	—	12.0	1,012
2010	30	—	—	—	—	-1.0	-17.1	569
2011	31	—	—	—	—	—	-9.8	355
Career					—	—	—	3,803

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 94%

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)

2004bestavg 52elite 702011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Receptions leader19

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

30.21 EPA/season over 8 seasons60

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: 91%.

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 · 2004

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

WR · 2004 class

4.58s

40-Yard

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 62thClass Pos 17thClass All 64th

38"

Vertical

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 87thClass Pos 72thClass All 87th

128"

Broad Jump

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 93thClass Pos 72thClass All 95th

7.34s

3-Cone

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 34thClass Pos 21thClass All 45th

4.18s

Shuttle

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 77thClass Pos 39thClass All 53th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 14.4 regular season → 14.1 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-2%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt39Rec33Yds466TD2Ctch%84.6%Y/R14.1Y/Tgt11.91D23

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA29.2Rec AirYd391

College Stats

Fresno StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Fresno State), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #78

#67Stuart SchweigertDB #68Ben HartsockTE #69Gilbert GardnerLB #70Joey ThomasDB #71Randy StarksDE #74Tim AndersonDT #75Max StarksOT #76Derrick StraitDB #79Marquis CooperLB #80Caleb MillerMLB #81Chris CooleyTE #82Devard DarlingWR #83Stephen PetermanG #84Sean LocklearG #86Jorge CordovaLB #87B.J. SanderP

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bernard inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from David Terrell (2001–2004), and handed it to Muhsin Muhammad (2005–2007).

Ken Margerum 1981–1985Willie Gault 1983–1987Glen Kozlowski 1987–1992Ron Morris 1987–1992Wendell Davis 1988–1993Curtis Conway

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2008team change
Joined MIN (from CHI)
2004draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 3, Pick 78

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 185 lb

Frame

183 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

38" vert / 128" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	MIN	0	W10Questionable· GroinW11Questionable· GroinW12Questionable· Groin
2009	MIN	0	W1Questionable· HamstringW8Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· HamstringW11Questionable· Hamstring

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C2004

D2005

B2006

B+2007

B+2008

B2009

C2010

F2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 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
2004	225	16.1	44-181	2.6
2005	246	35.1	398+152	23.4
2006	775	55.4	804+29	47.3
2007	948	59.3	909-39	53.5
2008	964	68.9	1,085+121	63.8
2009	618	38.6	537-81	31.6
2010	252	21	227-25	13.4
2011	91	18.2	188+97	11.1

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

75 career value over replacement — #1506 all-time of 4,642. 9.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #78 (Rd 3) · CHI · 2004 · +23.3 vs expected KV-H

62actual

38.7 expected · Δ+23.3

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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

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #78

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator