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

WRDET#17ACT

Bert Emanuel

Top 15% all-time WRsIron Man

Height5'10"

Weight185 lb

BornOct 26, 1970

Age55

CollegeRice; UCLA See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 2, Pick 45 · ATL

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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 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 92 · #1241 · High-Value

Worth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.4

Avg surplus

peak +23

5 seasons × ~18.4 surplus ≈ VORP 92

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
1994	—	ATL	16	—	—	46	649	4	—	14.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	ATL	16	—	—	74	1,039	5	—	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	ATL	13	—	—	75	921	6	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	ATL	16	—	—	65	991	9	—	15.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TB	11	—	—	41	636	2	—	15.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	11	—	51	22	238	1	43.1%	10.8	4.7	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.9	0	0
2000	—	MIA	8	—	18	6	97	1	33.3%	16.2	5.4	—	4	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	IND	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.9	3.2	0	0
2001	—	DET	8	—	45	21	246	0	46.7%	11.7	5.5	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.3	0	0
Career		—	103	—	114	350	4,817	28	307.0%	13.8	42.3	—	28	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-6.9	-12.0	0	0

Career EPA-18.9·-7 rushing · -12 receiving·-6.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	30	MIA	8	—	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	1	2.7
Career			8		3	-2	0	-0.7	—	0	—	1	68

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	24	ATL	16	—	—	46	649	4	—	14.1	—	—	—
1995	25	ATL	16	—	—	74	1,039	5	—	14.0	—	—	—
1996	26	ATL	13	—	—	75	921	6	—	12.3	—	—	—
1997	27	ATL	16	—	—	65	991	9	—	15.2	—	—	—
1998	28	TB	11	—	—	41	636	2	—	15.5	—	—	—
1999	29	TB	11	—	51	22	238	1	43.1%	10.8	4.7	—	10
2000	30	MIA	8	—	18	6	97	1	33.3%	16.2	5.4	—	4
2001	31	DET	8	—	45	21	246	0	46.7%	11.7	5.5	—	14
Career			99		114	350	4,817	28	307.0%	13.8	42.3	—	28

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	29	—	—	—	—	—	-8.9
2000	30	—	—	—	—	-6.9	3.2
2001	31	—	—	—	—	—	-6.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 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 64.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 58elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Receptions leader23

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-6.32 EPA/season over 3 seasons48

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: 93%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec3Yds69Ctch%60.0%Y/R23.0Y/Tgt13.81D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.6

College Stats

Rice; UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Rice; UCLA), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #45

#35Kevin LeeWR #36Kevin MawaeC #38Chuck LevyRB #39Marcus SpearsOT #40David PalmerRB #41Ryan YarboroughWR #42Charlie GarnerRB #44Mario BatesRB #46Larry AllenG #47Thomas RandolphDB #49Toby WrightDB #50Brentson BucknerDT #51Allen AldridgeOLB #52James FolstonLB #53Kevin MitchellMLB #55Fernando SmithDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bert inherited the Atlanta Falcons WR room from Mike Pritchard (1991–1993), and handed it to Terance Mathis (1994–2001).

Stacey Bailey 1982–1990Charlie Brown 1985–1987Floyd Dixon 1986–1991Michael Haynes 1988–1997Shawn Collins 1989–1991George Thomas

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined DET (from MIA)
2001final season
Last recorded season with DET
2000team change
Joined MIA (from TB)
1998team change
Joined TB (from ATL)
1994draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 2, Pick 45

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 185 lb

Frame

Knox

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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

B1994

B+1995

B1996

B1997

B1998

C1999

D2000

C2001

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
1994	649	40.6	622-27	36.6
1995	1,039	64.9	942-97	55.4
1996	921	70.8	986+65	58
1997	991	61.9	881-110	51.8
1998	636	57.8	830+194	48.8
1999	238	21.6	316+78	18.6
2000	97	12.1	135+38	8
2001	246	30.8	392+146	23

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

92 career value over replacement — #1241 all-time of 4,642. 11.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #45 (Rd 2) · ATL · 1994 · +14.2 vs expected KV-H

64actual

49.8 expected · Δ+14.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #45

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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