Bill Brooks ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers β a career that places Brooks in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Brooks a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Bill Brooks
Top 10% all-time WRsIron Man
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 192 Β· #407 Β· EliteWorth 192 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
11 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
11
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+17.5
Avg surplus
peak +28
11 seasons Γ ~17.5 surplus β VORP 192
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1986 | β | IND | 16 | β | β | 65 | 1,131 | 8 | β | 17.4 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | IND | 12 | β | β | 51 | 722 | 3 | β | 14.2 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | IND | 16 | β | β | 54 | 867 | 3 | β | 16.1 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | IND | 16 | β | β | 63 | 919 | 4 | β | 14.6 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | IND | 16 | β | β | 62 | 823 | 5 | β | 13.3 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | IND | 16 | β | β | 72 | 888 | 4 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | IND | 14 | β | β | 44 | 468 | 1 | β | 10.6 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | BUF | 16 | β | β | 60 | 714 | 5 | β | 11.9 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | BUF | 16 | β | β | 42 | 482 | 2 | β | 11.5 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | BUF | 15 | β | β | 53 | 763 | 11 | β | 14.4 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | WAS | 16 | β | β | 17 | 224 | 0 | β | 13.2 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 169 | β | β | 583 | 8,001 | 46 | β | 13.7 | β | β | β | |
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 21 | 113 | 0 | 5.4 | β | β | β | β | 127.3 |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22 | IND | 16 | β | β | 65 | 1,131 | 8 | β | 17.4 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | 23 | IND | 12 | β | β | 51 | 722 | 3 | β | 14.2 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | 24 | IND | 16 | β | β | 54 | 867 | 3 | β | 16.1 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | 25 | IND | 16 | β | β | 63 | 919 | 4 | β | 14.6 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | 26 | IND | 16 | β | β | 62 | 823 | 5 | β | 13.3 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 27 | IND | 16 | β | β | 72 | 888 | 4 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 28 | IND | 14 | β | β | 44 | 468 | 1 | β | 10.6 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | 29 | BUF | 16 | β | β | 60 | 714 | 5 | β | 11.9 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 30 | BUF | 16 | β | β | 42 | 482 | 2 | β | 11.5 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 31 | BUF | 15 | β | β | 53 | 763 | 11 | β | 14.4 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | 32 | WAS | 16 | β | β | 17 | 224 | 0 | β | 13.2 | β | β | β |
| Career | 169 | β | 583 | 8,001 | 46 | β | 13.7 | β | β | β |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 68 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
65
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 68Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 65
On-field 45.7
Availability 19.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1986bestavg 65elite 701996
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position41
Depth
of 100
Reached 38% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
38% of the all-time Receptions leader38
2 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader67
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston University), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Rohn StarkP7yJack TrudeauQB7yMike PriorDB6yPat BeachTE6yEric DickersonRB5yMark BoyerTE4yBruce SmithDE3ySteve ChristieK3yAndre ReedWR3yMarvcus PattonMLB3yCornelius BennettOLB3yThurman ThomasRB3yTony SiragusaDT3yJim KellyQB3yHenry JonesDB3yPhil HansenDE3yChris MohrP3yJessie HesterWR3yJeff GeorgeQB3yKurt SchulzFS3yCarwell GardnerRB3yMark MaddoxLB3yRussell CopelandWR3yGeorge WonsleyRB3y
1986 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #86
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBill opened the Indianapolis Colts WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Jessie Hester (1990β1993).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1996team change
Joined WAS (from BUF)
- 1996final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 1993team change
Joined BUF (from IND)
- 1986draft
Drafted by IND β Round 4, Pick 86
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 193 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 11-season peers. See all β
68
peak 72
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+1986
B1987
B1988
B+1989
B1990
B+1991
C+1992
B1993
C+1994
B1995
C+1996
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1,131 | 70.7 | 1,136+5 | 66.8 |
| 1987 | 722 | 60.2 | 975+253 | 57.4 |
| 1988 | 867 | 54.2 | 883+16 | 51.9 |
| 1989 | 919 | 57.4 | 939+20 | 55.2 |
| 1990 | 823 | 51.4 | 848+25 | 49.9 |
| 1991 | 888 | 55.5 | 896+8 | 52.7 |
| 1992 | 468 | 33.4 | 548+80 | 32.2 |
| 1993 | 714 | 44.6 | 707-7 | 41.6 |
| 1994 | 482 | 30.1 | 473-9 | 27.8 |
| 1995 | 763 | 50.9 | 761-2 | 44.8 |
| 1996 | 224 | 14 | 293+69 | 17.2 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
192 career value over replacement β #407 all-time of 4,642. 17.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #86 (Rd 4) Β· IND Β· 1986 Β· +29.3 vs expected KV-H
68actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+29.3
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