Bill Brooks ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1986 | 22 | IND | 16 | — | — | 65 | 1,131 | 8 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | IND | 12 | — | — | 51 | 722 | 3 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | — | 54 | 867 | 3 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | IND | 16 | — | — | 63 | 919 | 4 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | — | 62 | 823 | 5 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | — | 72 | 888 | 4 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | IND | 14 | — | — | 44 | 468 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 60 | 714 | 5 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 42 | 482 | 2 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31 | BUF | 15 | — | — | 53 | 763 | 11 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 17 | 224 | 0 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 169 | — | — | 583 | 8,001 | 46 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
195 career value over replacement — #403 all-time of 4,695. 17.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #86 (Rd 4) · IND · 1986 · +30.5 vs expected KV-H
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11 seasons · peak 14.8 in 1986
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
7.3 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1986 · +1.1 wins
Latest season · 1996 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#136 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 21 | 113 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 95.5 |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22 | IND | 16 | — | — | 65 | 1,131 | 8 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | IND | 12 | — | — | 51 | 722 | 3 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | — | 54 | 867 | 3 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | IND | 16 | — | — | 63 | 919 | 4 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | — | 62 | 823 | 5 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | — | 72 | 888 | 4 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | IND | 14 | — | — | 44 | 468 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 60 | 714 | 5 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 42 | 482 | 2 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31 | BUF | 15 | — | — | 53 | 763 | 11 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 32 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 17 | 224 | 0 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| Career | 169 | — | 583 | 8,001 | 46 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
A 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.
Blend 68.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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