Bobby Engram is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Engram in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Engram's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Regular-season all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 137 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons Γ ~13.7 surplus β VORP 137
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1996 | β | CHI | 2 | β | β | 33 | 389 | 6 | β | 11.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | CHI | 11 | β | β | 45 | 399 | 2 | β | 8.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | CHI | 16 | β | β | 64 | 987 | 5 | β | 15.4 | β | β | β | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | CHI | 16 | β | 145 | 87 | 934 | 4 | 60.0% | 10.7 | 6.4 | β | 46 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.8 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | CHI | 3 | β | 23 | 16 | 109 | 0 | 69.6% | 6.8 | 4.7 | β | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | SEA | 16 | β | 51 | 29 | 400 | 0 | 56.9% | 13.8 | 7.8 | β | 24 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | SEA | 15 | β | 72 | 50 | 619 | 0 | 69.4% | 12.4 | 8.6 | β | 43 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2002 | β | PHI | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2002 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 45.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | SEA | 15 | β | 52 | 52 | 640 | 6 | 100.0% | 12.3 | 12.3 | β | 34 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2003 | β | CIN | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2003 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 67.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | SEA | 13 | β | 36 | 36 | 499 | 2 | 100.0% | 13.9 | 13.9 | β | 25 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2004 | β | ARI | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2004 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 38.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | SEA | 13 | β | 67 | 67 | 774 | 3 | 100.0% | 11.6 | 11.6 | β | 43 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2005 | β | SF | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2005 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 58.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | SEA | 6 | β | 24 | 24 | 290 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.1 | 12.1 | β | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2006 | β | DET | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2006 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 24.7 | 0 | 221 |
| 2007 | β | SEA | 16 | β | 94 | 94 | 1,147 | 6 | 100.0% | 12.2 | 12.2 | β | 63 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2007 | β | BAL | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2007 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 90.4 | 0 | 791 |
| 2008 | β | SEA | 12 | β | 47 | 47 | 489 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.4 | 10.4 | β | 25 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2008 | β | ARI | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2008 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 38.7 | 0 | 310 |
| 2009 | β | KC | 3 | β | 10 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 50.0% | 12.2 | 6.1 | β | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2009 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3.6 | 0 | 98 |
| Career | β | 173 | β | 621 | 649 | 7,737 | 35 | 104.5% | 11.9 | 12.5 | β | 328 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 1.4 | 400.4 | 0 | 1,420 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23 | CHI | 2 | β | β | 33 | 389 | 6 | β | 11.8 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 24 | CHI | 11 | β | β | 45 | 399 | 2 | β | 8.9 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 25 | CHI | 16 | β | β | 64 | 987 | 5 | β | 15.4 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | 26 | CHI | 16 | β | 145 | 87 | 934 | 4 | 60.0% | 10.7 | 6.4 | β | 46 |
| 2000 | 27 | CHI | 3 | β | 23 | 16 | 109 | 0 | 69.6% | 6.8 | 4.7 | β | 6 |
| 2001 | 28 | SEA | 16 | β | 51 | 29 | 400 | 0 | 56.9% | 13.8 | 7.8 | β | 24 |
| 2002 | 29 | SEA | 15 | β | 72 | 50 | 619 | 0 | 69.4% | 12.4 | 8.6 | β | 43 |
| 2003 | 30 | SEA | 15 | β | 52 | 52 | 640 | 6 | 100.0% | 12.3 | 12.3 | β | 34 |
| 2004 | 31 | SEA | 13 | β | 36 | 36 | 499 | 2 | 100.0% | 13.9 | 13.9 | β | 25 |
| 2005 | 32 | SEA | 13 | β | 67 | 67 | 774 | 3 | 100.0% | 11.6 | 11.6 | β | 43 |
| 2006 | 33 | SEA | 6 | β | 24 | 24 | 290 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.1 | 12.1 | β | 15 |
| 2007 | 34 | SEA | 16 | β | 94 | 94 | 1,147 | 6 | 100.0% | 12.2 | 12.2 | β | 63 |
| 2008 | 35 | SEA | 12 | β | 47 | 47 | 489 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.4 | 10.4 | β | 25 |
| 2009 | 36 | KC | 3 | β | 10 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 50.0% | 12.2 | 6.1 | β | 4 |
| Career | 157 | 621 | 649 | 7,737 | 35 | 104.5% | 11.9 | 12.5 | β | 328 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | CHI | 4 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | PHI | 3 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | CIN | 3 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | ARI | 3 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | SF | 2 | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33 | DET | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34 | BAL | 3 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 35 | ARI | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | β | β | β | β | 1.8 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | β | β | β | β | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | β | β | β | β | β | 45.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | β | β | β | β | β | 67.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | β | β | β | β | β | 38.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | β | β | β | β | β | 58.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 24.7 | 0 | 221 |
| 2007 | 34 | β | β | β | β | β | 90.4 | 0 | 791 |
| 2008 | 35 | β | β | β | β | β | 38.7 | 0 | 310 |
| 2009 | 36 | β | β | β | β | β | 3.6 | 0 | 98 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 1,420 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 65.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 65Β· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
Ranked #381 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
Reached 42% of the all-time Receptions leader β a solid all-time profile at the position.
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: 92%.
Amber = 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 (Penn 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Bobby inherited the Seattle Seahawks WR room from Darrell Jackson (2000β2006), and handed it to Koren Robinson (2001β2008).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined KC (from SEA)
Last recorded season with KC
Joined SEA (from CHI)
Drafted by CHI β Round 2, Pick 52
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 11-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 399 | 36.3 | 544+145 | 32 |
| 1998 | 987 | 61.7 | 884-103 | 52 |
| 1999 | 934 | 58.4 | 859-75 | 50.5 |
| 2001 | 400 | 25 | 286-114 | 16.9 |
| 2002 | 619 | 41.3 | 575-44 | 33.8 |
| 2003 | 640 | 42.7 | 597-43 | 35.1 |
| 2004 | 499 | 38.4 | 490-9 | 28.8 |
| 2005 | 774 | 59.5 | 900+126 | 52.9 |
| 2006 | 290 | 48.3 | 662+372 | 38.9 |
| 2007 | 1,147 | 71.7 | 1,163+16 | 68.4 |
| 2008 | 489 | 40.8 | 554+65 | 32.6 |
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) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
137 career value over replacement β #721 all-time of 4,642. 12.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #52 (Rd 2) Β· CHI Β· 1996 Β· +16.1 vs expected KV-H
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Bobby inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from Jeff Graham (1994β1995), and handed it to Chris Penn (1997β1998).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (β₯4 seasons with the club) at the playerβs position group β a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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1996 Draft ClassmatesFull class β
Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 14 seasons (1996β2009) β a true nomad. The crest trail: