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

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Bobby Shaw

Top 25% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2003

Height6'1"

Weight185 lb

BornApr 23, 1973

Age53

CollegeCalifornia See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 6, Pick 169 · SEA

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 45 · #2181 · Above Average

Worth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +15

5 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 45

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
1999	—	PIT	9	—	42	27	376	3	64.3%	13.9	9.0	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.5	0	0
2000	—	PIT	15	—	68	39	639	4	57.4%	16.4	9.4	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26.8	0	0
2001	—	PIT	14	—	44	24	409	2	54.5%	17.0	9.3	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.8	0	0
2002	—	JAX	16	—	74	44	525	1	59.5%	11.9	7.1	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	0	0
2003	—	BUF	15	—	56	56	732	4	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63.0	0	0
2004	—	LAC	3	—	5	5	59	0	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	3	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	4.1	0	0
Career		—	73	—	289	195	2,740	14	67.5%	14.1	9.5	—	138	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.5	142.7	0	0

Career EPA142.3·-0 rushing · 143 receiving·23.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2004	31	LAC	3	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
Career			3		1	1	0	1.0	—	0	—	0	40.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1999	26	PIT	9	—	42	27	376	3	64.3%	13.9	9.0	—	17
2000	27	PIT	15	—	68	39	639	4	57.4%	16.4	9.4	—	30
2001	28	PIT	14	—	44	24	409	2	54.5%	17.0	9.3	—	19
2002	29	JAX	16	—	74	44	525	1	59.5%	11.9	7.1	—	32
2003	30	BUF	15	—	56	56	732	4	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	37
2004	31	LAC	3	—	5	5	59	0	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	3
Career			72		289	195	2,740	14	67.5%	14.1	9.5	—	138

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	26	—	—	—	—	—	21.5
2000	27	—	—	—	—	—	26.8
2001	28	—	—	—	—	—	20.8
2002	29	—	—	—	—	—	6.5
2003	30	—	—	—	—	—	63.0
2004	31	—	—	—	—	-0.5	4.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 39.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 572003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Receptions leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

23.71 EPA/season over 6 seasons58

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: 90%.

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

Tgt4Rec2Yds23Ctch%50.0%Y/R11.5Y/Tgt5.81D2

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.8

College Stats

CaliforniaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (California), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #169

#158Zack WalzLB #160Fred ColemanWR #161Chris BordanoLB #163Eric OgboguLB #164Sammy WilliamsOT #165Damien RichardsonDB #166Elijah WilliamsDB #167Jason TuckerWR #173Matt BirkC #174Chris BrazzellWR #175James CannidaDT #176Harold ShawFB #178Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afalaRB #180Fred BeasleyFB #181Derrick RansomDT #182Kevin McLeodRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bobby inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from Hines Ward (1998–2011), and handed it to Troy Edwards (1999–2001).

Weegie Thompson 1984–1989Louis Lipps 1984–1991Dwight Stone 1987–1994Ernie Mills 1991–1996Yancey Thigpen 1992–1997Andre Hastings

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined LAC (from BUF)
2004final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2003team change
Joined BUF (from JAX)
2002team change
Joined JAX (from PIT)
1999team change
Joined PIT (from SEA)
1998draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 6, Pick 169

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 185 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C+1999

B2000

C+2001

C+2002

B2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

75%

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
1999	376	41.8	614+238	36.1
2000	639	42.6	624-15	36.7
2001	409	29.2	364-45	21.4
2002	525	32.8	414-111	24.3
2003	732	48.8	717-15	42.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

45 career value over replacement — #2181 all-time of 4,642. 9/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #169 (Rd 6) · SEA · 1998 · +30.8 vs expected KV-H

58actual

27.2 expected · Δ+30.8

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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

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #169

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography