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

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Brandon Lloyd

1× Pro BowlTop 12% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2010Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #32

Height6'0"

Weight200 lb

BornJul 5, 1981

Age45

CollegeIllinois See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 4, Pick 124 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2010·Rec Yds1,448 yds

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 108 · #1012 · High-Value

Worth 108 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 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

Avg surplus

peak +38

6 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 108

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								Passing													Defense
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	SF	8	—	14	14	212	2	100.0%	15.1	15.1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	SF	13	—	43	43	565	6	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	SF	15	—	48	48	733	5	100.0%	15.3	15.3	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	WAS	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	WAS	12	—	23	23	365	0	100.0%	15.9	15.9	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	WAS	2	—	2	2	14	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CHI	10	—	26	26	364	2	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	DEN	2	—	18	8	117	0	44.4%	14.6	6.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DEN	16	—	153	77	1,448	11	50.3%	18.8	9.5	—	72	1	-18	0	-18.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	LAC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	—	LA	15	—	148	70	966	5	47.3%	13.8	6.5	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	SF	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	NE	16	—	130	74	911	4	56.9%	12.3	7.0	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SF	12	—	35	14	294	1	40.0%	21.0	8.4	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	133	—	640	399	5,989	36	62.3%	15.0	9.4	—	285	1	-18	0	-18.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA293.7·-0 passing · -2 rushing · 296 receiving·26.7/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2011	30	LA	15	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	14
Career			15		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	87.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2010	29	DEN	16	—	1	-18	0	-18.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			16		1	-18	0	-18.0	—	0	—	0

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	22	SF	8	—	14	14	212	2	100.0%	15.1	15.1	—	9
2004	23	SF	13	—	43	43	565	6	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	26
2005	24	SF	15	—	48	48	733	5	100.0%	15.3	15.3	—	34
2006	25	WAS	12	—	23	23	365	0	100.0%	15.9	15.9	—	15
2007	26	WAS	2	—	2	2	14	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	0
2008	27	CHI	10	—	26	26	364	2	100.0%	14.0	14.0	—	17
2009	28	DEN	2	—	18	8	117	0	44.4%	14.6	6.5	—	5
2010	29	DEN	16	—	153	77	1,448	11	50.3%	18.8	9.5	—	72
2011	30	LA	15	—	148	70	966	5	47.3%	13.8	6.5	—	46
2012	31	NE	16	—	130	74	911	4	56.9%	12.3	7.0	—	50
2014	33	SF	12	0*	35	14	294	1	40.0%	21.0	8.4	—	11
Career			121		640	399	5,989	36	62.3%	15.0	9.4	—	285

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	23	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	24	WAS	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2008	27	MIN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2010	29	LAC	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2011	30	SF	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2014	33	SEA	1	0*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			12		12	12	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2014	33	SF	14	0*	335	35.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			14		335	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	22	—	—	—	—	—	20.0	0	0
2004	23	—	—	—	—	—	52.6	0	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	—	65.5	0	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	—	23.1	0	306
2007	26	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	0	-2
2008	27	—	—	—	—	—	33.1	0	302
2009	28	—	—	—	—	—	-6.6	0	209
2010	29	—	—	—	—	-1.6	64.8	0	2,603
2011	30	—	—	—	-0.4	—	6.7	31	2,178
2012	31	—	—	—	—	—	38.3	0	1,740
2014	33	—	—	0*	—	—	-2.7	0	677
Career					—	—	—	31	8,013

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 45

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 59elite 702014

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #32 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

174

3 qualifying seasons

2010 DEN·4 team wins#1

Receiving Yards · 1,448 · score 75

2010 DEN·4 team wins#4

Receiving Touchdowns · 11 · score 66

2010 DEN·4 team wins#15

Receptions · 77 · score 33

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader26

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

26.7 EPA/season over 11 seasons59

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:0.878 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.878Touch rate0.104EPA/snap-0.008Snap share35.8%Off snaps335Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2003

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2003 class

4.62s

40-Yard

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 55thClass Pos 18thClass All 63th

36"

Vertical

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 73thClass Pos 59thClass All 75th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt23Rec12Yds102TD1Ctch%52.2%Y/R8.5Y/Tgt4.41D7

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-4.6Rec AirYd227

College Stats

IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Illinois), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #124

#116Ian ScottNT #117Dan KleckoFB #118Jeremi JohnsonFB #119Colin BranchS #120Asante SamuelCB #121Justin GriffithRB #122Steve SciulloG #123Rod BabersDB #125Ike TaylorCB #126Rien LongDT #127Sam AikenWR #129Shurron PiersonDE #131Jamaal GreenDE #132LaBrandon ToefieldRB #134Ovie MughelliFB #135Solomon BatesLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brandon inherited the San Francisco 49ers WR room from Tai Streets (1999–2003), and handed it to Michael Crabtree (2009–2014).

Mike Wilson 1981–1990Jerry Rice 1985–2000John Taylor 1987–1995J.J. Stokes 1995–2002Terrell Owens 1996–2003Tai Streets

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014team change
Joined SF (from NE)
2014final season
Last recorded season with SF
2012team change
Joined NE (from LA)
2011team change
Joined LA (from DEN)
2009team change
Joined DEN (from CHI)
2008team change
Joined CHI (from WAS)
2006team change
Joined WAS (from SF)
2003draft
Drafted by SF — Round 4, Pick 124

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 200 lb

Frame

184 lb at 4.62s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2014	SF	W10Questionable· Hamstring
2012	NE	W3Questionable· ThighW8Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2011	STL	W2Questionable· Groin

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C2003

C+2004

B2005

C2006

C+2008

A2010

B+2011

B2012

C2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

70%

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
2003	212	26.5	279+67	16.4
2004	565	43.5	591+26	34.8
2005	733	48.9	680-53	40
2006	365	30.4	299-66	17.6
2008	364	36.4	472+108	27.8
2010	1,448	90.5	1,489+41	87.6
2011	966	64.4	1,014+48	59.6
2012	911	56.9	865-46	50.9
2014	294	24.5	292-2	17.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

108 career value over replacement — #1012 all-time of 4,642. 12/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #124 (Rd 4) · SF · 2003 · +33.5 vs expected KV-H

67actual

33.5 expected · Δ+33.5

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #124

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography