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

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Brett Perriman

Top 13% all-time WRsIron Man

Height5'9"

Weight180 lb

BornOct 10, 1965

Age60

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 2, Pick 52 · NOR

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 136 · #728 · High-Value

Worth 136 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.1

Avg surplus

peak +33

9 seasons × ~15.1 surplus ≈ VORP 136

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1988	—	NO	16	—	—	16	215	2	—	13.4	—	—	—
1989	—	NO	14	—	—	20	356	0	—	17.8	—	—	—
1990	—	NO	16	—	—	36	382	2	—	10.6	—	—	—
1991	—	DET	15	—	—	52	688	1	—	13.2	—	—	—
1992	—	DET	16	—	—	69	810	4	—	11.7	—	—	—
1993	—	DET	15	—	—	49	496	2	—	10.1	—	—	—
1994	—	DET	16	—	—	56	761	4	—	13.6	—	—	—
1995	—	DET	16	—	—	108	1,488	9	—	13.8	—	—	—
1996	—	DET	16	—	—	94	1,021	5	—	10.9	—	—	—
1997	—	KC	8	—	—	6	83	0	—	13.8	—	—	—
1997	—	MIA	8	—	—	19	309	1	—	16.3	—	—	—
Career		—	156	—	—	525	6,609	30	—	12.6	—	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
Career					0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	—	97.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
Career					27	180	0	6.7	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1988	23	NO	16	—	—	16	215	2	—	13.4	—	—	—
1989	24	NO	14	—	—	20	356	0	—	17.8	—	—	—
1990	25	NO	16	—	—	36	382	2	—	10.6	—	—	—
1991	26	DET	15	—	—	52	688	1	—	13.2	—	—	—
1992	27	DET	16	—	—	69	810	4	—	11.7	—	—	—
1993	28	DET	15	—	—	49	496	2	—	10.1	—	—	—
1994	29	DET	16	—	—	56	761	4	—	13.6	—	—	—
1995	30	DET	16	—	—	108	1,488	9	—	13.8	—	—	—
1996	31	DET	16	—	—	94	1,021	5	—	10.9	—	—	—
1997	32	KC	8	—	—	6	83	0	—	13.8	—	—	—
1997	32	MIA	8	—	—	19	309	1	—	16.3	—	—	—
Career			156		—	525	6,609	30	—	12.6	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 43.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 61elite 701997

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 34% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

34% of the all-time Receptions leader34

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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%.

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+).

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #52

#32Pat CarterTE #35Anthony NewmanS #36Jumbo ElliottOT #40Thurman ThomasRB #41Ken NortonMLB #46Flipper AndersonWR #47Fred StricklandLB #49Brian BladesWR #53Lars TateRB #60Quinn EarlyWR #61Keith WoodsideRB #65Bernard FordWR #66Mike OliphantRB #68Tom TupaP #72Greg MontgomeryP #73Ferrell EdmundsTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brett inherited the Detroit Lions WR room from Willie Green (1991–1993), and handed it to Herman Moore (1991–2001).

Mark Nichols 1981–1987Pete Mandley 1984–1988Robert Clark 1989–1991Jeff Campbell 1990–1993Willie Green 1991–1993Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997team change
Joined KC (from DET)
1997final season
Last recorded season with KC
1991team change
Joined DET (from NO)
1988draft
Drafted by NOR — Round 2, Pick 52
1988team change
Joined NO (from NOR)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 180 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

C+1988

C+1989

C+1990

B1991

B1992

C+1993

B1994

A1995

B+1996

C1997

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

93%

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
1988	215	13.4	262+47	15.4
1989	356	25.4	447+91	26.3
1990	382	23.9	412+30	24.2
1991	688	45.9	748+60	44
1992	810	50.6	810	47.6
1993	496	33.1	533+37	31.3
1994	761	47.6	722-39	42.5
1995	1,488	93	1,304-184	76.7
1996	1,021	63.8	900-121	53
1997	83	10.4	205+122	12.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

136 career value over replacement — #728 all-time of 4,642. 13.6/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #52 (Rd 2) · NOR · 1988 · +17.1 vs expected KV-H

66actual

48.9 expected · Δ+17.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #52

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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