Brian Blades ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Blades in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Blades a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

WRSEA#89ACT

Brian Blades

1× Pro BowlTop 10% all-time WRsIron Man

Height5'11"

Weight189 lb

BornJul 24, 1965

Age60

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 2, Pick 49 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 165 · #539 · High-Value

Worth 165 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.5

Avg surplus

peak +27

10 seasons × ~16.5 surplus ≈ VORP 165

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	—	SEA	16	—	—	40	682	8	—	17.1	—	—	—
1989	—	SEA	16	—	—	77	1,063	5	—	13.8	—	—	—
1990	—	SEA	16	—	—	49	525	3	—	10.7	—	—	—
1991	—	SEA	16	—	—	70	1,003	2	—	14.3	—	—	—
1992	—	SEA	6	—	—	19	256	1	—	13.5	—	—	—
1993	—	SEA	16	—	—	80	945	3	—	11.8	—	—	—
1994	—	SEA	16	—	—	81	1,086	4	—	13.4	—	—	—
1995	—	SEA	16	—	—	77	1,001	4	—	13.0	—	—	—
1996	—	SEA	11	—	—	43	556	2	—	12.9	—	—	—
1997	—	SEA	11	—	—	30	319	2	—	10.6	—	—	—
1998	—	SEA	16	—	—	15	184	0	—	12.3	—	—	—
Career		—	156	—	—	581	7,620	34	—	13.1	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
Career					21	156	0	7.4	—	—	—	—	112.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1988	23	SEA	16	—	—	40	682	8	—	17.1	—	—	—
1989	24	SEA	16	—	—	77	1,063	5	—	13.8	—	—	—
1990	25	SEA	16	—	—	49	525	3	—	10.7	—	—	—
1991	26	SEA	16	—	—	70	1,003	2	—	14.3	—	—	—
1992	27	SEA	6	—	—	19	256	1	—	13.5	—	—	—
1993	28	SEA	16	—	—	80	945	3	—	11.8	—	—	—
1994	29	SEA	16	—	—	81	1,086	4	—	13.4	—	—	—
1995	30	SEA	16	—	—	77	1,001	4	—	13.0	—	—	—
1996	31	SEA	11	—	—	43	556	2	—	12.9	—	—	—
1997	32	SEA	11	—	—	30	319	2	—	10.6	—	—	—
1998	33	SEA	16	—	—	15	184	0	—	12.3	—	—	—
Career			156		—	581	7,620	34	—	13.1	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

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.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 62elite 701998

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 38% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

38% of the all-time Receptions leader38

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: 93%.

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 #49

#31Ickey WoodsRB #32Pat CarterTE #35Anthony NewmanS #36Jumbo ElliottOT #40Thurman ThomasRB #41Ken NortonMLB #46Flipper AndersonWR #47Fred StricklandLB #52Brett PerrimanWR #53Lars TateRB #60Quinn EarlyWR #61Keith WoodsideRB #65Bernard FordWR #66Mike OliphantRB #68Tom TupaP #72Greg MontgomeryP

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brian inherited the Seattle Seahawks WR room from Tommy Kane (1988–1992), and handed it to Robb Thomas (1992–1995).

Daryl Turner 1984–1987Paul Skansi 1984–1991Byron Franklin 1985–1987Ray Butler 1985–1988Louis Clark 1988–1992Tommy Kane

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1998final season
Last recorded season with SEA
1988draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 2, Pick 49

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 189 lb

Frame

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

B1988

B+1989

B1990

B+1991

D1992

B+1993

B+1994

B+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C+1998

Availability

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

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	682	42.6	707+25	41.6
1989	1,063	66.4	1,077+14	63.3
1990	525	32.8	554+29	32.6
1991	1,003	62.7	1,006+3	59.2
1992	256	42.7	689+433	40.5
1993	945	59.1	926-19	54.4
1994	1,086	67.9	1,012-74	59.5
1995	1,001	62.6	912-89	53.6
1996	556	50.5	739+183	43.4
1997	319	29	449+130	26.4
1998	184	11.5	190+6	11.2

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

165 career value over replacement — #539 all-time of 4,642. 15/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #49 (Rd 2) · SEA · 1988 · +19.1 vs expected KV-H

68actual

48.9 expected · Δ+19.1

Fan Rating

Rate Brian Blades — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

Darnell Mooney

93% match

Kevin Curtis

93% match

Peerless Price

93% match

Ricky Proehl

93% match

Bert Emanuel

92% match

Compare Brian Blades vs Player Report data error

Brian Blades

All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #49

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography