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

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Brian Hartline

Top 13% all-time WRsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight200 lb

BornNov 22, 1986

Age39

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 4, Pick 108 · MIA

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 98 · #1143 · High-Value

Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +27

7 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 98

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	MIA	15	—	56	31	506	3	55.4%	16.3	9.0	—	26	4	29	1	7.3	25.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIA	12	—	73	43	615	1	58.9%	14.3	8.4	—	27	2	27	0	13.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CLE	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIA	15	—	66	35	549	1	53.0%	15.7	8.3	—	30	1	9	0	9.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	MIA	15	—	131	74	1,083	1	56.5%	14.6	8.3	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	BUF	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIA	16	—	133	76	1,016	4	57.1%	13.4	7.6	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	908	88.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2013	—	LAC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	MIA	16	—	63	39	474	2	61.9%	12.2	7.5	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	813	73.9%	—	0.0%	6	4.0%
2014	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CLE	12	—	77	46	523	2	59.7%	11.4	6.8	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	514	61.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	116	—	599	344	4,766	14	57.4%	13.9	8.0	—	241	7	65	1	9.3	14.3	4	57.1	0	16	16	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,235	74.6%	—	0.0%	6	4.0%

Career EPA142.4·6 rushing · 137 receiving·20.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2009	23	MIA	15	—	4	29	1	7.3	25.0	2	50.0	8.3
2010	24	MIA	12	—	2	27	0	13.5	0.0	1	50.0	7.1
2011	25	MIA	15	—	1	9	0	9.0	0.0	1	100.0	7.1
Career			42		7	65	1	9.3	—	4	—	61.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	23	MIA	15	—	56	31	506	3	55.4%	16.3	9.0	—	26
2010	24	MIA	12	—	73	43	615	1	58.9%	14.3	8.4	—	27
2011	25	MIA	15	—	66	35	549	1	53.0%	15.7	8.3	—	30
2012	26	MIA	15	—	131	74	1,083	1	56.5%	14.6	8.3	—	48
2013	27	MIA	16	14*	133	76	1,016	4	57.1%	13.4	7.6	—	53
2014	28	MIA	16	12*	63	39	474	2	61.9%	12.2	7.5	—	27
2015	29	CLE	12	7*	77	46	523	2	59.7%	11.4	6.8	—	30
Career			101	33*	599	344	4,766	14	57.4%	13.9	8.0	—	241

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2009	23	BUF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2010	24	CLE	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2011	25	NYJ	4	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2012	26	BUF	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2013	27	LAC	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2014	28	GB	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			15	3*	16	16	—	—	—

* 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%
2013	27	MIA	16	14*	908	88.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	28	MIA	16	12*	813	73.9%	—	0.0%	6	4.0%
2015	29	CLE	12	7*	514	61.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			44	33*	2,235	—	—	—	6	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2009	23	—	—	—	—	2.5	20.5	718
2010	24	—	—	—	—	1.5	6.2	941
2011	25	—	—	—	—	1.8	16.6	950
2012	26	—	—	—	—	—	34.9	1,661
2013	27	—	—	14*	—	—	22.2	1,485
2014	28	—	—	12*	—	—	21.1	710
2015	29	—	—	7*	—	—	15.1	719
Career				33*	—	—	—	7,184

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 43.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 62elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Receptions leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

20.35 EPA/season over 7 seasons57

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.901 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.901Touch rate0.122EPA/snap0.026Snap share74.6%Off snaps2,235ReliableCV 0.26

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 · 2009

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

WR · 2009 class

4.49s

40-Yard

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 79thClass Pos 50thClass All 75th

34.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 59thClass Pos 40thClass All 58th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 64thClass Pos 44thClass All 68th

6.65s

3-Cone

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 98thClass Pos 91thClass All 97th

4.12s

Shuttle

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 86thClass Pos 86thClass All 90th

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #108

#97Tyrone McKenzieLB #98Chase CoffmanTE #100Travis BeckumTE #101Stephen McGeeQB #102Donald WashingtonS #103Darell ScottDT #104Kaluka MaiavaOLB #105Henry MeltonDT #109T.J. LangG #110Victor ButlerLB #111Mike GoodsonRB #112Glover QuinFS #113Vaughn MartinDE #114David BrutonS #115Sammie Lee HillNT #117Kyle MooreDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brian inherited the Miami Dolphins WR room from Davone Bess (2008–2012), and handed it to Brandon Marshall (2010–2011).

Jim Jensen 1982–1991Mark Duper 1982–1992James Pruitt 1986–1991Fred Banks 1987–1993Tony Martin 1990–2000Randal Hill

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined CLE (from MIA)
2015final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2009draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 4, Pick 108

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 200 lb

Frame

195 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	CLE	1	W5Questionable· Thigh / RibsW9Out· ConcussionW14Questionable· Hip
2012	MIA	0	W9Questionable· GroinW16Questionable· Back
2010	MIA	1	W14Out· Finger

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C+2009

B2010

C+2011

B+2012

B+2013

C+2014

C+2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

90%

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
2009	506	33.7	446-60	26.2
2010	615	51.3	776+161	45.7
2011	549	36.6	517-32	30.4
2012	1,083	72.2	1,134+51	66.7
2013	1,016	63.5	988-28	58.1
2014	474	29.6	379-95	22.3
2015	523	43.6	626+103	36.8

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

98 career value over replacement — #1143 all-time of 4,642. 14/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #108 (Rd 4) · MIA · 2009 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H

65actual

36.8 expected · Δ+28.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #108

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator