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

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Bryant Johnson

Top 30% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight212 lb

BornMar 7, 1981

Age45

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 17 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 51 · #2000 · Above Average

Worth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +14

7 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 51

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
2003	—	ARI	13	—	35	35	438	1	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.9	0	0
2004	—	ARI	14	—	49	49	537	1	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	29	2	-6	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	DET	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.8	45.4	0	0
2005	—	ARI	14	—	40	40	432	1	100.0%	10.8	10.8	—	25	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	32.3	0	0
2006	—	ARI	15	—	40	40	740	4	100.0%	18.5	18.5	—	30	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DEN	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	57.7	0	520
2007	—	ARI	16	—	45	45	525	2	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45.6	0	443
2008	—	SF	13	—	45	45	546	3	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.7	0	400
2009	—	DET	16	—	88	36	426	3	40.9%	11.8	4.8	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	SF	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-37.4	0	1,136
2010	—	DET	14	—	49	18	210	0	36.7%	11.7	4.3	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.2	0	600
2011	—	HOU	8	—	12	6	90	1	50.0%	15.0	7.5	—	4	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	4.7	0	169
Career		—	142	—	403	314	3,944	16	77.9%	12.6	9.8	—	203	5	-8	0	-1.6	0.0	0	0.0	0	20	20	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-3.8	206.6	0	3,268

Career EPA202.8·-4 rushing · 207 receiving·22.5/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2004	23	ARI	14	—	2	-6	-3.0	0.0	0.0	6.8
2005	24	ARI	14	—	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6
2006	25	ARI	15	—	1	-3	-3.0	0.0	0.0	9.3
2011	30	HOU	8	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.4
Career			51		5	-8	-1.6	—	—	56.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	22	ARI	13	—	35	35	438	1	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	20
2004	23	ARI	14	—	49	49	537	1	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	29
2005	24	ARI	14	—	40	40	432	1	100.0%	10.8	10.8	—	25
2006	25	ARI	15	—	40	40	740	4	100.0%	18.5	18.5	—	30
2007	26	ARI	16	—	45	45	525	2	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	33
2008	27	SF	13	—	45	45	546	3	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	28
2009	28	DET	16	—	88	36	426	3	40.9%	11.8	4.8	—	23
2010	29	DET	14	—	49	18	210	0	36.7%	11.7	4.3	—	11
2011	30	HOU	8	—	12	6	90	1	50.0%	15.0	7.5	—	4
Career			123		403	314	3,944	16	77.9%	12.6	9.8	—	203

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2003	22	GB	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2004	23	DET	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2005	24	DAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	25	DEN	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2007	26	LA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	27	LA	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2009	28	SF	5	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2011	30	HOU	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			20		20	20	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2003	22	—	—	—	—	—	27.9	0
2004	23	—	—	—	—	-1.8	45.4	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	-0.5	32.3	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	-1.1	57.7	520
2007	26	—	—	—	—	—	45.6	443
2008	27	—	—	—	—	—	40.7	400
2009	28	—	—	—	—	—	-37.4	1,136
2010	29	—	—	—	—	—	-10.2	600
2011	30	—	—	—	—	-0.5	4.7	169
Career					—	—	—	3,268

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 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 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 35.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 522011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Receptions leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

22.53 EPA/season over 9 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: 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+).

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

4.57s

40-Yard

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 64thClass Pos 34thClass All 73th

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #17

#7Byron LeftwichQB #8Jordan GrossOT #10Terrell SuggsOLB #11Marcus TrufantCB #12Jimmy KennedyDT #13Ty WarrenDT #15Jerome McDougleDE #16Troy PolamaluS #18Calvin PaceOLB #19Kyle BollerQB #20George FosterOT #21Jeff FaineC #22Rex GrossmanQB #23Willis McGaheeRB #24Dallas ClarkTE #25William JosephDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Bryant inherited the Arizona Cardinals WR room from David Boston (1999–2002), and handed it to Anquan Boldin (2003–2009).

Ernie Jones 1988–1992Ricky Proehl 1990–1994Randal Hill 1991–1994Rob Moore 1995–1999Frank Sanders 1995–2002David Boston

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined HOU (from DET)
2011final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2009team change
Joined DET (from SF)
2008team change
Joined SF (from ARI)
2003draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 1, Pick 17

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 212 lb

Frame

214 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	HOU	0	W5Questionable· Hamstring
2010	DET	0	W8Questionable· Foot

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 58

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

C+2003

C+2004

C+2005

B2006

C+2007

C+2008

C+2009

C2010

D2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

85%

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	438	33.7	420-18	24.7
2004	537	38.4	489-48	28.8
2005	432	30.9	309-123	18.2
2006	740	49.3	682-58	40.1
2007	525	32.8	370-155	21.7
2008	546	42	578+32	34
2009	426	26.6	313-113	18.4
2010	210	15	118-92	7
2011	90	11.3	64-26	3.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

51 career value over replacement — #2000 all-time of 4,642. 5.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #17 (Rd 1) · ARI · 2003 · -1.5 vs expected KV-H

55actual

56.5 expected · Δ−1.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #17

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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