Calvin Muhammad is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Muhammad in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Muhammad's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Calvin Muhammad
A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 32 · #2580 · Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10.7
Avg surplus
peak +23
3 seasons × ~10.7 surplus ≈ VORP 32
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | — | LV | 8 | — | — | 3 | 92 | 1 | — | 30.7 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | LV | 15 | — | — | 13 | 252 | 2 | — | 19.4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | WAS | 10 | — | — | 42 | 729 | 4 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | WAS | 12 | — | — | 9 | 116 | 1 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | LAC | 2 | — | — | 2 | 87 | 0 | — | 43.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 47 | — | 0 | 69 | 1,276 | 8 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 38.9
Availability 16.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1982bestavg 56elite 701985
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader6
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas Southern), 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.
Top Teammates
Malcolm BarnwellWR3yDarrell GreenCB2yArt MonkWR2yJohn RigginsRB2yClint DidierTE2yFrank HawkinsRB2yOtis WonsleyRB2yKeith GriffinRB2yChester WillisRB2yJoe PhillipsNT1yBilly Ray Smith Jr.LB1yJay SchroederQB1yBarry ReddenRB1yRalf MojsiejenkoP1yGeorge RogersRB1ySteve CoxP1yTim SpencerRB1yCharlie BrownWR1yVirgil SeayWR1yJamie HollandWR1yRaphel CherryDB1yAnthony JonesTE1yMark HerrmannQB1yTim MoffettWR1y
1980 Draft Class· this player went #322
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1987team change
Joined LAC (from WAS)
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1984team change
Joined WAS (from LV)
- 1982team change
Joined LV (from OAK)
- 1980draft
Drafted by OAK — Round 12, Pick 322
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 190 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 4-season peers. See all →
53
peak 59
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1982
C+1983
B+1984
C1985
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 92 | 11.5 | 293+201 | 17.2 |
| 1983 | 252 | 16.8 | 393+141 | 23.1 |
| 1984 | 729 | 72.9 | 1,221+492 | 71.8 |
| 1985 | 116 | 9.7 | 239+123 | 14.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2580 all-time of 4,642. 8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #322 (Rd 12) · OAK · 1980 · +45 vs expected KV-H
53actual
8 expected · Δ+45
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