Carl Pickens ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Pickens in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Pickens a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1992 | 22 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 26 | 326 | 1 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | 13 | — | — | 43 | 565 | 6 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | 15 | — | — | 71 | 1,127 | 11 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 99 | 1,234 | 17 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 100 | 1,180 | 12 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 116.7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | 12 | — | — | 52 | 695 | 5 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 82 | 1,023 | 5 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | CIN | 16 | — | 107 | 57 | 737 | 6 | 53.3% | 12.9 | 6.9 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 91.7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | TEN | 8 | — | 28 | 10 | 242 | 0 | 35.7% | 24.2 | 8.6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 128 | — | 135 | 540 | 7,129 | 63 | 400.0% | 13.2 | 52.8 | — | 41 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 82.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
154 career value over replacement — #620 all-time of 4,695. 17.1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #31 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1992 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H
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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.
Worth 154 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 14% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.3 on average.See board →
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8 seasons × ~19.3 surplus ≈ VORP 154
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91% match