Charles Wilson is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Wilson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Charles Wilson
Height5'9"
Weight185 lb
BornJul 1, 1968
Age58
CollegeMemphisSee College Stats
Rookie yr1990
Draft1990 · Rd 5, Pick 132 · GNB
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 32 · #2581 · Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8
Avg surplus
peak +14
4 seasons × ~8 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.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1990 | — | GB | 15 | — | — | 7 | 84 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | GB | 15 | — | — | 19 | 305 | 1 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | TB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | TB | 15 | — | — | 15 | 225 | 0 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | TB | 14 | — | — | 31 | 652 | 6 | — | 21.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | NYJ | 15 | — | — | 41 | 484 | 4 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 0 | 113 | 1,750 | 11 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
×.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 35.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1990bestavg 541995
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader8
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: 92%.
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 (Memphis), 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
Vince WorkmanRB4yJackie HarrisTE3yJohn LynchFS2yHardy NickersonMLB2yDan StryzinskiP2yLeRoy ButlerS2yMarty CarterS2yDave MooreTE2yChidi AhanotuDT2ySantana DotsonDT2ySterling SharpeWR2yMark WheelerDT2yShawn PriceDE2yDon MajkowskiQB2yTyji ArmstrongTE2yCourtney HawkinsWR2yJeff QueryWR2yLawrence DawseyWR2yEric CurryDE2yLamar ThomasWR2yKeith WoodsideRB2yHorace CopelandWR2yCraig EricksonQB2yDarrell ThompsonRB2y
1990 Draft Class· this player went #132
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1995team change
Joined NYJ (from TB)
- 1995final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 1992team change
Joined TB (from GB)
- 1990draft
Drafted by GNB — Round 5, Pick 132
- 1990team change
Joined GB (from GNB)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'9" / 185 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 5-season peers. See all →
56
peak 58
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1990
C+1991
C+1993
B1994
C+1995
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
93%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84 | 5.6 | 123+39 | 7.2 |
| 1991 | 305 | 20.3 | 356+51 | 20.9 |
| 1993 | 225 | 15 | 259+34 | 15.3 |
| 1994 | 652 | 46.6 | 708+56 | 41.6 |
| 1995 | 484 | 32.3 | 521+37 | 30.7 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2581 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #132 (Rd 5) · GNB · 1990 · +22.5 vs expected KV-H
56actual
33.5 expected · Δ+22.5
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