Charley Taylor is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a solid career value score of 63 in the Knox value model. Taylor's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Charley Taylor
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 107 · #1018 · High-ValueWorth 107 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10.7
Avg surplus
peak +18
10 seasons × ~10.7 surplus ≈ VORP 107
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 | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1964 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 53 | 814 | 5 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — | 199 | 755 | 5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | WAS | 13 | — | — | 40 | 577 | 3 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | 145 | 402 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 72 | 1,119 | 12 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | 87 | 262 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | WAS | 12 | — | — | 70 | 990 | 9 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | WAS | 11 | — | — | 48 | 650 | 5 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 71 | 883 | 8 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | WAS | 10 | — | — | 42 | 593 | 8 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | WAS | 6 | — | — | 24 | 370 | 4 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 49 | 673 | 7 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 59 | 801 | 7 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 54 | 738 | 5 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | WAS | 14 | — | — | 53 | 744 | 6 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | — | WAS | 7 | — | — | 14 | 158 | 0 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 157 | — | 0 | 649 | 9,110 | 79 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | 442 | 1,510 | 11 | 3.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 23 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 53 | 814 | 5 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 24 | WAS | 13 | — | — | 40 | 577 | 3 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 25 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 72 | 1,119 | 12 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 26 | WAS | 12 | — | — | 70 | 990 | 9 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 27 | WAS | 11 | — | — | 48 | 650 | 5 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 28 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 71 | 883 | 8 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 29 | WAS | 10 | — | — | 42 | 593 | 8 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 30 | WAS | 6 | — | — | 24 | 370 | 4 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 31 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 49 | 673 | 7 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 32 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 59 | 801 | 7 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 33 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 54 | 738 | 5 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 34 | WAS | 14 | — | — | 53 | 744 | 6 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 36 | WAS | 7 | — | — | 14 | 158 | 0 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | 157 | 0 | 649 | 9,110 | 79 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
×.6
66
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 37.9
Availability 18.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1964bestavg 531977
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position48
Solid
of 100
Reached 42% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
42% of the all-time Receptions leader42
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
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: 98%.
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+).
From Scrimmage · Career
Scrimmage Yds
10,620
1,510 rush · 9,110 recv
Total TDs
90
11 rush · 79 recv
Total Touches
1,091
442 carries · 649 rec
Yds / Touch
9.7
rushing + receiving
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona 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.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1977final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 1964signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →
63
peak 66
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 814 | 58.1 | 355-459 | 20.9 |
| 1965 | 577 | 44.4 | 107-470 | 6.3 |
| 1966 | 1,119 | 79.9 | 756-363 | 44.5 |
| 1967 | 990 | 82.5 | 749-241 | 44 |
| 1968 | 650 | 59.1 | 401-249 | 23.6 |
| 1969 | 883 | 63.1 | 486-397 | 28.6 |
| 1970 | 593 | 59.3 | 409-184 | 24.1 |
| 1971 | 370 | 61.7 | 655+285 | 38.6 |
| 1972 | 673 | 48.1 | 384-289 | 22.6 |
| 1973 | 801 | 57.2 | 664-137 | 39.1 |
| 1974 | 738 | 52.7 | 588-150 | 34.6 |
| 1975 | 744 | 53.1 | 684-60 | 40.3 |
| 1977 | 158 | 22.6 | 0-158 | 0 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1018 all-time of 4,642. 8.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
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