Charlie Brown ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Brown in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Brown 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1982 | 23–24 | WAS | 9 | — | — | 32 | 690 | 8 | — | 21.6 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | — | 78 | 1,225 | 8 | — | 15.7 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | WAS | 9 | — | — | 18 | 200 | 3 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | ATL | 13 | — | — | 24 | 412 | 2 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | ATL | 16 | — | — | 63 | 918 | 4 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | ATL | 6 | — | — | 5 | 103 | 0 | — | 20.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 68 | — | — | 220 | 3,548 | 25 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1190 all-time of 4,695. 16.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #201 (Rd 8) · WAS · 1981 · +49 vs expected KV-H
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A top 10% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 97 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 26% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~24.3 surplus ≈ VORP 97
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