Chris Givens is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Givens in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Givens's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Chris Givens

Top 35% all-time WRsReliable Starter

Height6'0"

Weight203 lb

BornDec 6, 1989

Age36

CollegeWake Forest See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 4, Pick 96 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 27 · #2773 · Role Player

Worth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +14

3 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 27

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2012	—	LA	15	—	80	42	698	3	52.5%	16.6	8.7	—	25	3	12	0	4.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	LA	16	—	83	34	569	0	41.0%	16.7	6.9	—	27	3	8	0	2.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	779	77.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	—	LA	9	—	20	11	159	1	55.0%	14.5	8.0	—	5	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	STL	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	197	23.1%	—	0.0%	24	14.5%
2015	—	BAL	14	—	54	20	353	1	37.0%	17.6	6.5	—	13	4	18	0	4.5	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	487	47.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	87	—	237	107	1,779	5	45.1%	16.6	7.5	—	70	11	42	0	3.8	0.0	3	27.3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,463	49.4%	—	0.0%	24	14.5%

Career EPA-5.1·-3 rushing · -2 receiving·-1.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2012	23	LA	15	—	3	12	4.0	0.0	1	33.3	9.5
2013	24	LA	16	12*	3	8	2.7	0.0	1	33.3	6.6
2014	25	LA	9	0*	1	4	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	3.7
2015	26	BAL	14	0*	4	18	4.5	0.0	1	25.0	4.9
Career			54	12*	11	42	3.8	—	3	—	24.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2012	23	LA	15	—	80	42	698	3	52.5%	16.6	8.7	—	25
2013	24	LA	16	12*	83	34	569	0	41.0%	16.7	6.9	—	27
2014	25	LA	9	0*	20	11	159	1	55.0%	14.5	8.0	—	5
2015	26	BAL	14	0*	54	20	353	1	37.0%	17.6	6.5	—	13
Career			54	12*	237	107	1,779	5	45.1%	16.6	7.5	—	70

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	24	STL	16	12*	779	77.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	25	STL	14	0*	197	23.1%	—	0.0%	24	14.5%
2015	26	BAL	15	0*	487	47.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			45	12*	1,463	—	—	—	24	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2012	23	—	—	—	—	-0.7	20.0	1,188
2013	24	—	—	12*	—	-1.0	-10.2	1,095
2014	25	—	—	0*	—	1.1	-2.2	252
2015	26	—	—	0*	—	-2.0	-10.1	723
Career				12*	—	—	—	3,258

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2012bestavg 532015

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

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

-1.28 EPA/season over 4 seasons50

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.759 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.759Touch rate0.113EPA/snap-0.017Snap share49.4%Off snaps1,463ConsistentCV 0.05

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2012

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2012 class

4.35s

40-Yard

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 97thClass Pos 90thClass All 97th

33.5"

Vertical

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 49thClass Pos 22thClass All 48th

118"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 55thClass Pos 17thClass All 56th

19 reps

Bench

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 38thClass Pos 81thClass All 36th

6.97s

3-Cone

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 72thClass Pos 48thClass All 71th

4.23s

Shuttle

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 68thClass Pos 28thClass All 65th

College Stats

Wake ForestCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wake Forest), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #96

#88Nick FolesQB #89Akiem HicksDE #90Jake BequetteDE #91Lamar HolmesOT #92T.Y. HiltonWR #93Brandon ThompsonDT #94Jayron HosleyCB #95Tony BergstromG #97Lamar MillerRB #98Gino GradkowskiC #99Ben JonesC #100Travis BenjaminWR #101Omar BoldenS #102Kirk CousinsQB #103Frank AlexanderDE #104Joe AdamsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Los Angeles Rams WR room from Austin Pettis (2011–2014), and handed it to Brian Quick (2012–2016).

Henry Ellard 1983–1993Mike Young 1985–1988Aaron Cox 1988–1992Alexander Wright 1992–1996Isaac Bruce 1994–2007Eddie Kennison

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined BAL (from LA)
2015final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2012draft
Drafted by LA — Round 4, Pick 96

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 203 lb

Frame

198 lb at 4.35s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	BAL	0	W6Questionable· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 57

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2012

C+2013

C2014

C+2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

94%

20122015

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
2012	698	46.5	682-16	40.1
2013	569	35.6	491-78	28.9
2014	159	17.7	174+15	10.3
2015	353	25.2	298-55	17.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

27 career value over replacement — #2773 all-time of 4,642. 6.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #96 (Rd 4) · LA · 2012 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H

52actual

38.7 expected · Δ+13.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #96

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator