Chris Penn is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Penn in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Penn's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Chris Penn
Top 28% all-time WRsReliable Starter
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 32 Β· #2582 Β· Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8
Avg surplus
peak +13
4 seasons Γ ~8 surplus β VORP 32
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1994 | β | KC | 8 | β | β | 3 | 24 | 0 | β | 8.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | KC | 2 | β | β | 1 | 12 | 0 | β | 12.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | KC | 16 | β | β | 49 | 628 | 5 | β | 12.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | CHI | 14 | β | β | 47 | 576 | 3 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | CHI | 14 | β | β | 31 | 448 | 3 | β | 14.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | LAC | 13 | β | 38 | 17 | 257 | 1 | 44.7% | 15.1 | 6.8 | β | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 67 | β | 38 | 148 | 1,945 | 12 | 389.5% | 13.1 | 51.2 | β | 14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA4.9Β·5 receivingΒ·4.9/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | KC | 8 | β | β | 3 | 24 | 0 | β | 8.0 | β | β | β | 1.6 |
| 1995 | 24 | KC | 2 | β | β | 1 | 12 | 0 | β | 12.0 | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | 25 | KC | 16 | β | β | 49 | 628 | 5 | β | 12.8 | β | β | β | 10.1 |
| 1997 | 26 | CHI | 14 | β | β | 47 | 576 | 3 | β | 12.3 | β | β | β | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 27 | CHI | 14 | β | β | 31 | 448 | 3 | β | 14.5 | β | β | β | 8 |
| 1999 | 28 | LAC | 13 | β | 38 | 17 | 257 | 1 | 44.7% | 15.1 | 6.8 | β | 14 | 5.1 |
| Career | 67 | 38 | 148 | 1,945 | 12 | 389.5% | 13.1 | 51.2 | β | 14 | 33.6 |
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 Β· 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
Γ.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 37.1
Availability 16.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1994bestavg 521999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position13
Depth
of 100
Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
10% of the all-time Receptions leader10
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
4.92 EPA/season over 1 season52
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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 (Tulsa; Northeast Oklahoma), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Tracy SimienILB4yJoe PhillipsNT3yNeil SmithDE3yMarcus AllenRB3yDale CarterCB3yDerrick ThomasOLB3yGreg ManuskyLB3yLouie AguiarP3yErik KramerQB3yVaughn BookerDE3yKimble AndersRB3yDonnell BennettFB3yDerrick WalkerTE3yPellom McDanielsDE3yDanan HughesWR3yGreg HillRB3ySteve BonoQB3yKeith CashTE3yLake DawsonWR3yKeith TraylorNT2yJames HastyDB2yWalt HarrisCB2yMarty CarterS2yJeff JaegerK2y
1994 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #96
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterChris inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from Bobby Engram (1996β2000), and handed it to Marcus Robinson (1998β2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined LAC (from CHI)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1997team change
Joined CHI (from KC)
- 1994draft
Drafted by KC β Round 3, Pick 96
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 198 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
56
peak 58
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1994
B1996
C+1997
C+1998
C1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
81%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 24 | 3 | 85+61 | 5 |
| 1996 | 628 | 39.3 | 601-27 | 35.3 |
| 1997 | 576 | 41.1 | 608+32 | 35.8 |
| 1998 | 448 | 32 | 473+25 | 27.8 |
| 1999 | 257 | 19.8 | 289+32 | 17 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
32 career value over replacement β #2582 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #96 (Rd 3) Β· KC Β· 1994 Β· +17.3 vs expected KV-H
56actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+17.3
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