WRMIN#81ACT

Chris Walsh

Top 45% all-time WRsSolid Contributor

Height6'1"

Weight199 lb

BornDec 12, 1968

Age57

CollegeStanford See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 9, Pick 251 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 1 · #4149 · Role Player

Worth 1 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 90% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 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 +1

1 seasons × ~1 surplus ≈ VORP 1

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									Defense													Advanced (EPA)					Passing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1995	—	MIN	16	—	—	7	66	0	—	9.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	MIN	15	—	—	4	39	1	—	9.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
1997	—	MIN	14	—	—	11	114	1	—	10.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	MIN	15	—	—	2	46	0	—	23.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIN	3	—	3	2	24	1	66.7%	12.0	8.0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.6	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	MIN	12	—	22	18	191	0	81.8%	10.6	8.7	—	13	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.7	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	MIN	8	—	14	9	67	0	64.3%	7.4	4.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.9	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	MIN	11	—	19	14	172	1	73.7%	12.3	9.1	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.7	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	96	—	58	67	719	4	115.5%	10.7	12.4	—	25	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	12.0	0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0

Career EPA12.0·12 receiving·3.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	27	MIN	16	—	—	7	66	0	—	9.4	—	—	—	3.4
1996	28	MIN	15	—	—	4	39	1	—	9.8	—	—	—	4
1997	29	MIN	14	—	—	11	114	1	—	10.4	—	—	—	5.1
1998	30	MIN	15	—	—	2	46	0	—	23.0	—	—	—	4.4
1999	31	MIN	3	—	3	2	24	1	66.7%	12.0	8.0	—	1	—
2000	32	MIN	12	—	22	18	191	0	81.8%	10.6	8.7	—	13	3.8
2001	33	MIN	8	—	14	9	67	0	64.3%	7.4	4.8	—	4	2.3
2002	34	MIN	11	—	19	14	172	1	73.7%	12.3	9.1	—	7	3.4
Career			94		58	67	719	4	115.5%	10.7	12.4	—	25	26.4

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	31	—	—	—	—	—	3.6
2000	32	—	—	—	—	—	18.7
2001	33	—	—	—	—	—	-12.9
2002	34	—	—	—	—	—	2.7
Career					—	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1996	28	MIN	15	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
Career			15		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 46 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 46.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 46· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 28.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 442002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3 EPA/season over 4 seasons51

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: 94%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec3Yds23Ctch%100.0%Y/R7.7Y/Tgt7.71D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.4

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #251

#221Willie ClayFS #226Ostell MilesRB #227Brad JohnsonQB #228T.J. RubleyQB #230Ty DetmerQB #231Johnnie BarnesWR #232David DixonG #244Jay LeeuwenburgG #254Elijah AlexanderOLB #255Tim LesterRB #264Brad CulpepperDT #271Jerry OstroskiG #272Mark McMillianCB #276Marcus DowdellWR #284Mazio RoysterRB #291Kendall GammonLS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Minnesota Vikings WR room from Qadry Ismail (1993–1996), and handed it to Randy Moss (1998–2004).

Anthony Carter 1985–1993Hassan Jones 1986–1992Cris Carter 1990–2001Jake Reed 1991–2001Qadry Ismail 1993–1996Chris Walsh

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with MIN
1995team change
Joined MIN (from BUF)
1992draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 9, Pick 251

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 199 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 48

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

C1995

C1996

C1997

C1998

C2000

D2001

C2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

73%

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
1995	66	4.1	158+92	9.3
1996	39	2.6	154+115	9.1
1997	114	8.1	176+62	10.3
1998	46	3.1	73+27	4.3
2000	191	15.9	196+5	11.5
2001	67	8.4	0-67	0
2002	172	15.6	87-85	5.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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 (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

1 career value over replacement — #4149 all-time of 4,642. 0.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #251 (Rd 9) · BUF · 1992 · +24.8 vs expected KV-H

46actual

21.2 expected · Δ+24.8

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

Passing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #251

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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