Cris Carter ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Carter in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Carter a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 2 boards

Streaks8 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 1993–00

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Cris Carter

Top 4% all-time WRsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +6% playoffs Team Carrier · #486

Height6'3"

Weight208 lb

Career Value · VORP

322 career value over replacement — #104 all-time of 4,695. 20.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 1×6 top-10

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #3 (Rd 4) · PHI · 1987 · +13.7 vs expected KV-H

77actual

63.3 expected · Δ+13.7

💔+28.9 stolen VORP·1.44 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
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
1987	21–22	PHI	9	—	—	5	84	2	—	16.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	22–23	PHI	16	—	—	39	761	6	—	19.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	23–24	PHI	16	—	—	45	605	11	—	13.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	24–25	MIN	16	—	—	27	413	3	—	15.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	25–26	MIN	16	—	—	72	962	5	—	13.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	26–27	MIN	12	—	92	53	681	6	57.6%	12.8	7.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	27–28	MIN	16	—	143	86	1,071	9	60.1%	12.5	7.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	28–29	MIN	16	—	188	122	1,256	7	64.9%	10.3	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	29–30	MIN	16	—	197	122	1,371	17	61.9%	11.2	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	30–31	MIN	16	—	167	96	1,163	10	57.5%	12.1	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	31–32	MIN	16	—	158	89	1,069	13	56.3%	12.0	6.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	32–33	MIN	16	—	125	78	1,011	12	62.4%	13.0	8.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	33–34	MIN	15	—	132	87	1,194	12	65.9%	13.7	9.0	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	34–35	MIN	16	—	158	96	1,274	9	60.8%	13.3	8.1	—	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	35–36	MIN	16	—	130	73	871	6	56.2%	11.9	6.7	—	42	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2002	36–37	MIA	5	—	17	8	66	1	47.1%	8.3	3.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	233	—	1,507	1,098	13,852	129	72.9%	12.6	9.2	—	185	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

4thReceiving Touchdowns·129 6thReceptions·1,098 13thReceiving Yards·13,852 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

91stPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·3

Season honors and record seasons

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An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 322 · #104 · All-Time

Worth 322 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 14 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23

Avg surplus

peak +32

14 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈