David Boston ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Boston in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Boston a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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David Boston

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time WRsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Wide Receiver · 2001 💭 What If? · 2+ seasons left Team Carrier · #206

Career Value · VORP

110 career value over replacement — #1015 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #8 (Rd 1) · ARI · 1999 · +12.5 vs expected KV-H

74actual

61.5 expected · Δ+12.5

💔+33 stolen VORP·1.5 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Receiving									Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1999	21	ARI	15	—	3.1	81	40	473	2	49.4%	11.8	5.8	—	21	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2000	22	ARI	16	—	9.9	129	69	1,072	6	53.5%	15.5	8.3	—	46	3	9	0	3.0	0.0	1	33.3	1
2001	23	ARI	16	—	16.7	175	98	1,598	8	56.0%	16.3	9.1	—	72	5	35	0	7.0	0.0	3	60.0	0
2002	24	ARI	8	—	4.9	75	32	512	1	42.7%	16.0	6.8	—	28	2	29	0	14.5	0.0	1	50.0	0
2003	25	SD	14	—	8.1	70	70	880	7	100.0%	12.6	12.6	—	42	3	18	0	6.0	0.0	2	66.7	0
2005	27	MIA	3	—	—	4	4	80	0	100.0%	20.0	20.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	72	—	42.7	534	313	4,615	24	58.6%	14.7	8.6	—	211	18	91	0	5.1	0.0	7	38.9	1

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Led NFL2001·Rec Yds1,598 yds

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A top 5% all-time wide receiver — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 110 · #1015 · High-Value

Worth 110 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 23% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+22

Avg surplus

peak +42

5 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 110