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

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David Dunn

Top 35% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter

Height6'3"

Weight220 lb

BornJun 10, 1972

Age54

CollegeFresno State; Bakersfield College See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 5, Pick 139 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 22 · #2997 · Role Player

Worth 22 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 66% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +11

3 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 22

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1995	—	CIN	16	—	—	17	209	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	1	-13	0	-13.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CIN	16	—	—	32	509	1	—	15.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CIN	14	—	—	27	414	2	—	15.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PIT	10	—	—	9	87	0	—	9.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CLE	2	—	2	1	4	0	50.0%	4.0	2.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	0	0
2000	—	LV	6	—	8	4	33	0	50.0%	8.3	4.1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	0	0
2001	—	LV	1	—	1	1	8	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0	0
Career		—	65	—	11	91	1,264	4	827.3%	13.9	114.9	—	4	1	-13	0	-13.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-1.2	0	0

Career EPA-1.2·-1 receiving·-0.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	23	CIN	16	—	—	17	209	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	5.1
1996	24	CIN	16	—	—	32	509	1	—	15.9	—	—	—	6.6
1997	25	CIN	14	—	—	27	414	2	—	15.3	—	—	—	7.2
1998	26	PIT	10	—	—	9	87	0	—	9.7	—	—	—	3.4
1999	27	CLE	2	—	2	1	4	0	50.0%	4.0	2.0	—	1	—
2000	28	LV	6	—	8	4	33	0	50.0%	8.3	4.1	—	3	1.4
2001	29	LV	1	—	1	1	8	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	0	—
Career			65		11	91	1,264	4	827.3%	13.9	114.9	—	4	23.7

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5
2000	28	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0
2001	29	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
Career					—	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk
1995	23	CIN	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0
Career			16		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1995	23	CIN	16	—	1	-13	0	-13.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			16		1	-13	0	-13.0	—	0	—	0

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 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 33.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 472000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.39 EPA/season over 3 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: 91%.

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+).

College Stats

Fresno State; Bakersfield CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Fresno State; Bakersfield College), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #139

#122Pete MitchellTE #123Mike ThompsonDT #125Donta JonesLB #126Jason KyleLS #131Tony ClineTE #132Frank GarciaC #134Steve StenstromQB #137Jamie AsherTE #140Mike ScurlockDB #141Stephen BoydMLB #144John HolecekILB #145Roell PrestonWR #151Lee FlowersDB #152Rich OwensDE #153Roderick MullenDB #156Kez McCorveyWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

David inherited the Cincinnati Bengals WR room from Darnay Scott (1994–2001), and handed it to Peter Warrick (2000–2004).

David Verser 1981–1984Cris Collinsworth 1981–1988Tim McGee 1986–1994Jeff Query 1992–1994Carl Pickens 1992–1999Darnay Scott

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with LV
2000team change
Joined LV (from CLE)
1999team change
Joined CLE (from PIT)
1998team change
Joined PIT (from CIN)
1995draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 5, Pick 139

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 220 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

C1998

F2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

58%

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	209	13.1	274+65	16.1
1996	509	31.8	510+1	30
1997	414	29.6	456+42	26.8
1998	87	8.7	151+64	8.9
2000	33	5.5	29-4	1.7

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

Career Value · VORP

22 career value over replacement — #2997 all-time of 4,642. 4.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #139 (Rd 5) · CIN · 1995 · +19 vs expected KV-H

52actual

33 expected · Δ+19

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

Passing

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #139

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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