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

WRDEN#13ACT

David Terrell

Top 40% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter

Height6'3"

Weight212 lb

BornMar 13, 1979

Age47

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 1, Pick 8 · CHI

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 21 · #3054 · Role Player

Worth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 67% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 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 +14

3 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 21

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
2001	—	CHI	16	—	63	34	415	4	54.0%	12.2	6.6	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.4	0	0
2002	—	CHI	5	—	10	9	127	3	90.0%	14.1	12.7	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.8	0	0
2003	—	CHI	15	—	43	43	361	1	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	19	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	28.6	0	0
2004	—	CHI	15	—	42	42	699	1	100.0%	16.6	16.6	—	35	3	10	0	3.3	0.0	1	33.3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.5	53.0	0	0
Career		—	54	—	158	128	1,602	9	81.0%	12.5	10.1	—	81	4	14	0	3.5	0.0	1	25.0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-4.5	105.8	0	0

Career EPA101.3·-5 rushing · 106 receiving·25.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2003	24	CHI	15	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.7
2004	25	CHI	15	—	3	10	3.3	0.0	1	33.3	1	7.3
Career			30		4	14	3.5	—	1	—	1	25

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	22	CHI	16	—	63	34	415	4	54.0%	12.2	6.6	—	20
2002	23	CHI	5	—	10	9	127	3	90.0%	14.1	12.7	—	7
2003	24	CHI	15	—	43	43	361	1	100.0%	8.4	8.4	—	19
2004	25	CHI	15	—	42	42	699	1	100.0%	16.6	16.6	—	35
Career			51		158	128	1,602	9	81.0%	12.5	10.1	—	81

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2001	22	—	—	—	—	—	9.4
2002	23	—	—	—	—	—	14.8
2003	24	—	—	—	—	0.0	28.6
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-4.5	53.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 49· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 34.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 472004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

25.32 EPA/season over 4 seasons58

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: 93%.

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+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2001 class

4.43s

40-Yard

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 89thClass Pos 76thClass All 93th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec2Yds18Ctch%66.7%Y/R9.0Y/Tgt6.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.0

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #8

#1Mike VickQB #2Leonard DavisG #3Gerard WarrenDT #4Justin SmithDE #5LaDainian TomlinsonRB #6Richard SeymourDT #7Andre CarterDE #9Koren RobinsonWR #10Jamal ReynoldsDE #11Dan MorganMLB #12Damione LewisDT #13Marcus StroudDE #14Kenyatta WalkerOT #15Rod GardnerWR #16Santana MossWR #17Steve HutchinsonG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

David inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from Dez White (2000–2003), and handed it to Bernard Berrian (2004–2007).

Ken Margerum 1981–1985Willie Gault 1983–1987Glen Kozlowski 1987–1992Ron Morris 1987–1992Wendell Davis 1988–1993Curtis Conway

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2001draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 8

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 212 lb

Frame

213 lb at 4.43s

Size-speed

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C+2001

F2002

C+2003

B2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

80%

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
2001	415	25.9	304-111	17.9
2002	127	25.4	273+146	16
2003	361	24.1	231-130	13.6
2004	699	46.6	654-45	38.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

21 career value over replacement — #3054 all-time of 4,642. 5.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #8 (Rd 1) · CHI · 2001 · -11.4 vs expected KV-H

49actual

60.4 expected · Δ−11.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #8

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography