David Verser
Top 42% all-time WRsSolid Contributor
Height6'1"
Weight200 lb
BornMar 1, 1958
Age68
CollegeKansasSee College Stats
Rookie yr1981
Draft1981 Β· Rd 1, Pick 10 Β· CIN
A wide receiver with a middle-tier career β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 10 Β· #3613 Β· Role PlayerWorth 10 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 79% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+5
Avg surplus
peak +5
2 seasons Γ ~5 surplus β VORP 10
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1981 | β | CIN | 16 | β | β | 6 | 161 | 2 | β | 26.8 | β | β | β | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 3 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | CIN | 9 | β | β | 4 | 98 | 1 | β | 24.5 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | CIN | 13 | β | β | 7 | 82 | 0 | β | 11.7 | β | β | β | 2 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | CIN | 11 | β | β | 6 | 113 | 0 | β | 18.8 | β | β | β | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | CLE | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 51 | β | 0 | 23 | 454 | 3 | β | 19.7 | β | β | β | 8 | 57 | 0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 4 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
50
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.4 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 47Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 32.3
Availability 17.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1981bestavg 501984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader2
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kansas), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Cris CollinsworthWR4yTurk SchonertQB4yRodney HolmanTE3yLarry KinnebrewRB2yRodney TateRB2yLee JohnsonP1yEarnest BynerRB1yOzzie NewsomeTE1yBoomer EsiasonQB1yJames BrooksRB1yJeff JaegerK1yWebster SlaughterWR1yBrian BrennanWR1yReggie LanghorneWR1yStanford JenningsRB1yAnthony MunozOT1yDerek TennellWR1yTim ManoaRB1yDon KernTE1yJohn FarleyRB1y
1981 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #10
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDavid opened the Cincinnati Bengals WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Cris Collinsworth (1981β1988).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1987team change
Joined CLE (from CIN)
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 1981draft
Drafted by CIN β Round 1, Pick 10
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 200 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
47
peak 51
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1981
C+1982
C1983
C1984
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
71%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 161 | 10.1 | 295+134 | 17.3 |
| 1982 | 98 | 10.9 | 284+186 | 16.7 |
| 1983 | 82 | 6.3 | 235+153 | 13.8 |
| 1984 | 113 | 10.3 | 255+142 | 15 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
10 career value over replacement β #3613 all-time of 4,642. 2.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #10 (Rd 1) Β· CIN Β· 1981 Β· -13.4 vs expected KV-H
47actual
60.4 expected Β· Ξβ13.4
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