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

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Deion Branch

👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 1 titles Top 16% all-time WRsIron Man🏆 Clutch · +15% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005Two-Way Profile

Height5'9"

Weight195 lb

BornJul 18, 1979

Age47

CollegeLouisville; Jones County JC See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 2, Pick 65 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

18thPlayoff Receiving Yards·948 yds 24thPlayoff Receptions·64 61stPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·4

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 136 · #729 · High-Value

Worth 136 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.6

Avg surplus

peak +23

10 seasons × ~13.6 surplus ≈ VORP 136

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
2002	—	NE	13	—	68	43	489	2	63.2%	11.4	7.2	—	22	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	10.8	0	0
2003	—	NE	15	—	57	57	803	3	100.0%	14.1	14.1	—	40	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	DEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	75.1	0	0
2004	—	NE	9	—	35	35	454	4	100.0%	13.0	13.0	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46.8	0	0
2005	—	NE	16	—	78	78	998	5	100.0%	12.8	12.8	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BUF	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96.7	0	0
2006	—	SEA	14	—	53	53	725	4	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	40	4	30	0	7.5	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	TB	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	0.2	56.1	0	552
2007	—	SEA	10	—	49	49	661	4	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	BAL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54.4	0	457
2008	—	SEA	8	—	30	30	412	4	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.9	0	262
2009	—	SEA	14	—	79	45	437	2	57.0%	9.7	5.5	—	17	1	-8	0	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	GB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	-11.1	0	751
2010	—	NE	15	—	92	61	818	6	66.3%	13.4	8.9	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.6	0	1,025
2011	—	NE	14	—	90	51	702	5	56.7%	13.8	7.8	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0	0	827
2012	—	NE	9	—	29	16	145	0	55.2%	9.1	5.0	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	0	281
Career		—	161	—	660	518	6,644	39	78.5%	12.8	10.1	—	335	8	33	0	4.1	0.0	3	37.5	0	24	24	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	-1.1	-1.9	434.7	0	4,155

Career EPA431.7·-1 passing · -2 rushing · 435 receiving·39.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2002	23	NE	13	—	2	0	0.0	0.0	1	50.0	7
2003	24	NE	15	—	1	11	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	9.9
2006	27	SEA	14	—	4	30	7.5	0.0	1	25.0	9.7
2009	30	SEA	14	—	1	-8	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	7.4
Career			56		8	33	4.1	—	3	—	98.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	NE	13	—	68	43	489	2	63.2%	11.4	7.2	—	22
2003	24	NE	15	—	57	57	803	3	100.0%	14.1	14.1	—	40
2004	25	NE	9	—	35	35	454	4	100.0%	13.0	13.0	—	27
2005	26	NE	16	—	78	78	998	5	100.0%	12.8	12.8	—	51
2006	27	SEA	14	—	53	53	725	4	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	40
2007	28	SEA	10	—	49	49	661	4	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	30
2008	29	SEA	8	—	30	30	412	4	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	18
2009	30	SEA	14	—	79	45	437	2	57.0%	9.7	5.5	—	17
2010	31	NE	15	—	92	61	818	6	66.3%	13.4	8.9	—	43
2011	32	NE	14	—	90	51	702	5	56.7%	13.8	7.8	—	37
2012	33	NE	9	—	29	16	145	0	55.2%	9.1	5.0	—	10
Career			137		660	518	6,644	39	78.5%	12.8	10.1	—	335

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2002	23	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2003	24	DEN	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2005	26	BUF	4	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	0	—
2006	27	TB	5	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	1	1
2007	28	BAL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2008	29	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2009	30	GB	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2010	31	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2011	32	DAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
2012	33	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			24		24	24	—	—	1	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	—	-0.6	10.8	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	1.0	75.1	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	—	46.8	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	—	96.7	0
2006	27	—	—	—	-1.1	0.2	56.1	552
2007	28	—	—	—	—	—	54.4	457
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	36.9	262
2009	30	—	—	—	—	-2.5	-11.1	751
2010	31	—	—	—	—	—	40.6	1,025
2011	32	—	—	—	—	—	25.0	827
2012	33	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	281
Career					—	—	—	4,155

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 60elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 33% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

33% of the all-time Receptions leader33

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

39.25 EPA/season over 11 seasons63

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: 92%.

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 · 2002

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

WR · 2002 class

4.47s

40-Yard

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 83thClass Pos 61thClass All 89th

36"

Vertical

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 73thClass Pos 39thClass All 68th

117"

Broad Jump

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 50thClass Pos 25thClass All 56th

6.71s

3-Cone

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 95thClass Pos 82thClass All 93th

3.78s

Shuttle

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 96thClass All 99th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 12.8 regular season → 14.8 playoffs (7 playoff seasons)

+15%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

15 playoff games

Rushing

Att3Yds41TD1Y/A13.7TD%33.31D21D%66.7

Receiving

Tgt77Rec64Yds948TD4Ctch%83.1%Y/R14.8Y/Tgt12.31D43

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA6.0Rec EPA75.2Rec AirYd433

College Stats

Louisville; Jones County JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisville; Jones County JC), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #65

#57Jon McGrawS #58Michael LewisS #59Sheldon BrownCB #60Anton PalepoiDE #61Ryan DenneyDE #62Antwaan Randle ElWR #63Antonio BryantWR #64Travis FisherDB #67Matt SchobelTE #68Andre' GoodmanCB #69Saleem RasheedLB #70Willie OffordS #71Ben LeberOLB #72Roe WilliamsDB #73Will WitherspoonOLB #74Joseph JeffersonCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Deion inherited the New England Patriots WR room from David Givens (2002–2005), and handed it to Jabar Gaffney (2006–2008).

Stephen Starring 1983–1987Irving Fryar 1984–1992Hart Lee Dykes 1989–1990Michael Timpson 1989–1994Greg McMurtry 1990–1993Vincent Brisby

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with NE
2010team change
Joined NE (from SEA)
2006team change
Joined SEA (from NE)
2002draft
Drafted by NE — Round 2, Pick 65

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 195 lb

Frame

191 lb at 4.47s

Size-speed

36" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2012	NE	W11Questionable· Hamstring
2011	NE	W12Questionable· HipW15Questionable· GroinW16Questionable· GroinW17Questionable· GroinW20Questionable· Knee
2010	NE	W8Questionable· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· KneeW19Questionable· Knee
2009	SEA	W1Questionable· HamstringW2Questionable· Hamstring

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

C+2002

B2003

C+2004

B+2005

B2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

B2010

B2011

C2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2002	489	37.6	505+16	29.7
2003	803	53.5	810+7	47.7
2004	454	50.4	731+277	43
2005	998	62.4	958-40	56.3
2006	725	51.8	732+7	43.1
2007	661	66.1	1,049+388	61.7
2008	412	51.5	757+345	44.5
2009	437	31.2	399-38	23.5
2010	818	54.5	836+18	49.2
2011	702	50.1	759+57	44.7
2012	145	16.1	147+2	8.6

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

Career Value · VORP

136 career value over replacement — #729 all-time of 4,642. 12.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #65 (Rd 2) · NE · 2002 · +17.1 vs expected KV-H

64actual

46.9 expected · Δ+17.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #65

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator