Derick Armstrong
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2004
Height6'2"
Weight206 lb
BornApr 2, 1979
Age47
Rookie yr2003
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 3 · #4035 · Role PlayerWorth 3 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 88% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3
Avg surplus
peak +3
1 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 3
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2003 | — | HOU | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.7 | 10.7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | HOU | 13 | — | 29 | 29 | 415 | 1 | 100.0% | 14.3 | 14.3 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | HOU | 7 | — | 9 | 9 | 115 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.8 | 12.8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 26 | — | 45 | 45 | 605 | 2 | 100.0% | 13.4 | 13.4 | — | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA61.5·61 receiving·20.5/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 32 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 32 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
34
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 37 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 32· confidence 84%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 27.6
Availability 11.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2003bestavg 342005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
20.49 EPA/season over 3 seasons57
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 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 (Univ of Arkansas at Monticello; Tyler 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.
Top Teammates
Andre JohnsonWR3yGary WalkerDE3yJabar GaffneyWR3yMarcus ColemanDB3yKailee WongLB3yCorey BradfordWR3ySeth PayneDT3yDavid CarrQB3yTony BanksQB3yJason SimmonsDB3yDemarcus FagginsDB3yJerry DeLoachDE3yAntwan PeekOLB3yJonathan WellsRB3yMoran NorrisFB3yDomanick WilliamsRB3yChad StanleyP3yTroy EvansOLB3yJunior IoaneDE3yKris BrownK3yAaron GlennDB2yJamie SharperOLB2yJason BabinDE2yDunta RobinsonCB2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2003signing
Entered the NFL with HOU
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 206 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 3-season peers. See all →
32
peak 34
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2003
C+2004
D2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
63%
20032005
2003 · backup · 5/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75 | 15 | 53-22 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 415 | 31.9 | 361-54 | 21.2 |
| 2005 | 115 | 16.4 | 13-102 | 0.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
3 career value over replacement — #4035 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level WR.
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