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

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Derrick Alexander

Top 11% all-time WRsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight206 lb

BornNov 6, 1971

Age54

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 1, Pick 29 · CLE

Archetype Intelligence

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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 146 · #660 · High-Value

Worth 146 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.3

Avg surplus

peak +31

8 seasons × ~18.3 surplus ≈ VORP 146

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
1994	—	CLE	14	—	—	48	828	2	—	17.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CLE	14	—	—	15	216	0	—	14.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	BAL	15	—	—	62	1,099	9	—	17.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	BAL	15	—	—	65	1,009	9	—	15.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	15	—	—	54	992	4	—	18.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	16	—	103	54	832	2	52.4%	15.4	8.1	—	31	2	82	1	41.0	50.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.5	22.7	0	0
2000	—	KC	15	—	134	72	1,265	9	53.7%	17.6	9.4	—	51	3	45	0	15.0	0.0	2	66.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	DEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	36.5	0	0
2001	—	KC	13	—	68	27	470	3	39.7%	17.4	6.9	—	22	2	16	0	8.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	2.1	0	0
2002	—	MIN	8	—	39	14	134	1	35.9%	9.6	3.4	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.9	0	0
Career		—	130	—	344	411	6,845	39	119.5%	16.7	19.9	—	111	7	143	1	20.4	14.3	4	57.1	0	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	7.7	48.4	0	0

Career EPA56.1·8 rushing · 48 receiving·14.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
1999	28	KC	16	—	2	82	1	41.0	50.0	1	50.0	10.4
2000	29	KC	15	—	3	45	0	15.0	0.0	2	66.7	17.4
2001	30	KC	13	—	2	16	0	8.0	0.0	1	50.0	7.9
Career			44		7	143	1	20.4	—	4	—	91.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	23	CLE	14	—	—	48	828	2	—	17.3	—	—	—
1995	24	CLE	14	—	—	15	216	0	—	14.4	—	—	—
1996	25	BAL	15	—	—	62	1,099	9	—	17.7	—	—	—
1997	26	BAL	15	—	—	65	1,009	9	—	15.5	—	—	—
1998	27	KC	15	—	—	54	992	4	—	18.4	—	—	—
1999	28	KC	16	—	103	54	832	2	52.4%	15.4	8.1	—	31
2000	29	KC	15	—	134	72	1,265	9	53.7%	17.6	9.4	—	51
2001	30	KC	13	—	68	27	470	3	39.7%	17.4	6.9	—	22
2002	31	MIN	8	—	39	14	134	1	35.9%	9.6	3.4	—	7
Career			125		344	411	6,845	39	119.5%	16.7	19.9	—	111

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	28	LAC	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2000	29	DEN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	30	LAC	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	31	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	5.5	22.7
2000	29	—	—	—	—	1.5	36.5
2001	30	—	—	—	—	0.7	2.1
2002	31	—	—	—	—	—	-12.9
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 47.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 63elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 30% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

30% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader30

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

14.03 EPA/season over 4 seasons55

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: 95%.

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

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #29

#20Tim BowensDT #21Johnnie MortonWR #22Rob FredricksonOLB #24Thomas LewisWR #25Greg HillRB #26Henry FordDT #27Jeff BurrisCB #28William FloydFB #30Darnay ScottWR #31Tre' JohnsonG #33Isaac BruceWR #34Errict RhettRB #35Kevin LeeWR #36Kevin MawaeC #38Chuck LevyRB #39Marcus SpearsOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Derrick inherited the Kansas City Chiefs WR room from Kevin Lockett (1997–2000), and handed it to Dante Hall (2001–2006).

Carlos Carson 1980–1989Anthony Hancock 1982–1986Emile Harry 1986–1992Robb Thomas 1989–1991J.J. Birden 1990–1994Tim Barnett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined MIN (from KC)
2002final season
Last recorded season with MIN
1998team change
Joined KC (from BAL)
1996team change
Joined BAL (from CLE)
1994draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 29

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 206 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

B1994

C+1995

B+1996

B+1997

B+1998

B1999

B+2000

C+2001

D2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

87%

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
1994	828	59.1	887+59	52.2
1995	216	15.4	304+88	17.9
1996	1,099	73.3	1,016-83	59.7
1997	1,009	67.3	950-59	55.9
1998	992	66.1	945-47	55.6
1999	832	52	765-67	45
2000	1,265	84.3	1,292+27	76
2001	470	36.2	491+21	28.9
2002	134	16.8	108-26	6.4

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

146 career value over replacement — #660 all-time of 4,642. 16.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #29 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1994 · +13.1 vs expected KV-H

68actual

54.9 expected · Δ+13.1

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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

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #29

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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