Derrick Mason ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Mason in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mason a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

Streaks5 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 2001–05

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Derrick Mason

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time WRsIron LegendTeam Carrier · #33

Height5'10"

Weight197 lb

BornJan 17, 1974

Age

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
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
1997	23–24	TEN	16	—	—	14	186	0	—	13.3	—	—	—	1	-7	0	-7.0	0.0	—	—	—
1998	24–25	TEN	16	—	—	25	333	3	—	13.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	25–26	TEN	6	—	18	8	89	0	44.4%	11.1	4.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	26–27	TEN	14	—	87	62	861	5	71.3%	13.9	9.9	—	44	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2001	27–28	TEN	15	—	113	73	1,128	9	64.6%	15.5	10.0	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	28–29	TEN	14	—	125	79	1,012	5	63.2%	12.8	8.1	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	29–30	TEN	16	—	95	95	1,303	8	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	68	3	11	0	3.7	0.0	1	33.3	0
2004	30–31	TEN	16	—	96	96	1,168	7	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	67	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2005	31–32	BAL	16	—	86	86	1,073	3	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	32–33	BAL	15	—	68	68	750	2	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	45	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2007	33–34	BAL	16	—	103	103	1,087	5	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	34–35	BAL	16	—	80	80	1,037	5	100.0%	13.0	13.0	—	60	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2009	35–36	BAL	16	—	134	73	1,028	7	54.5%	14.1	7.7	—	55	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2010	36–37	BAL	16	—	100	61	802	7	61.0%	13.1	8.0	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	37–38	HOU / NYJ	11	—	35	19	170	0	54.3%	8.9	4.9	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	219	—	1,140	942	12,027	66	82.6%	12.8	10.6	—	617	9	3	0	0.3	0.0	1	11.1	0

Career Value · VORP

282 career value over replacement — #161 all-time of 4,695. 18.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #98 (Rd 4) · TEN · 1997 · +41.5 vs expected KV-H

79actual

37.5 expected · Δ+41.5

💔+25.4 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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Career arc · VAL by season

15 seasons · peak 12.6 in 2003

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

8.5 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2003 · +1.0 wins

Receiving+1.0

VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.

Position percentile · WR

#39 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H

097th percentile100

StatVault · statvault.org/players/nfl/derrick-masonJSON

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1997	23–24	TEN	16	—	1	-7	-7.0	—	—	—	0.8
2000	26–27	TEN	14	—	1	1	1.0	0	0.0	0	8.6
2003	29–30	TEN	16	—	3	11	3.7	1	33.3	0	12.6
2004	30–31	TEN	16	—	1	-3	-3.0	0	0.0	0	10.7
2006	32–33	BAL	15	—	1	-4	-4.0	0	0.0	0	5.4
2008	34–35	BAL	16	—	1	3	3.0	0	0.0	0	9.6
2009	35–36	BAL	16	—	1	2	2.0	0	0.0	0	10.5
Career			109		9	3	0.3	1	11.1	0	110.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23–24	TEN	16	—	—	14	186	0	—	13.3	—	—	—
1998	24–25	TEN	16	—	—	25	333	3	—	13.3	—	—	—
1999	25–26	TEN	6	—	18	8	89	0	44.4%	11.1	4.9	—	5
2000	26–27	TEN	14	—	87	62	861	5	71.3%	13.9	9.9	—	44
2001	27–28	TEN	15	—	113	73	1,128	9	64.6%	15.5	10.0	—	50
2002	28–29	TEN	14	—	125	79	1,012	5	63.2%	12.8	8.1	—	56
2003	29–30	TEN	16	—	95	95	1,303	8	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	68
2004	30–31	TEN	16	—	96	96	1,168	7	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	67
2005	31–32	BAL	16	—	86	86	1,073	3	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	52
2006	32–33	BAL	15	—	68	68	750	2	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	45
2007	33–34	BAL	16	—	103	103	1,087	5	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	60
2008	34–35	BAL	16	—	80	80	1,037	5	100.0%	13.0	13.0	—	60
2009	35–36	BAL	16	—	134	73	1,028	7	54.5%	14.1	7.7	—	55
2010	36–37	BAL	16	—	100	61	802	7	61.0%	13.1	8.0	—	44
2011	37–38	All teams	11	—	35	19	170	0	54.3%	8.9	4.9	—	11
Career			219		1,140	942	12,027	66	82.6%	12.8	10.6	—	617