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

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Dez White

Top 30% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -42% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight215 lb

BornAug 23, 1979

Age46

CollegeGeorgia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 3, Pick 69 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 29 · #2704 · Role Player

Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +13

4 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 29

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
2000	—	CHI	9	—	21	10	87	1	47.6%	8.7	4.1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-22.3	0	0
2001	—	CHI	14	—	82	45	428	0	54.9%	9.5	5.2	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.1	0	0
2002	—	CHI	16	—	94	51	656	4	54.3%	12.9	7.0	—	28	3	11	0	3.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	TB	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	3.6	0	0
2003	—	CHI	15	—	49	49	583	3	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	30	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	SEA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.6	47.3	0	0
2004	—	ATL	14	—	30	30	370	2	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	15	3	14	0	4.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.7	26.9	0	0
2005	—	ATL	2	—	2	2	25	1	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.3	0	0
Career		—	78	—	278	187	2,149	11	67.3%	11.5	7.7	—	100	8	38	0	4.8	0.0	3	37.5	0	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.4	48.8	0	0

Career EPA49.2·0 rushing · 49 receiving·8.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2002	23	CHI	16	—	3	11	3.7	0.0	1	33.3	9.9
2003	24	CHI	15	—	2	13	6.5	0.0	1	50.0	8
2004	25	ATL	14	—	3	14	4.7	0.0	1	33.3	5.7
Career			45		8	38	4.8	—	3	—	33.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2000	21	CHI	9	—	21	10	87	1	47.6%	8.7	4.1	—	2
2001	22	CHI	14	—	82	45	428	0	54.9%	9.5	5.2	—	23
2002	23	CHI	16	—	94	51	656	4	54.3%	12.9	7.0	—	28
2003	24	CHI	15	—	49	49	583	3	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	30
2004	25	ATL	14	—	30	30	370	2	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	15
2005	26	ATL	2	—	2	2	25	1	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	2
Career			70		278	187	2,149	11	67.3%	11.5	7.7	—	100

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	22	ATL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	23	TB	4	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2003	24	SEA	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2004	25	TB	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2000	21	—	—	—	—	—	-22.3
2001	22	—	—	—	—	—	-10.1
2002	23	—	—	—	—	-0.5	3.6
2003	24	—	—	—	—	2.6	47.3
2004	25	—	—	—	—	-1.7	26.9
2005	26	—	—	—	—	—	3.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 35.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 522004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Receptions leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.19 EPA/season over 6 seasons53

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 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 · 2000

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

WR · 2000 class

4.62s

40-Yard

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 55thClass Pos 6thClass All 55th

37.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 84thClass Pos 84thClass All 87th

124"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 82thClass Pos 80thClass All 91th

6.91s

3-Cone

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 80thClass Pos 66thClass All 78th

4.09s

Shuttle

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 89thClass Pos 73thClass All 87th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 11.5 regular season → 6.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-42%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds15Y/A15.01D11D%100.0

Receiving

Tgt9Rec6Yds40Ctch%66.7%Y/R6.7Y/Tgt4.41D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.9Rec EPA-4.3

College Stats

Georgia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Tech), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #69

#60Brad MeesterC #61Bobbie WilliamsG #62Jacoby ShepherdDB #63Travis PrenticeRB #64Lloyd HarrisonDB #66Ron DugansWR #67Mark SimoneauLB #68Erron KinneyTE #70Chris ColeWR #71Darwin WalkerDT #72Kendrick ClancyNT #73Ron DixonWR #74Steve WarrenDT #75Chris RedmanQB #76J.R. RedmondRB #77Hank PoteatFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dez inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from Marty Booker (1999–2008), and handed it to David Terrell (2001–2004).

Ken Margerum 1981–1985Willie Gault 1983–1987Glen Kozlowski 1987–1992Ron Morris 1987–1992Wendell Davis 1988–1993Curtis Conway

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2004team change
Joined ATL (from CHI)
2000draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 3, Pick 69

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 215 lb

Frame

218 lb at 4.62s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

D2000

C+2001

B2002

C+2003

C2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

73%

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
2000	87	9.7	96+9	5.6
2001	428	30.6	389-39	22.9
2002	656	41	570-86	33.5
2003	583	38.9	522-61	30.7
2004	370	26.4	251-119	14.8

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

Career Value · VORP

29 career value over replacement — #2704 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · CHI · 2000 · +11.4 vs expected KV-H

55actual

43.6 expected · Δ+11.4

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #69

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator