Donovan Peoples-Jones is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Peoples-Jones in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Peoples-Jones's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2020 | 21 | CLE | 12 | — | 20 | 14 | 304 | 2 | 70.0% | 21.7 | 15.2 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 32.7% | — | 0.0% | 93 | 29.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 22 | CLE | 14 | — | 58 | 34 | 597 | 3 | 58.6% | 17.6 | 10.3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 699 | 77.6% | — | 0.0% | 42 | 11.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 23 | CLE | 17 | — | 96 | 61 | 839 | 3 | 63.5% | 13.8 | 8.7 | — | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,055 | 89.8% | — | 0.0% | 48 | 10.9% | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | CLE / DET | 15 | — | 25 | 13 | 155 | 0 | 52.0% | 11.9 | 6.2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 511 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 58 | — | 199 | 122 | 1,895 | 8 | 61.3% | 15.5 | 9.5 | — | 76 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2,533 | 63.8% | — | 0.0% | 252 | 16.4% | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
30 career value over replacement — #2697 all-time of 4,695. 7.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #187 (Rd 6) · CLE · 2020 · +28.7 vs expected KV-H
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Seasons above replacement
2 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 30
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