Dwayne Bowe is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Bowe delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

WRCLE#80ACT

Dwayne Bowe

1× Pro BowlTop 8% all-time WRsElite Playmaker⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2010Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #26

Height6'2"

Weight222 lb

BornSep 21, 1984

Age41

CollegeLSU See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 1, Pick 23 · KC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2010·Rec TD15 23rdsingle season·Rec TD2010

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 169 · #526 · High-Value

Worth 169 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.1 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

+21.1

Avg surplus

peak +29

8 seasons × ~21.1 surplus ≈ VORP 169

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	KC	15	—	70	70	995	5	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LV	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	KC	16	—	86	86	1,022	7	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NO	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	KC	11	—	87	47	589	4	54.0%	12.5	6.8	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	KC	16	—	133	72	1,162	15	54.1%	16.1	8.7	—	55	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	KC	16	—	141	81	1,159	5	57.4%	14.3	8.2	—	57	1	12	0	12.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	KC	13	—	114	59	801	3	51.8%	13.6	7.0	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	KC	15	—	103	57	673	5	55.3%	11.8	6.5	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	837	83.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2013	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	KC	15	—	95	60	754	0	63.2%	12.6	7.9	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	790	83.3%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2015	—	CLE	7	—	13	5	53	0	38.5%	10.6	4.1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	81	19.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	134	—	842	537	7,208	44	63.8%	13.4	8.6	—	370	2	16	0	8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,708	61.9%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%

Career EPA377.7·1 rushing · 377 receiving·42.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2010	26	KC	16	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	0.0	24
2011	27	KC	16	—	1	12	12.0	0.0	0.0	15.7
Career			32		2	16	8.0	—	—	109.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2007	23	KC	15	—	70	70	995	5	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	51
2008	24	KC	16	—	86	86	1,022	7	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	49
2009	25	KC	11	—	87	47	589	4	54.0%	12.5	6.8	—	31
2010	26	KC	16	—	133	72	1,162	15	54.1%	16.1	8.7	—	55
2011	27	KC	16	—	141	81	1,159	5	57.4%	14.3	8.2	—	57
2012	28	KC	13	—	114	59	801	3	51.8%	13.6	7.0	—	43
2013	29	KC	15	12*	103	57	673	5	55.3%	11.8	6.5	—	39
2014	30	KC	15	12*	95	60	754	0	63.2%	12.6	7.9	—	42
2015	31	CLE	7	0*	13	5	53	0	38.5%	10.6	4.1	—	3
Career			124	24*	842	537	7,208	44	63.8%	13.4	8.6	—	370

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2007	23	LV	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2008	24	NO	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	26	SF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	27	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2012	28	DEN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2013	29	NYG	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2015	31	SEA	1	0*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			10	1*	10	10	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	29	KC	15	12*	837	83.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	30	KC	15	12*	790	83.3%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2015	31	CLE	7	0*	81	19.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			37	24*	1,708	—	—	—	2	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2007	23	—	—	—	—	—	99.8	612
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	93.8	644
2009	25	—	—	—	—	—	25.5	876
2010	26	—	—	—	—	-0.5	63.8	1,756
2011	27	—	—	—	—	1.0	26.7	1,643
2012	28	—	—	—	—	—	10.2	1,433
2013	29	—	—	12*	—	—	25.2	954
2014	30	—	—	12*	—	—	35.6	871
2015	31	—	—	0*	—	—	-3.5	182
Career				24*	—	—	—	8,971

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 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 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 49.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 65elite 702015

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #26 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

189

4 qualifying seasons

2008 KC·2 team wins#10

Receptions · 86 · score 80

2008 KC·2 team wins#15

Receiving Touchdowns · 7 · score 55

2008 KC·2 team wins#17

Receiving Yards · 1,022 · score 45

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 35% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

35% of the all-time Receptions leader35

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

41.97 EPA/season over 9 seasons64

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.867 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.867Touch rate0.124EPA/snap0.034Snap share61.9%Off snaps1,708Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2007

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

WR · 2007 class

4.51s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 75thClass Pos 29thClass All 72th

33"

Vertical

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 44thClass Pos 11thClass All 40th

125"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 86thClass Pos 77thClass All 91th

6.81s

3-Cone

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 90thClass Pos 73thClass All 86th

4.35s

Shuttle

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 48thClass Pos 13thClass All 48th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt13Rec8Yds150TD1Ctch%61.5%Y/R18.8Y/Tgt11.51D7

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA9.5Rec AirYd159

College Stats

LSUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #23

#15Lawrence TimmonsOLB #16Justin HarrellDT #17Jarvis MossDE #18Leon HallDB #19Michael GriffinFS #20Aaron RossDB #21Reggie NelsonFS #22Brady QuinnQB #24Brandon MeriweatherS #25Jon BeasonMLB #26Anthony SpencerLB #27Robert MeachemWR #28Joe StaleyOT #29Ben GrubbsG #30Craig DavisWR #31Greg OlsenTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dwayne inherited the Kansas City Chiefs WR room from Samie Parker (2004–2007), and handed it to Chris Chambers (2009–2010).

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

2015team change
Joined CLE (from KC)
2015final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2007draft
Drafted by KC — Round 1, Pick 23

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 222 lb

Frame

221 lb at 4.51s

Size-speed

33" vert / 125" broad

Explosion

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	CLE	0	W1Questionable· HamstringW2Questionable· Hamstring
2014	KC	0	W16Questionable· IllnessW17Questionable· Shoulder
2013	KC	1	W8Questionable· GroinW17Out· Concussion
2012	KC	1	W4Questionable· GroinW15Out· Ribs
2009	KC	0	W3Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· Hamstring

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

B+2007

B+2008

B2009

B+2010

B+2011

B2012

B2013

B2014

F2015

Availability

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

86%

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
2007	995	66.3	1,054+59	62
2008	1,022	63.9	991-31	58.3
2009	589	53.5	816+227	48
2010	1,162	72.6	1,164+2	68.5
2011	1,159	72.4	1,158-1	68.1
2012	801	61.6	947+146	55.7
2013	673	44.9	656-17	38.6
2014	754	50.3	733-21	43.1
2015	53	7.6	0-53	0

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

Career Value · VORP

169 career value over replacement — #526 all-time of 4,642. 18.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 1×3 top-10 Mr. ReliableCV 0.23

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #23 (Rd 1) · KC · 2007 · +14.5 vs expected KV-H

71actual

56.5 expected · Δ+14.5

💔+23.7 stolen VORP·1.26 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #23

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator