Earl Bennett is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Bennett in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bennett'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 | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22 | CHI | 16 | — | 88 | 54 | 717 | 2 | 61.4% | 13.3 | 8.1 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | CHI | 14 | — | 70 | 46 | 561 | 3 | 65.7% | 12.2 | 8.0 | — | 27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | CHI | 11 | — | 43 | 24 | 381 | 1 | 55.8% | 15.9 | 8.9 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | CHI | 12 | — | 49 | 29 | 375 | 2 | 59.2% | 12.9 | 7.7 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | CHI | 15 | — | 43 | 32 | 243 | 4 | 74.4% | 7.6 | 5.7 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 542 | 53.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 293 | 185 | 2,277 | 12 | 63.1% | 12.3 | 7.8 | — | 106 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 542 | 53.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2624 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #70 (Rd 3) · CHI · 2008 · +13 vs expected KV-H
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2008: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
5 seasons · peak 5.9 in 2009
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.
1.3 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2009 · +0.5 wins
Latest season · 2013 · +0.1 wins
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.
#383 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 | CHI | 16 | — | 88 | 54 | 717 | 2 | 61.4% | 13.3 | 8.1 | — | 32 |
| 2010 | 23 | CHI | 14 | — | 70 | 46 | 561 | 3 | 65.7% | 12.2 | 8.0 | — | 27 |
| 2011 | 24 | CHI | 11 | — | 43 | 24 | 381 | 1 | 55.8% | 15.9 | 8.9 | — | 14 |
| 2012 | 25 | CHI | 12 | — | 49 | 29 | 375 | 2 | 59.2% | 12.9 | 7.7 | — | 20 |
| 2013 | 26 | CHI | 14 | 8* | 43 | 32 | 243 | 4 | 74.4% | 7.6 | 5.7 | — | 13 |
| Career | 67 | 293 | 185 | 2,277 | 12 | 63.1% | 12.3 | 7.8 | — | 106 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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