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

WRDEN#87ACT

Ed McCaffrey

1× Pro BowlTop 11% all-time WRsIron ManTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #442

Height6'5"

Weight215 lb

BornAug 17, 1968

Age57

CollegeStanford See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 83 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 155 · #599 · High-Value

Worth 155 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.1

Avg surplus

peak +32

11 seasons × ~14.1 surplus ≈ VORP 155

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
1991	—	NYG	16	—	—	16	146	0	—	9.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	NYG	16	—	—	49	610	5	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	NYG	16	—	—	27	335	2	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	SF	16	—	—	11	131	2	—	11.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	DEN	16	—	—	39	477	2	—	12.2	—	—	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	DEN	15	—	—	48	553	7	—	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DEN	15	—	—	45	590	8	—	13.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DEN	15	—	—	64	1,053	10	—	16.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	15	—	122	70	1,001	7	57.4%	14.3	8.2	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.9	0	0
2000	—	DEN	16	—	147	99	1,311	9	67.3%	13.2	8.9	—	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	KC	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56.0	0	0
2001	—	DEN	1	—	7	6	94	1	85.7%	15.7	13.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.6	0	0
2002	—	DEN	16	—	103	69	903	2	67.0%	13.1	8.8	—	44	2	22	0	11.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LV	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	41.8	0	0
2003	—	DEN	9	—	19	19	195	0	100.0%	10.3	10.3	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.0	0	0
Career		—	195	—	398	562	7,399	55	141.2%	13.2	18.6	—	171	3	21	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	14	14	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-3.6	151.4	0	0

Career EPA147.7·-4 rushing · 151 receiving·29.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	27	DEN	16	—	1	-1	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.5
2002	34	DEN	16	—	2	22	11.0	0.0	0	0.0	1	10.3
Career			32		3	21	7.0	—	0	—	1	119.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	23	NYG	16	—	—	16	146	0	—	9.1	—	—	—
1992	24	NYG	16	—	—	49	610	5	—	12.4	—	—	—
1993	25	NYG	16	—	—	27	335	2	—	12.4	—	—	—
1994	26	SF	16	—	—	11	131	2	—	11.9	—	—	—
1995	27	DEN	16	—	—	39	477	2	—	12.2	—	—	—
1996	28	DEN	15	—	—	48	553	7	—	11.5	—	—	—
1997	29	DEN	15	—	—	45	590	8	—	13.1	—	—	—
1998	30	DEN	15	—	—	64	1,053	10	—	16.5	—	—	—
1999	31	DEN	15	—	122	70	1,001	7	57.4%	14.3	8.2	—	44
2000	32	DEN	16	—	147	99	1,311	9	67.3%	13.2	8.9	—	68
2001	33	DEN	1	—	7	6	94	1	85.7%	15.7	13.4	—	3
2002	34	DEN	16	—	103	69	903	2	67.0%	13.1	8.8	—	44
2003	35	DEN	9	—	19	19	195	0	100.0%	10.3	10.3	—	12
Career			182		398	562	7,399	55	141.2%	13.2	18.6	—	171

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	31	SEA	4	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2000	32	KC	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2002	34	LV	5	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2003	35	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			13		14	14	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	31	—	—	—	—	—	25.9
2000	32	—	—	—	—	—	56.0
2001	33	—	—	—	—	—	6.6
2002	34	—	—	—	—	-3.6	41.8
2003	35	—	—	—	—	—	21.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 41.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 60elite 702003

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #442 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

1999 DEN·6 team wins#18

Receiving Touchdowns · 7 · score 8

1999 DEN·6 team wins#22

Receptions · 70 · score 4

1999 DEN·6 team wins#24

Receiving Yards · 1,001 · score 2

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 36% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

36% of the all-time Receptions leader36

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

29.55 EPA/season over 5 seasons60

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%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt15Rec8Yds75Ctch%53.3%Y/R9.4Y/Tgt5.01D5

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-3.9

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #83

#68Jake ReedWR #71Steve JacksonDB #73Ernie MillsWR #74David DanielsWR #76Ricky ErvinsRB #77Tim BarnettWR #78Chris GardockiP #79Kevin DonnalleyG #84Scott ZolakQB #89Derek RussellWR #90Yancey ThigpenWR #92Randy BaldwinRB #97Curvin RichardsRB #98John KasayK #99Donald HollasQB #102Marcus RobertsonFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ed inherited the Denver Broncos WR room from Glyn Milburn (1993–1995), and handed it to Ashley Lelie (2002–2005).

Clint Sampson 1983–1986Vance Johnson 1985–1995Mark Jackson 1986–1992Ricky Nattiel 1987–1992Mike Young 1989–1992Derek Russell

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with DEN
1995team change
Joined DEN (from SF)
1994team change
Joined SF (from NYG)
1991draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 83

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 215 lb

Frame

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

C+1991

B1992

C+1993

C1994

C+1995

C+1996

B1997

B+1998

B+1999

A2000

B2002

C2003

Availability

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
1991	146	9.1	184+38	10.8
1992	610	38.1	619+9	36.4
1993	335	20.9	349+14	20.5
1994	131	8.2	159+28	9.4
1995	477	29.8	490+13	28.8
1996	553	36.9	572+19	33.6
1997	590	39.3	584-6	34.4
1998	1,053	70.2	1,001-52	58.9
1999	1,001	66.7	983-18	57.8
2000	1,311	81.9	1,254-57	73.7
2002	903	56.4	863-40	50.8
2003	195	21.7	184-11	10.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

155 career value over replacement — #599 all-time of 4,642. 12.9/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #83 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1991 · +29.3 vs expected KV-H

68actual

38.7 expected · Δ+29.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #83

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Knox

Era Translator

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