Eddie Royal is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Royal in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Royal'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 | VAL | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Passing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | ||||||
| 2008 | 22 | DEN | 15 | — | 10.2 | 91 | 91 | 980 | 5 | 100.0% | 10.8 | 10.8 | — | 43 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | DEN | 13 | — | 1.7 | 79 | 37 | 345 | 0 | 46.8% | 9.3 | 4.4 | — | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 4.7 | 105 | 59 | 627 | 3 | 56.2% | 10.6 | 6.0 | — | 32 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | DEN | 12 | — | 0.6 | 50 | 19 | 155 | 1 | 38.0% | 8.2 | 3.1 | — | 8 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | SD | 10 | — | 1.3 | 44 | 23 | 234 | 1 | 52.3% | 10.2 | 5.3 | — | 15 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | SD | 15 | — | 6.2 | 67 | 47 | 631 | 8 | 70.1% | 13.4 | 9.4 | — | 33 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 703 | 67.2% | — | 0.0% | 26 | 6.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | SD | 16 | — | 7.9 | 91 | 62 | 778 | 7 | 68.1% | 12.5 | 8.5 | — | 39 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 760 | 71.4% | — | 0.0% | 35 | 8.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | CHI | 9 | — | 1.1 | 50 | 37 | 238 | 1 | 74.0% | 6.4 | 4.8 | — | 9 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 474 | 78.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | CHI | 9 | — | 3.2 | 43 | 33 | 369 | 2 | 76.7% | 11.2 | 8.6 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 311 | 55.0% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 15.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 36.9 | 620 | 408 | 4,357 | 28 | 65.8% | 10.7 | 7.0 | — | 218 | 35 | 275 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 14 | 40.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
70 career value over replacement — #1657 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #42 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2008 · +9.3 vs expected KV-H
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