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Eric Metcalf

3× Pro Bowl2× All-ProRole Player📊 Overvalued by voters ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height5'10"

Weight190 lb

BornJan 23, 1968

Age58

CollegeTexas See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · CLE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1989	—	CLE	16	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	CLE	16	—	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	CLE	8	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	CLE	16	—	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	CLE	16	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CLE	16	—	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	ATL	16	—	—	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	ATL	16	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SD	16	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	ARI	16	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	10	—	22	11	133	0	50.0%	12.1	6.0	—	6	2	20	0	10.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	-3.9	0	0
2001	—	WAS	5	—	5	4	19	0	80.0%	4.8	3.8	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	—	-0.9	0	0
2002	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	0	3.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	—	0	0
Career		—	168	—	27	541	152	0	2003.7%	0.3	5.6	—	6	4	27	0	6.8	0.0	2	50.0	0	-0.7	1.3	-4.7	0	0

Career EPA-4.1·-1 passing · 1 rushing · -5 receiving·-1.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
1999	31	CAR	10	—	2	20	10.0	0.0	1	50.0	3.1
2002	34	GB	1	—	2	7	3.5	0.0	1	50.0	—
Career			11		4	27	6.8	—	2	—	114.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1989	21	CLE	16	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	22	CLE	16	—	—	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	23	CLE	8	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	24	CLE	16	—	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	25	CLE	16	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	26	CLE	16	—	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	27	ATL	16	—	—	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	28	ATL	16	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	29	SD	16	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	30	ARI	16	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	31	CAR	10	—	22	11	133	0	50.0%	12.1	6.0	—	6
2001	33	WAS	5	—	5	4	19	0	80.0%	4.8	3.8	—	0
Career			167		27	541	152	0	2003.7%	0.3	5.6	—	6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	31	—	—	—	—	1.8	-3.9
2001	33	—	—	—	-0.7	—	-0.9
2002	34	—	—	—	—	-0.5	—
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 26 · Depth / Rotational

A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 26 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.79

Longevity

career length

Blend 33.4 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 26· confidence 82%

What builds the career mark of 35

On-field 25.2

Availability 9.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 312001

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

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

-1.38 EPA/season over 3 seasons50

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: 86%.

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+).

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #13

#1Troy AikmanQB #3Barry SandersRB #4Derrick ThomasOLB #5Deion SandersCB #7Tim WorleyRB #9Sammie SmithRB #10Eric HillLB #12Trace ArmstrongDE #14Jeff LagemanDE #16Hart Lee DykesWR #19Wayne MartinDT #20Steve AtwaterFS #22Andre RisonWR #26Cleveland GaryRB #27Shawn CollinsWR #29Steve WisniewskiG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Cleveland Browns WR room from Webster Slaughter (1986–1991), and handed it to Michael Jackson (1991–1995).

Brian Brennan 1984–1991Reggie Langhorne 1985–1991Webster Slaughter 1986–1991Eric Metcalf 1989–1994Michael Jackson 1991–1995Keenan McCardell

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined GB (from WAS)
2002final season
Last recorded season with GB
2001team change
Joined WAS (from CAR)
1999team change
Joined CAR (from ARI)
1998team change
Joined ARI (from SD)
1997team change
Joined SD (from ATL)
1995team change
Joined ATL (from CLE)
1989draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 190 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →

peak 31

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

C1999

F2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

81%

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
1999	133	13.3	193+60	11.4
2001	19	3.8	0-19	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Draft OutcomeBust ↓

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1989 · -34.3 vs expected KV-H

26actual

60.3 expected · Δ−34.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #13

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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