Eric Moulds ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Moulds in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Moulds a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

WRTEN#83ACT

Eric Moulds

3× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time WRsIron Legend⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2002Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #333

Height6'2"

Weight225 lb

BornJul 17, 1973

Age53

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 1, Pick 24 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

50thReceptions·760 58thReceiving Yards·9,944 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 222 · #303 · Elite

Worth 222 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.2 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

+20.2

Avg surplus

peak +34

11 seasons × ~20.2 surplus ≈ VORP 222

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
1996	—	BUF	16	—	—	20	279	2	—	13.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	BUF	16	—	—	29	294	0	—	10.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	BUF	16	—	—	67	1,368	9	—	20.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BUF	14	—	113	65	994	7	57.5%	15.3	8.8	—	44	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	57.8	0	0
2000	—	BUF	15	—	156	90	1,275	5	57.7%	14.2	8.2	—	61	2	24	0	12.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	IND	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	37.7	0	0
2001	—	BUF	16	—	135	67	904	5	49.6%	13.5	6.7	—	42	3	3	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	-0.4	0	0
2002	—	BUF	16	—	180	100	1,292	10	55.6%	12.9	7.2	—	64	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	42.4	0	0
2003	—	BUF	13	—	64	64	780	1	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	MIA	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61.7	0	0
2004	—	BUF	16	—	88	88	1,043	5	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	53	5	19	0	3.8	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	SEA	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	85.4	0	0
2005	—	BUF	14	—	81	81	816	4	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69.1	0	0
2006	—	HOU	15	—	57	57	557	1	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	33	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	38.5	0	334
2007	—	TEN	13	—	32	32	342	0	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31.2	0	194
Career		—	195	—	906	760	9,944	49	83.9%	13.1	11.0	—	391	13	60	0	4.6	0.0	2	15.4	0	19	19	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.1	423.5	0	528

Career EPA423.6·0 rushing · 423 receiving·47.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
1999	26	BUF	14	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	13.9
2000	27	BUF	15	—	2	24	12.0	0.0	1	50.0	15.6
2001	28	BUF	16	—	3	3	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	13.5
2002	29	BUF	16	—	1	7	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	19.4
2004	31	BUF	16	—	5	19	3.8	0.0	1	20.0	14
2006	33	HOU	15	—	1	6	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	6.7
Career			92		13	60	4.6	—	2	—	136.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	23	BUF	16	—	—	20	279	2	—	13.9	—	—	—
1997	24	BUF	16	—	—	29	294	0	—	10.1	—	—	—
1998	25	BUF	16	—	—	67	1,368	9	—	20.4	—	—	—
1999	26	BUF	14	—	113	65	994	7	57.5%	15.3	8.8	—	44
2000	27	BUF	15	—	156	90	1,275	5	57.7%	14.2	8.2	—	61
2001	28	BUF	16	—	135	67	904	5	49.6%	13.5	6.7	—	42
2002	29	BUF	16	—	180	100	1,292	10	55.6%	12.9	7.2	—	64
2003	30	BUF	13	—	64	64	780	1	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	35
2004	31	BUF	16	—	88	88	1,043	5	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	53
2005	32	BUF	14	—	81	81	816	4	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	38
2006	33	HOU	15	—	57	57	557	1	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	33
2007	34	TEN	13	—	32	32	342	0	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	21
Career			180		906	760	9,944	49	83.9%	13.1	11.0	—	391

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR
1999	26	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2000	27	IND	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	0	—
2001	28	SF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2002	29	BUF	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2003	30	MIA	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	1	—
2004	31	SEA	5	—	6	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2005	32	CIN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2007	34	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
Career			19		19	19	—	—	1	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	26	—	—	—	—	-0.6	57.8	0
2000	27	—	—	—	—	1.6	37.7	0
2001	28	—	—	—	—	-1.3	-0.4	0
2002	29	—	—	—	—	0.4	42.4	0
2003	30	—	—	—	—	—	61.7	0
2004	31	—	—	—	—	-0.5	85.4	0
2005	32	—	—	—	—	—	69.1	0
2006	33	—	—	—	—	0.5	38.5	334
2007	34	—	—	—	—	—	31.2	194
Career					—	—	—	528

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 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 72.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 48.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 67elite 702007

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #333 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2005 BUF·5 team wins#13

Receptions · 81 · score 26

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 49% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

49% of the all-time Receptions leader49

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

47.07 EPA/season over 9 seasons66

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: 92%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 13.1 regular season → 13.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+2%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt10Rec6Yds80Ctch%60.0%Y/R13.3Y/Tgt8.01D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.7Rec AirYd12

College Stats

Mississippi StateImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1993	Mississippi State	—	-2	-2.0	—	—	—	—
1994	Mississippi State	—	-8	-2.7	—	—	—	—
1995	Mississippi State	—	1	0.3	—	—	—	—
Career		0	-9	—	—	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1993	Mississippi State	—	17	398	4	—	23.4	—	—	—
1994	Mississippi State	—	39	845	7	—	21.7	—	—	—
1995	Mississippi State	—	62	779	6	—	12.6	—	—	—
Career		0	118	2,022	17	—	17.1	—	—	—

Reference Graph

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

1996 Draft Class· this player went #24

#14Eddie GeorgeRB #15John MobleyOLB #16Duane ClemonsDE #18Eddie KennisonWR #19Marvin HarrisonWR #20Daryl GardenerDT #21Pete KendallG #23Jeff HartingsC #25Jermane MayberryG #26Ray LewisILB #28Jerome WoodsFS #29Jamain StephensOT #31Alex Van DykeWR #32Leeland McElroyRB #33Tony BrackensDE #34Amani ToomerWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Buffalo Bills WR room from Quinn Early (1996–1998), and handed it to Peerless Price (1999–2007).

Byron Franklin 1981–1984Chris Burkett 1985–1989Andre Reed 1985–1999Don Beebe 1989–1994Steve Tasker 1990–1996Bill Brooks

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
2007final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2006team change
Joined HOU (from BUF)
1996draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 24

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 225 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 80

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

C+1996

C+1997

B+1998

B+1999

A2000

B2001

A2002

B2003

B+2004

B2005

C+2006

C2007

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
1996	279	17.4	335+56	19.7
1997	294	18.4	310+16	18.2
1998	1,368	85.5	1,213-155	71.3
1999	994	71	1,046+52	61.5
2000	1,275	85	1,303+28	76.6
2001	904	56.5	864-40	50.8
2002	1,292	80.8	1,326+34	78
2003	780	60	937+157	55.1
2004	1,043	65.2	1,026-17	60.3
2005	816	58.3	874+58	51.4
2006	557	37.1	435-122	25.6
2007	342	26.3	237-105	13.9

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), wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

222 career value over replacement — #303 all-time of 4,642. 18.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #24 (Rd 1) · BUF · 1996 · +18.5 vs expected KV-H

75actual

56.5 expected · Δ+18.5

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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

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

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Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

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