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

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Ernie Jones

Top 14% all-time WRsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight186 lb

BornDec 15, 1964

Age61

CollegeIndiana See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 7, Pick 179 · PHO

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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 86 · #1344 · High-Value

Worth 86 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.2

Avg surplus

peak +23

5 seasons × ~17.2 surplus ≈ VORP 86

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								Defense
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
1988	—	ARI	16	—	—	23	496	3	—	21.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	ARI	15	—	—	45	838	3	—	18.6	—	—	—	1	18	0	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	ARI	15	—	—	43	724	4	—	16.8	—	—	—	4	33	0	8.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	ARI	16	—	—	61	957	4	—	15.7	—	—	—	5	24	0	4.8	0.0	—	—	—	5	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	ARI	11	—	—	38	559	4	—	14.7	—	—	—	2	-3	0	-1.5	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	LAR	10	—	—	5	56	2	—	11.2	—	—	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	83	—	0	215	3,630	20	—	16.9	—	—	—	13	76	0	5.8	0.0	—	—	—	20	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1989	25	ARI	15	—	1	18	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	11.5
1990	26	ARI	15	—	4	33	8.3	0.0	—	—	—	11.7
1991	27	ARI	16	—	5	24	4.8	0.0	—	—	—	13.8
1992	28	ARI	11	—	2	-3	-1.5	0.0	—	—	—	9.1
1993	29	LAR	10	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	4.3
Career			67		13	76	5.8	—	—	—	—	59.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1988	24	ARI	16	—	—	23	496	3	—	21.6	—	—	—
1989	25	ARI	15	—	—	45	838	3	—	18.6	—	—	—
1990	26	ARI	15	—	—	43	724	4	—	16.8	—	—	—
1991	27	ARI	16	—	—	61	957	4	—	15.7	—	—	—
1992	28	ARI	11	—	—	38	559	4	—	14.7	—	—	—
1993	29	LAR	10	—	—	5	56	2	—	11.2	—	—	—
Career			83		0	215	3,630	20	—	16.9	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1988	24	ARI	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	25	ARI	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	27	ARI	—	—	5	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	28	ARI	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	29	LAR	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					20	15	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 44.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 61elite 701993

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 94%.

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

IndianaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Indiana), 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #179

#139James SaxonRB #142Carl PainterRB #151Scott SeculesQB #155Warren WilliamsRB #159Stan HumphriesQB #166Michael HaynesWR #167Kerry GoodeRB #174Pat KellyTE #181Darryl UsherWR #183Brad BeckmanTE #186Danta WhitakerTE #197Alfredo RobertsTE #199Mike AlexanderWR #203Keith NeubertTE #205Mark HiggsRB #211Mike HinnantTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ernie opened the Arizona Cardinals WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Ricky Proehl (1990–1994).

Ernie Jones 1988–1992Ricky Proehl 1990–1994Randal Hill 1991–1994Rob Moore 1995–1999Frank Sanders 1995–2002David Boston 1999–2002

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1993team change
Joined LAR (from ARI)
1993final season
Last recorded season with LAR
1988draft
Drafted by PHO — Round 7, Pick 179
1988team change
Joined ARI (from PHO)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 186 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C+1988

B1989

B1990

B+1991

B1992

C1993

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

86%

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
1988	496	31	529+33	31.1
1989	838	55.9	914+76	53.8
1990	724	48.3	798+74	47
1991	957	59.8	962+5	56.6
1992	559	50.8	813+254	47.8
1993	56	5.6	117+61	6.9

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

86 career value over replacement — #1344 all-time of 4,642. 14.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #179 (Rd 7) · PHO · 1988 · +38.1 vs expected KV-H

65actual

26.9 expected · Δ+38.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #179

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator