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

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Frank Sanders

Top 12% all-time WRsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #338

Height6'2"

Weight207 lb

BornFeb 17, 1973

Age53

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 2, Pick 47 · ARI

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 137 · #723 · High-Value

Worth 137 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.1

Avg surplus

peak +25

8 seasons × ~17.1 surplus ≈ VORP 137

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								Passing													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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1995	—	ARI	15	—	—	52	883	2	—	17.0	—	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	ARI	16	—	—	69	813	4	—	11.8	—	—	—	2	-4	0	-2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	ARI	16	—	—	75	1,017	4	—	13.6	—	—	—	1	5	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	ARI	16	—	—	89	1,145	3	—	12.9	—	—	—	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ARI	16	—	152	79	954	1	52.0%	12.1	6.3	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NE	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2000	—	ARI	16	—	116	54	749	6	46.6%	13.9	6.5	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	BAL	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	ARI	15	—	76	41	618	2	53.9%	15.1	8.1	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	ARI	11	—	58	34	400	2	58.6%	11.8	6.9	—	21	3	2	0	0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	BAL	8	—	14	14	170	0	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	139	—	416	507	6,749	24	121.9%	13.3	16.2	—	—	11	4	0	0.4	0.0	—	—	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	11	11	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0

Career EPA50.7·-1 passing · -1 rushing · 53 receiving·10.1/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1999	26	ARI	16	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6	11.3
2001	28	ARI	15	—	1	0.0%	0.0	—	39.6	8.9
Career			31		2	0.0%	—	—	39.6	84.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1995	22	ARI	15	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1996	23	ARI	16	—	2	-4	-2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1997	24	ARI	16	—	1	5	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1998	25	ARI	16	—	4	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
2002	29	ARI	11	—	3	2	0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			74		11	4	0.4	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	22	ARI	15	—	—	52	883	2	—	17.0	—	—	—
1996	23	ARI	16	—	—	69	813	4	—	11.8	—	—	—
1997	24	ARI	16	—	—	75	1,017	4	—	13.6	—	—	—
1998	25	ARI	16	—	—	89	1,145	3	—	12.9	—	—	—
1999	26	ARI	16	—	152	79	954	1	52.0%	12.1	6.3	—	56
2000	27	ARI	16	—	116	54	749	6	46.6%	13.9	6.5	—	37
2001	28	ARI	15	—	76	41	618	2	53.9%	15.1	8.1	—	32
2002	29	ARI	11	—	58	34	400	2	58.6%	11.8	6.9	—	21
2003	30	BAL	8	—	14	14	170	0	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	10
Career			129		416	507	6,749	24	121.9%	13.3	16.2	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
1999	26	NE	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	1	—
2000	27	BAL	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	—
2002	29	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2003	30	LA	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			10		11	11	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	26	—	—	—	-1.1	—	3.2
2000	27	—	—	—	—	—	8.7
2001	28	—	—	—	-0.4	—	16.6
2002	29	—	—	—	—	-1.1	7.4
2003	30	—	—	—	—	—	17.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 62elite 702003

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #338 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

1999 ARI·6 team wins#13

Receptions · 79 · score 13

2000 ARI·3 team wins#23

Receiving Touchdowns · 6 · score 12

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 33% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

33% of the all-time Receptions leader33

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

10.14 EPA/season over 5 seasons53

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: 89%.

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

AuburnImported college table

College Rushing

Season	School	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1991	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	—	6	57	1	9.5	16.7	—	—	—
1994	—	6	84	2	14.0	33.3	—	—	—
Career		12	141	3	11.8	25.0	—	—	—

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	—	—	2	42	0	—	21.0	—	—	—
1992	—	—	13	204	2	—	15.7	—	—	—
1993	—	—	48	842	6	—	17.5	—	—	—
1994	—	—	58	910	7	—	15.7	—	—	—
Career		0	121	1,998	15	—	16.5	—	—	—

Reference Graph

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

1995 Draft Class· this player went #47

#36Shawn KingDE #37Cory RaymerC #38Zach WiegertOT #39Christian FauriaTE #42Orlando ThomasFS #44Ray ZellarsRB #45Todd CollinsQB #46Sherman WilliamsRB #48Ken DilgerTE #49Barret RobbinsC #50Bobby TaylorCB #51Terrell FletcherRB #54Scott GraggOT #56Todd SauerbrunP #57Ted JohnsonILB #58Barrett BrooksOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Frank inherited the Arizona Cardinals WR room from Rob Moore (1995–1999), and handed it to David Boston (1999–2002).

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

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined BAL (from ARI)
2003final season
Last recorded season with BAL
1995draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 2, Pick 47

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 207 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

B1995

B1996

B+1997

B+1998

B1999

B2000

B2001

C+2002

C2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

90%

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
1995	883	58.9	864-19	50.8
1996	813	50.8	742-71	43.6
1997	1,017	63.6	902-115	53
1998	1,145	71.6	1,020-125	60
1999	954	59.6	878-76	51.6
2000	749	46.8	691-58	40.7
2001	618	41.2	583-35	34.3
2002	400	36.4	481+81	28.3
2003	170	21.3	176+6	10.3

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

137 career value over replacement — #723 all-time of 4,642. 15.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #47 (Rd 2) · ARI · 1995 · +17.2 vs expected KV-H

67actual

49.8 expected · Δ+17.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

College Rushing

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #47

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator