Fred Barnett is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Barnett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barnett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
121 career value over replacement — #887 all-time of 4,695. 15.1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #77 (Rd 3) · PHI · 1990 · +29.2 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1990 | 24 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 36 | 721 | 8 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | PHI | 15 | — | — | 62 | 948 | 4 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 67 | 1,083 | 6 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | PHI | 4 | — | — | 17 | 170 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | — | 78 | 1,127 | 5 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 48 | 585 | 5 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | MIA | 9 | — | — | 36 | 562 | 3 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | MIA | 6 | — | — | 17 | 166 | 1 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 96 | — | — | 361 | 5,362 | 32 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — | |
A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 121 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 20% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~20.2 surplus ≈
Joe Horn
WR
94% match
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