Glyn Milburn is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Milburn in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Milburn's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A quality wide receiver with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 22 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 66% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons Γ ~7.3 surplus β VORP 22
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1993 | β | DEN | 16 | β | β | 38 | 300 | 3 | β | 7.9 | β | β | β | 52 | 231 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | DEN | 16 | β | β | 77 | 549 | 3 | β | 7.1 | β | β | β | 58 | 201 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | DEN | 16 | β | β | 22 | 191 | 0 | β | 8.7 | β | β | β | 49 | 266 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | DET | 16 | β | β | 5 | 77 | 0 | β | 15.4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | CHI | 16 | β | β | 4 | 37 | 0 | β | 9.3 | β | β | β | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | CHI | 14 | β | 30 | 20 | 151 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.5 | 5.0 | β | 7 | 16 | 102 | 1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5 | 31.3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.3 | -0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | CHI | 3 | β | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | 8.0 | 2.7 | β | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | CHI | 4 | β | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 75.0% | 3.0 | 2.3 | β | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -1.7 | -3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 101 | β | 37 | 170 | 1,322 | 6 | 459.5% | 7.8 | 35.7 | β | 7 | 183 | 817 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 2.7 | 0 | β | 0.3 | -5.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22 | DEN | 16 | β | 52 | 231 | 0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 8.5 |
| 1994 | 23 | DEN | 16 | β | 58 | 201 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | β | β | β | 9.7 |
| 1995 | 24 | DEN | 16 | β | 49 | 266 | 0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 27 | CHI | 16 | β | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 28 | CHI | 14 | β | 16 | 102 | 1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5 | 31.3 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 29 | CHI | 3 | β | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β |
| 2001 | 30 | CHI | 4 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 85 | 183 | 817 | 2 | 4.5 | β | 5 | β | 0 | 37.5 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22 | DEN | 16 | β | β | 38 | 300 | 3 | β | 7.9 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 23 | DEN | 16 | β | β | 77 | 549 | 3 | β | 7.1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 24 | DEN | 16 | β | β | 22 | 191 | 0 | β | 8.7 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 26 | DET | 16 | β | β | 5 | 77 | 0 | β | 15.4 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 27 | CHI | 16 | β | β | 4 | 37 | 0 | β | 9.3 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | 28 | CHI | 14 | β | 30 | 20 | 151 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.5 | 5.0 | β | 7 |
| 2000 | 29 | CHI | 3 | β | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | 8.0 | 2.7 | β | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | CHI | 4 | β | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 75.0% | 3.0 | 2.3 | β | 0 |
| Career | 101 | 37 | 170 | 1,322 | 6 | 459.5% | 7.8 | 35.7 | β | 7 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 52.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 53Β· confidence 93%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford; Oklahoma), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Glyn inherited the Denver Broncos WR room from Derek Russell (1991β1994), and handed it to Ed McCaffrey (1995β2003).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with CHI
Joined CHI (from DET)
Joined DET (from DEN)
Drafted by DEN β Round 2, Pick 43
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 300 | 18.8 | 316+16 | 18.6 |
| 1994 | 549 | 34.3 | 532-17 | 31.3 |
| 1995 | 191 | 11.9 | 259+68 | 15.2 |
| 1997 | 77 | 4.8 | 132+55 | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 37 | 2.3 | 63+26 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | 151 | 10.8 | 156+5 | 9.2 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2.3 | 0-9 | 0 |
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Career Value Β· VORP
22 career value over replacement β #3003 all-time of 4,642. 3.1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #43 (Rd 2) Β· DEN Β· 1993 Β· +3.2 vs expected KV-H
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1993 Draft ClassmatesFull class β
Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 9 seasons (1993β2001) β a true nomad. The crest trail: