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

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Greg Little

Top 32% all-time WRsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight220 lb

BornMay 30, 1989

Age37

CollegeNorth Carolina See College Stats

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 2, Pick 59 · CLE

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 35 · #2491 · Role Player

Worth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.7

Avg surplus

peak +15

3 seasons × ~11.7 surplus ≈ VORP 35

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2011	—	CLE	16	—	121	61	709	2	50.4%	11.6	5.9	—	35	3	15	0	5.0	0.0	2	66.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CLE	16	—	92	53	647	4	57.6%	12.2	7.0	—	35	2	15	0	7.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	WAS	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CLE	16	—	99	41	465	2	41.4%	11.3	4.7	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	940	84.8%	1	1.0%	26	9.4%
2013	—	JAX	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	CIN	4	—	12	6	69	0	50.0%	11.5	5.8	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	138	34.2%	—	0.0%	13	37.0%
Career		—	59	—	324	161	1,890	8	49.7%	11.7	5.8	—	95	5	30	0	6.0	0.0	3	60.0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,078	59.5%	1	1.0%	39	23.2%

Career EPA-41.1·1 rushing · -42 receiving·-10.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2011	22	CLE	16	—	3	15	5.0	0.0	2	66.7	9.9
2012	23	CLE	16	—	2	15	7.5	0.0	1	50.0	10.5
Career			32		5	30	6.0	—	3	—	29.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2011	22	CLE	16	—	121	61	709	2	50.4%	11.6	5.9	—	35
2012	23	CLE	16	—	92	53	647	4	57.6%	12.2	7.0	—	35
2013	24	CLE	16	14*	99	41	465	2	41.4%	11.3	4.7	—	22
2014	25	CIN	4	0*	12	6	69	0	50.0%	11.5	5.8	—	3
Career			52	14*	324	161	1,890	8	49.7%	11.7	5.8	—	95

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2011	22	CLE	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2012	23	WAS	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2013	24	JAX	4	4*	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8	4*	8	8	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	24	CLE	16	14*	940	84.8%	1	1.0%	26	9.4%
2014	25	CIN	6	0*	138	34.2%	—	0.0%	13	37.0%
Career			22	14*	1,078	—	1	—	39	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2011	22	—	—	—	—	-1.1	-0.6	1,147
2012	23	—	—	—	—	2.0	3.0	930
2013	24	—	—	14*	—	—	-40.4	1,126
2014	25	—	—	0*	—	—	-4.0	88
Career				14*	—	—	—	3,291

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 54· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 492014

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receptions leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-10.28 EPA/season over 4 seasons47

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: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.495 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.495Touch rate0.103EPA/snap-0.041Snap share59.5%Off snaps1,078Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2011

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2011 class

4.51s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 75thClass Pos 39thClass All 74th

40.5"

Vertical

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 96thClass Pos 91thClass All 97th

129"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 94thClass Pos 84thClass All 97th

27 reps

Bench

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 83thClass Pos 98thClass All 79th

6.80s

3-Cone

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 91thClass Pos 46thClass All 80th

4.21s

Shuttle

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 71thClass Pos 52thClass All 61th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.5Rec AirYd45

College Stats

North CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Carolina), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #59

#51Da'Quan BowersDE #52Marvin AustinDT #53Stephen PaeaDT #54Jaiquawn JarrettFS #55Rodney HudsonC #56Shane VereenRB #57Mikel LeshoureRB #58Torrey SmithWR #60Brandon HarrisDB #63Marcus GilbertOT #64Randall CobbWR #65Terrell McClainDT #66Dontay MochLB #67Nate IrvingILB #68Kelvin SheppardLB #69Rob HouslerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Greg inherited the Cleveland Browns WR room from Mohamed Massaquoi (2009–2012), and handed it to Travis Benjamin (2012–2015).

Brian Brennan 1984–1991Reggie Langhorne 1985–1991Webster Slaughter 1986–1991Eric Metcalf 1989–1994Michael Jackson 1991–1995Keenan McCardell

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014team change
Joined CIN (from CLE)
2014final season
Last recorded season with CIN
2011draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 2, Pick 59

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 220 lb

Frame

231 lb at 4.51s

Size-speed

40.5" vert / 129" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

B2011

B2012

C+2013

F2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

84%

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
2011	709	44.3	655-54	38.5
2012	647	40.4	575-72	33.8
2013	465	29.1	375-90	22.1
2014	69	17.3	167+98	9.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

35 career value over replacement — #2491 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #59 (Rd 2) · CLE · 2011 · +7.1 vs expected KV-H

54actual

46.9 expected · Δ+7.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2011

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #59

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator