Henry Ellard ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Ellard in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ellard a career score of 85, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
342 career value over replacement — #82 all-time of 4,695. 21.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #32 (Rd 2) · RAM · 1983 · +30.2 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 | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1983 | 22 | LAR | 12 | — | — | 16 | 268 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 34 | 622 | 6 | — | 18.3 | — | — | — | 3 | -5 | 0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 54 | 811 | 5 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | LAR | 9 | — | — | 34 | 447 | 4 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | 1 | -15 | 0 | -15.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | LAR | 12 | — | — | 51 | 799 | 3 | — | 15.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 86 | 1,414 | 10 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | LAR | 14 | — | — | 70 | 1,382 | 8 | — | 19.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29 | LAR | 15 | — | — | 76 | 1,294 | 4 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 64 | 1,052 | 3 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 47 | 727 | 3 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 61 | 945 | 2 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 33 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 74 | 1,397 | 6 | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 34 | WAS | 15 | — | — | 56 | 1,005 | 5 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 35 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 52 | 1,014 | 2 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 36 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 32 | 485 | 4 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 37 | NE / WAS | 14 | — | — | 7 | 115 | 0 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 235 | — | — | 814 | 13,777 | 65 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — | 19 | 50 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 342 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 15 of 16 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
15 seasons × ~22.8 surplus ≈
Anthony Carter
WR
91% match
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Season honors and record seasons