Herman Moore ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Moore in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Moore a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Herman Moore

4× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 3% all-time WRsAll-Time Great⭐ Shooting Star · 2000

Height6'4"

Weight218 lb

BornOct 20, 1969

Age56

CollegeVirginia See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 1, Pick 10 · DET

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

71stReceiving Yards·9,174 yds 79thReceiving Touchdowns·62 79thReceptions·670

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1997·Rec104 Led NFL1995·Rec123 16thsingle season·Rec1995 19thsingle season·Rec Yds1995

Archetype Intelligence

All-Time GreatExplore archetypes →

A top 5% all-time wide receiver — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 198 · #383 · Elite

Worth 198 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.8 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

+24.8

Avg surplus

peak +37

8 seasons × ~24.8 surplus ≈ VORP 198

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	DET	13	—	—	11	135	0	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	DET	12	—	—	51	966	4	—	18.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	DET	15	—	—	61	935	6	—	15.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	DET	16	—	—	72	1,173	11	—	16.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	DET	16	—	—	123	1,686	14	—	13.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	DET	16	—	—	106	1,296	9	—	12.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DET	16	—	—	104	1,293	8	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DET	15	—	—	82	983	5	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DET	6	—	31	16	197	2	51.6%	12.3	6.4	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	0	0
2000	—	DET	14	—	80	40	434	3	50.0%	10.8	5.4	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.8	0	0
2001	—	DET	2	—	8	4	76	0	50.0%	19.0	9.5	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	0	0
2002	—	NYG	1	—	3	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	0	0
Career		—	146	—	122	670	9,174	62	549.2%	13.7	75.2	—	37	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-0.1	0	0

Career EPA-0.1··-0.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1991	22	DET	13	—	—	11	135	0	—	12.3	—	—	—	3.4
1992	23	DET	12	—	—	51	966	4	—	18.9	—	—	—	11.6
1993	24	DET	15	—	—	61	935	6	—	15.3	—	—	—	13.7
1994	25	DET	16	—	—	72	1,173	11	—	16.3	—	—	—	18.4
1995	26	DET	16	—	—	123	1,686	14	—	13.7	—	—	—	27.4
1996	27	DET	16	—	—	106	1,296	9	—	12.2	—	—	—	16.6
1997	28	DET	16	—	—	104	1,293	8	—	12.4	—	—	—	18.6
1998	29	DET	15	—	—	82	983	5	—	12.0	—	—	—	12.5
1999	30	DET	6	—	31	16	197	2	51.6%	12.3	6.4	—	10	3.9
2000	31	DET	14	—	80	40	434	3	50.0%	10.8	5.4	—	24	8
2001	32	DET	2	—	8	4	76	0	50.0%	19.0	9.5	—	3	—
2002	33	NYG	1	—	3	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
Career			142		122	670	9,174	62	549.2%	13.7	75.2	—	37	134.1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	30	—	—	—	—	—	6.5
2000	31	—	—	—	—	—	-4.8
2001	32	—	—	—	—	—	0.7
2002	33	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 50.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 66elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 43% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

43% of the all-time Receptions leader43

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

-0.03 EPA/season over 4 seasons50

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: 93%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec3Yds69Ctch%100.0%Y/R23.0Y/Tgt23.01D2

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.4

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #10

#1Russell MarylandNT #2Eric TurnerFS #5Todd LyghtCB #6Eric SwannDT #12Alvin HarperWR #13Mike PritchardWR #14Leonard RussellRB #16Dan McGwireQB #18Alfred WilliamsDE #20Kelvin PritchettDT #21Harvey WilliamsRB #23Randal HillWR #24Todd MarinovichQB #25Ted WashingtonNT #26Henry JonesDB #27Jarrod BunchFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Herman inherited the Detroit Lions WR room from Brett Perriman (1991–1996), and handed it to Johnnie Morton (1994–2001).

Mark Nichols 1981–1987Pete Mandley 1984–1988Robert Clark 1989–1991Jeff Campbell 1990–1993Willie Green 1991–1993Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined NYG (from DET)
2002final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1991draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 10

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 218 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 81

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

C1991

B+1992

B+1993

B+1994

A1995

B+1996

B+1997

B+1998

D1999

C+2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

74%

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
1991	135	10.4	203+68	12
1992	966	80.5	1,265+299	74.4
1993	935	62.3	975+40	57.4
1994	1,173	73.3	1,090-83	64.1
1995	1,686	105.4	1,464-222	86.1
1996	1,296	81	1,110-186	65.3
1997	1,293	80.8	1,128-165	66.3
1998	983	65.5	937-46	55.1
1999	197	32.8	482+285	28.3
2000	434	31	438+4	25.7

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

198 career value over replacement — #383 all-time of 4,642. 19.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #10 (Rd 1) · DET · 1991 · +16.6 vs expected KV-H

77actual

60.4 expected · Δ+16.6

💔+61.8 stolen VORP·3.12 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #10

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator