WRCAR#82ACT

Isaac Byrd

Top 42% all-time WRsDurable Contributor

Height6'1"

Weight188 lb

BornNov 16, 1974

Age51

CollegeKansas See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 6, Pick 195 · KC

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A wide receiver who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 7 · #3782 · Role Player

Worth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 82% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +7

1 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 7

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1998	—	TEN	4	—	—	6	71	0	—	11.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TEN	11	—	25	14	261	2	56.0%	18.6	10.4	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.2	0	0
2000	—	CAR	13	—	44	22	241	2	50.0%	11.0	5.5	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.2	0	0
2001	—	CAR	15	—	71	37	492	1	52.1%	13.3	6.9	—	26	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4	7.3	0	0
2002	—	CAR	10	—	31	14	164	1	45.2%	11.7	5.3	—	8	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4	-5.4	0	0
Career		—	58	—	171	93	1,229	6	54.4%	13.2	7.2	—	56	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-1.8	2.9	0	0

Career EPA1.1·-2 rushing · 3 receiving·0.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2001	27	CAR	15	—	1	-2	-2.0	0.0	0.0	7.5
2002	28	CAR	10	—	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2
Career			25		2	-2	-1.0	—	—	22.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1998	24	TEN	4	—	—	6	71	0	—	11.8	—	—	—
1999	25	TEN	11	—	25	14	261	2	56.0%	18.6	10.4	—	8
2000	26	CAR	13	—	44	22	241	2	50.0%	11.0	5.5	—	14
2001	27	CAR	15	—	71	37	492	1	52.1%	13.3	6.9	—	26
2002	28	CAR	10	—	31	14	164	1	45.2%	11.7	5.3	—	8
Career			53		171	93	1,229	6	54.4%	13.2	7.2	—	56

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	—	5.2
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	-4.2
2001	27	—	—	—	—	-1.4	7.3
2002	28	—	—	—	—	-0.4	-5.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 47.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 46

On-field 31.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 422002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

0.27 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: 91%.

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

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec4Yds40Ctch%80.0%Y/R10.0Y/Tgt8.01D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA4.5

College Stats

KansasCollege listed; stat table pending import

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #195

#177Ed PerryTE #180Calvin CollinsG #183Robert TateDB #184Daimon SheltonFB #185T. Marcus SpriggsOT #186Daryl PorterDB #193Grady JacksonDT #194Cornell BrownOLB #196Shawn SwaydaDE #198Ed JasperDT #204Tony GrazianiQB #207Koy DetmerQB #208Matt KeneleyDT #212Mark SmithDT #220Artie UlmerLB #224Omar StoutmireDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Isaac inherited the Carolina Panthers WR room from Patrick Jeffers (1999–2001), and handed it to Ricky Proehl (2003–2005).

Willie Green 1995–1996Mark Carrier 1995–1998Raghib Ismail 1996–1998Muhsin Muhammad 1996–2009Donald Hayes 1998–2001Patrick Jeffers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2000team change
Joined CAR (from TEN)
1998team change
Joined TEN (from KC)
1997draft
Drafted by KC — Round 6, Pick 195

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 188 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

F1998

C1999

C2000

C+2001

C2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

77%

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
1998	71	17.8	276+205	16.3
1999	261	23.7	347+86	20.4
2000	241	18.5	238-3	14
2001	492	32.8	429-63	25.3
2002	164	16.4	102-62	6

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), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

7 career value over replacement — #3782 all-time of 4,642. 1.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #195 (Rd 6) · KC · 1997 · +22.1 vs expected KV-H

48actual

25.9 expected · Δ+22.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #195

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator