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

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J.J. Stokes

Top 26% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter

Height6'4"

Weight225 lb

BornOct 6, 1972

Age53

CollegeUCLA See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 1, Pick 10 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

97thPlayoff Receptions·37

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 62 · #1779 · Above Average

Worth 62 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 39% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.3

Avg surplus

peak +18

6 seasons × ~10.3 surplus ≈ VORP 62

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
1995	—	SFO	2	—	52	38	517	4	73.1%	13.6	9.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	SFO	6	—	39	18	249	0	46.2%	13.8	6.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SFO	16	—	80	58	733	4	72.5%	12.6	9.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SFO	11	—	93	63	770	8	67.7%	12.2	8.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SF	16	—	77	34	429	3	44.2%	12.6	5.6	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-24.1	0	0
2000	—	SF	15	—	53	30	524	3	56.6%	17.5	9.9	—	26	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	33.2	0	0
2001	—	SF	16	—	90	54	585	7	60.0%	10.8	6.5	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.5	0	0
2002	—	SF	12	—	55	32	332	1	58.2%	10.4	6.0	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	0	0
2003	—	NE	7	—	15	15	154	0	100.0%	10.3	10.3	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.6	0	0
Career		—	103	—	554	342	4,293	30	61.7%	12.6	7.7	—	102	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.3	52.0	0	0

Career EPA52.2·0 rushing · 52 receiving·10.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	28	SF	15	—	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	8.3
Career			15		1	6	0	6.0	—	0	—	0	60.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23	SFO	2	—	52	38	517	4	73.1%	13.6	9.9	—	—
1996	24	SFO	6	—	39	18	249	0	46.2%	13.8	6.4	—	—
1997	25	SFO	16	—	80	58	733	4	72.5%	12.6	9.2	—	—
1998	26	SFO	11	—	93	63	770	8	67.7%	12.2	8.3	—	—
1999	27	SF	16	—	77	34	429	3	44.2%	12.6	5.6	—	20
2000	28	SF	15	—	53	30	524	3	56.6%	17.5	9.9	—	26
2001	29	SF	16	—	90	54	585	7	60.0%	10.8	6.5	—	33
2002	30	SF	12	—	55	32	332	1	58.2%	10.4	6.0	—	17
2003	31	NE	7	—	15	15	154	0	100.0%	10.3	10.3	—	6
Career			101		554	342	4,293	30	61.7%	12.6	7.7	—	102

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	-24.1
2000	28	—	—	—	—	0.3	33.2
2001	29	—	—	—	—	—	29.5
2002	30	—	—	—	—	—	1.8
2003	31	—	—	—	—	—	11.6
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 38.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 532003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Receptions leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

10.44 EPA/season over 5 seasons53

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 12.6 regular season → 11.7 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

-7%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt64Rec37Yds432Ctch%57.8%Y/R11.7Y/Tgt6.81D5

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-3.1

College Stats

UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #10

#2Tony BoselliOT #3Steve McNairQB #4Michael WestbrookWR #5Kerry CollinsQB #6Kevin CarterDE #7Mike MamulaDE #8Joey GallowayWR #9Kyle BradyTE #11Derrick L. AlexanderDE #12Warren SappDT #13Mark FieldsOLB #14Ruben BrownG #15Ellis JohnsonDE #16Hugh DouglasDE #17Tyrone WheatleyRB #18Napoleon KaufmanRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

J.J. inherited the San Francisco 49ers WR room from John Taylor (1987–1995), and handed it to Terrell Owens (1996–2003).

Mike Wilson 1981–1990Jerry Rice 1985–2000John Taylor 1987–1995J.J. Stokes 1995–2002Terrell Owens 1996–2003Tai Streets

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined NE (from SF)
2003final season
Last recorded season with NE
1999team change
Joined SF (from SFO)
1995draft
Drafted by SF — Round 1, Pick 10
1995team change
Joined SFO (from SF)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 225 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

D1996

B1997

B1998

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

C2002

D2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

83%

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
1996	249	41.5	628+379	37
1997	733	45.8	669-64	39.4
1998	770	70	999+229	58.7
1999	429	26.8	393-36	23.1
2000	524	34.9	501-23	29.5
2001	585	36.6	498-87	29.3
2002	332	27.7	316-16	18.6
2003	154	22	191+37	11.2

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

62 career value over replacement — #1779 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #10 (Rd 1) · SF · 1995 · -3.4 vs expected KV-H

57actual

60.4 expected · Δ−3.4

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #10

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator