Also in other sports:mlbJake Reed (P · 2021–2023).

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

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Jake Reed

Top 12% all-time WRsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight213 lb

BornSep 28, 1967

Age58

CollegeGrambling State See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 68 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 134 · #746 · High-Value

Worth 134 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.9

Avg surplus

peak +29

9 seasons × ~14.9 surplus ≈ VORP 134

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	—	MIN	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	MIN	16	—	—	6	142	0	—	23.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	MIN	1	—	—	5	65	0	—	13.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	MIN	16	—	—	85	1,175	4	—	13.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	MIN	16	—	—	72	1,167	9	—	16.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	MIN	15	—	—	72	1,320	7	—	18.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	MIN	16	—	—	68	1,138	6	—	16.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	MIN	11	—	—	34	474	4	—	13.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIN	15	—	76	43	625	2	56.6%	14.5	8.2	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.4	0	0
2000	—	NO	7	—	31	16	206	0	51.6%	12.9	6.6	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	0	0
2001	—	MIN	16	—	53	27	309	1	50.9%	11.4	5.8	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.5	0	0
2002	—	NO	12	—	47	21	360	3	44.7%	17.1	7.7	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.1	0	0
Career		—	145	—	207	449	6,981	36	216.9%	15.5	33.7	—	69	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	33.3	0	0

Career EPA33.3·33 receiving·8.3/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1991	24	MIN	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	25	MIN	16	—	—	6	142	0	—	23.7	—	—	—	4.8
1993	26	MIN	1	—	—	5	65	0	—	13.0	—	—	—	—
1994	27	MIN	16	—	—	85	1,175	4	—	13.8	—	—	—	13.1
1995	28	MIN	16	—	—	72	1,167	9	—	16.2	—	—	—	16.5
1996	29	MIN	15	—	—	72	1,320	7	—	18.3	—	—	—	14.3
1997	30	MIN	16	—	—	68	1,138	6	—	16.7	—	—	—	13.6
1998	31	MIN	11	—	—	34	474	4	—	13.9	—	—	—	7.8
1999	32	MIN	15	—	76	43	625	2	56.6%	14.5	8.2	—	26	8.8
2000	33	NO	7	—	31	16	206	0	51.6%	12.9	6.6	—	12	2.9
2001	34	MIN	16	—	53	27	309	1	50.9%	11.4	5.8	—	15	6.5
2002	35	NO	12	—	47	21	360	3	44.7%	17.1	7.7	—	16	6.1
Career			141		207	449	6,981	36	216.9%	15.5	33.7	—	69	94.4

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	32	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2000	33	PHI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	34	BAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			4		4	4	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	32	—	—	—	—	—	24.4
2000	33	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7
2001	34	—	—	—	—	—	-5.5
2002	35	—	—	—	—	—	15.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 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 67.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 43.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 61elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader31

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

8.33 EPA/season over 4 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: 92%.

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: 15.5 regular season → 15.7 playoffs (8 playoff seasons)

+1%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt23Rec26Yds409TD2Ctch%113.0%Y/R15.7Y/Tgt17.81D9

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.0

College Stats

Grambling StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Grambling State), 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 #68

#51Doug ThomasWR #54Phil HansenDE #58Reggie BarrettWR #59Aeneas WilliamsFS #60Aaron CraverFB #61Keith TraylorNT #63Mo LewisOLB #66Lawrence DawseyWR #71Steve JacksonDB #73Ernie MillsWR #74David DanielsWR #76Ricky ErvinsRB #77Tim BarnettWR #78Chris GardockiP #79Kevin DonnalleyG #83Ed McCaffreyWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jake inherited the Minnesota Vikings WR room from Cris Carter (1990–2001), and handed it to Qadry Ismail (1993–1996).

Anthony Carter 1985–1993Hassan Jones 1986–1992Cris Carter 1990–2001Jake Reed 1991–2001Qadry Ismail 1993–1996Chris Walsh

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined NO (from MIN)
2002final season
Last recorded season with NO
2001team change
Joined MIN (from NO)
2000team change
Joined NO (from MIN)
1991draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 3, Pick 68

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 213 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 75

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

C+1992

B+1994

B+1995

B+1996

B+1997

C+1998

B1999

D2000

C+2001

C+2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

80%

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
1992	142	8.9	174+32	10.2
1994	1,175	73.4	1,091-84	64.2
1995	1,167	72.9	1,046-121	61.5
1996	1,320	88	1,195-125	70.3
1997	1,138	71.1	1,001-137	58.9
1998	474	43.1	627+153	36.9
1999	625	41.7	612-13	36
2000	206	29.4	413+207	24.3
2001	309	19.3	182-127	10.7
2002	360	30	360	21.2

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

Career Value · VORP

134 career value over replacement — #746 all-time of 4,642. 13.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #68 (Rd 3) · MIN · 1991 · +23.4 vs expected KV-H

67actual

43.6 expected · Δ+23.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

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 #68

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

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