James Thrash is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Thrash in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thrash's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
James Thrash
A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 53 · #1965 · Above AverageWorth 53 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
8 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.3
Avg surplus
peak +19
4 seasons × ~13.3 surplus ≈ VORP 53
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1997 | — | WAS | 4 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | WAS | 10 | — | — | 10 | 163 | 1 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | WAS | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 37.5% | 14.7 | 5.5 | — | 3 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | WAS | 15 | — | 74 | 50 | 653 | 2 | 67.6% | 13.1 | 8.8 | — | 29 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | BAL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | PHI | 15 | — | 108 | 63 | 833 | 8 | 58.3% | 13.2 | 7.7 | — | 35 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | NYG | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | PHI | 16 | — | 107 | 52 | 635 | 6 | 48.6% | 12.2 | 5.9 | — | 26 | 18 | 126 | 2 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 8 | 44.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | HOU | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | PHI | 16 | — | 49 | 49 | 558 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.4 | 11.4 | — | 24 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | NYG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 43.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | WAS | 6 | — | 17 | 17 | 203 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | WAS | 8 | — | 14 | 14 | 194 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.9 | 13.9 | — | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | PHI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | WAS | 6 | — | 12 | 12 | 151 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.6 | 12.6 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | NYG | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.0 | 0 | 134 |
| 2007 | — | WAS | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 107 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | NE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.4 | 0 | 77 |
| 2008 | — | WAS | 7 | — | 9 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | PIT | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 0 | 58 |
| Career | — | 126 | — | 407 | 290 | 3,646 | 22 | 71.3% | 12.6 | 9.0 | — | 153 | 41 | 363 | 2 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 18 | 43.9 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14.2 | 167.6 | 0 | 269 | |
Career EPA181.8·14 rushing · 168 receiving·18.2/season
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22 | WAS | 4 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23 | WAS | 10 | — | — | 10 | 163 | 1 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | WAS | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 37.5% | 14.7 | 5.5 | — | 3 |
| 2000 | 25 | WAS | 15 | — | 74 | 50 | 653 | 2 | 67.6% | 13.1 | 8.8 | — | 29 |
| 2001 | 26 | PHI | 15 | — | 108 | 63 | 833 | 8 | 58.3% | 13.2 | 7.7 | — | 35 |
| 2002 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 107 | 52 | 635 | 6 | 48.6% | 12.2 | 5.9 | — | 26 |
| 2003 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 49 | 49 | 558 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.4 | 11.4 | — | 24 |
| 2004 | 29 | WAS | 6 | — | 17 | 17 | 203 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 10 |
| 2005 | 30 | WAS | 8 | — | 14 | 14 | 194 | 0 | 100.0% | 13.9 | 13.9 | — | 10 |
| 2006 | 31 | WAS | 6 | — | 12 | 12 | 151 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.6 | 12.6 | — | 9 |
| 2007 | 32 | WAS | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 107 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 4 |
| 2008 | 33 | WAS | 7 | — | 9 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 3 |
| Career | 112 | 407 | 290 | 3,646 | 22 | 71.3% | 12.6 | 9.0 | — | 153 |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | BAL | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | NYG | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | HOU | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | NYG | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | WAS | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | PHI | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | NYG | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | PIT | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
63
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 54 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 34
Availability 14
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1997bestavg 402008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 19% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
19% of the all-time Receptions leader19
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
18.18 EPA/season over 10 seasons56
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 basisAmber = 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
🏆 Playoff Performer
Yards / Reception: 12.6 regular season → 13.7 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
+9%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
8 playoff gamesRushing
Att5Yds2Y/A0.41D21D%40.0
Receiving
Tgt27Rec20Yds274TD1Ctch%74.1%Y/R13.7Y/Tgt10.11D14
Defense
Tkl1Solo1
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-1.6Rec EPA12.1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri Southern), 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.
Top Teammates
Mike SellersTE8yN. D. KaluDE7yClinton PortisRB6yDavid AkersK5yShawn SpringsCB5yCornelius GriffinDT5yMarcus WashingtonOLB5yChris CooleyTE5yLadell BettsRB5yDemetric EvansDE5yRock CartwrightRB5yKhary CampbellLB5yDarrell GreenCB4yBrian DawkinsS4yTroy VincentS4ySantana MossWR4yPhillip DanielsDE4yDerek M. SmithILB4yDonovan McNabbQB4yKenard LangDE4yCarlos EmmonsOLB4yStephen DavisRB4yCarlos RogersCB4yBrian KozlowskiTE4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJames inherited the Washington Commanders WR room from Albert Connell (1997–2000), and handed it to Rod Gardner (2001–2004).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2004team change
Joined WAS (from PHI)
- 2001team change
Joined PHI (from WAS)
- 1997signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 204 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 12-season peers. See all →
56
peak 63
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1997
C1998
F1999
B2000
B2001
B2002
C+2003
D2004
C2005
F2006
F2007
F2008
Availability
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24 | 6 | 148+124 | 8.7 |
| 1998 | 163 | 16.3 | 256+93 | 15.1 |
| 1999 | 44 | 8.8 | 127+83 | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 653 | 43.5 | 639-14 | 37.6 |
| 2001 | 833 | 55.5 | 846+13 | 49.8 |
| 2002 | 635 | 39.7 | 545-90 | 32 |
| 2003 | 558 | 34.9 | 444-114 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 203 | 33.8 | 399+196 | 23.5 |
| 2005 | 194 | 24.3 | 174-20 | 10.2 |
| 2006 | 151 | 25.2 | 193+42 | 11.3 |
| 2007 | 107 | 26.8 | 246+139 | 14.5 |
| 2008 | 81 | 11.6 | 3-78 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (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
53 career value over replacement — #1965 all-time of 4,642. 4.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
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