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

James Washington

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James Washington

Top 38% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +9% playoffs

Height5'11"

Weight216 lb

BornApr 2, 1996

Age30

CollegeOklahoma State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 2, Pick 60 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 22 · #3008 · Role Player

Worth 22 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 66% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

48

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

3

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +16

3 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 22

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2018	—	PIT	12	—	38	16	217	1	42.1%	13.6	5.7	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	526	54.6%	—	0.0%	11	11.3%
2019	—	PIT	15	—	80	44	735	3	55.0%	16.7	9.2	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	634	68.4%	—	0.0%	29	13.0%
2019	—	BUF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	PIT	16	—	56	30	392	5	53.6%	13.1	7.0	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	486	44.4%	—	0.0%	3	3.7%
2020	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	PIT	15	—	44	24	285	2	54.5%	11.9	6.5	—	9	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	480	45.6%	—	0.0%	3	3.3%
2022	—	DAL	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	10.0%	—	0.0%	13	21.5%
Career		—	62	—	219	114	1,629	11	52.1%	14.3	7.4	—	69	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,141	44.6%	—	0.0%	59	10.6%

Career EPA16.6·1 rushing · 16 receiving·3.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2021	25	PIT	15	0*	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	6.1
Career			15		2	13	0	6.5	—	1	—	0	28.1

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2018	22	PIT	12	8*	38	16	217	1	42.1%	13.6	5.7	—	10
2019	23	PIT	15	10*	80	44	735	3	55.0%	16.7	9.2	—	31
2020	24	PIT	16	0*	56	30	392	5	53.6%	13.1	7.0	—	19
2021	25	PIT	15	0*	44	24	285	2	54.5%	11.9	6.5	—	9
2022	26	DAL	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
Career			59	18*	219	114	1,629	11	52.1%	14.3	7.4	—	69

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2018	22	PIT	14	8*	526	54.6%	—	0.0%	11	11.3%
2019	23	PIT	15	10*	634	68.4%	—	0.0%	29	13.0%
2020	24	PIT	16	0*	486	44.4%	—	0.0%	3	3.7%
2021	25	PIT	15	0*	480	45.6%	—	0.0%	3	3.3%
2022	26	DAL	2	—	15	10.0%	—	0.0%	13	21.5%
Career			62	18*	2,141	—	—	—	59	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2018	22	—	—	8*	—	—	3.0	0	640
2019	23	—	—	10*	—	—	13.6	0	1,266
2020	24	—	—	0*	—	—	6.9	0	699
2021	25	—	—	0*	—	0.6	-7.2	0	514
2022	26	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3	0	6
Career				18*	—	—	—	0	3,125

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2021	25	PIT	15	0*	10	5.0	3	1.5	0	—	0
Career			15		10	—	3	—	0	—	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	22	PIT	14	8*	16.8	10.3	3.3	1	2	0.1	11	69.7
2019	23	PIT	15	10*	15.8	12.5	4.2	1	5	0.1	31	72.7
2020	24	PIT	16	0*	12.5	8.4	4.6	1	4	0.1	19	90.8
2021	25	PIT	15	0*	11.7	8.6	3.3	0	2	0.0	9	80.2
2022	26	DAL	2	—	6.0	—	—	0	1	1.0	—	39.6
Career			62	18*	—	—	—	3	14	—	70	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

53

Sustained

career value

×.6

55

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 35

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 532021

All-Time Standing

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

11

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.32 EPA/season over 5 seasons51

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

44

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.767 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.767Touch rate0.103EPA/snap0.008Snap share44.6%Off snaps2,141ReliableCV 0.37

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2018

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2018 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 69thClass Pos 30thClass All 64th

34.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 59thClass Pos 57thClass All 63th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 64thClass Pos 44thClass All 61th

14 reps

Bench

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 13thClass Pos 44thClass All 15th

7.11s

3-Cone

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 55thClass Pos 13thClass All 50th

4.32s

Shuttle

Low · 24th pct

Pos 24thAll 53thClass Pos 45thClass All 58th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 14.3 regular season → 15.6 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+9%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt9Rec7Yds109TD1Ctch%77.8%Y/R15.6Y/Tgt12.11D6

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA5.7Rec AirYd135

College Stats

Oklahoma StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma 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.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #60

#52Kemoko TurayDE #53M.J. StewartSAF #54Jessie BatesFS #55Donte JacksonCB #56Duke DawsonDB #57P.J. HallDT #58Isaiah OliverFS #59Derrius GuiceRB #61DJ CharkWR #62Brian O'NeillOT #63Carlton Davis IIICB #64Tyquan LewisDE #65Brandon ParkerOT #66Lorenzo CarterLB #67Chad ThomasDE #68Justin ReidS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

James inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from JuJu Smith-Schuster (2017–2021), and handed it to Diontae Johnson (2019–2023).

Weegie Thompson 1984–1989Louis Lipps 1984–1991Dwight Stone 1987–1994Ernie Mills 1991–1996Yancey Thigpen 1992–1997Andre Hastings

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Movementderived from season history

2022team change
Joined DAL (from PIT)
2022final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2018draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 2, Pick 60

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 216 lb

Frame

213 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	PIT	1	W5Out· Groin
2019	PIT	1	W6Out· Shoulder

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 4-season peers. See all →

50

peak 55

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

C2018

B2019

C+2020

C2021

Availability

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

76%

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
2018	217	18.1	166-51	9.8
2019	735	49	752+17	44.2
2020	392	24.5	301-91	17.7
2021	285	19	241-44	14.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

22 career value over replacement — #3008 all-time of 4,642. 5.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #60 (Rd 2) · PIT · 2018 · +3.1 vs expected KV-H

50actual

46.9 expected · Δ+3.1

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