Jeff Graham ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Graham in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Graham a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Jeff Graham
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 188 · #432 · EliteWorth 188 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+18.8
Avg surplus
peak +29
10 seasons × ~18.8 surplus ≈ VORP 188
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | PIT | 1 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | PIT | 10 | — | — | 49 | 711 | 1 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | PIT | 12 | — | — | 38 | 579 | 0 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | CHI | 15 | — | — | 68 | 944 | 4 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | CHI | 16 | — | — | 82 | 1,301 | 4 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | NYJ | 9 | — | — | 50 | 788 | 6 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | NYJ | 16 | — | — | 42 | 542 | 2 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | PHI | 15 | — | — | 47 | 600 | 2 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 111 | 54 | 882 | 2 | 48.6% | 16.3 | 7.9 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | GB | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | LAC | 13 | — | 113 | 55 | 907 | 4 | 48.7% | 16.5 | 8.0 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | MIA | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | LAC | 14 | — | 110 | 52 | 811 | 5 | 47.3% | 15.6 | 7.4 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | LV | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 146 | — | 334 | 539 | 8,086 | 30 | 161.4% | 15.0 | 24.2 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 78.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA78.8·79 receiving·26.3/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | PIT | 1 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 0 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23 | PIT | 10 | — | — | 49 | 711 | 1 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | 7.9 |
| 1993 | 24 | PIT | 12 | — | — | 38 | 579 | 0 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 25 | CHI | 15 | — | — | 68 | 944 | 4 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — | 11.5 |
| 1995 | 26 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 82 | 1,301 | 4 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | 13.5 |
| 1996 | 27 | NYJ | 9 | — | — | 50 | 788 | 6 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | 9.9 |
| 1997 | 28 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | 42 | 542 | 2 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | 8.6 |
| 1998 | 29 | PHI | 15 | — | — | 47 | 600 | 2 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — | 8.6 |
| 1999 | 30 | LAC | 16 | — | 111 | 54 | 882 | 2 | 48.6% | 16.3 | 7.9 | — | 38 | 10.6 |
| 2000 | 31 | LAC | 13 | — | 113 | 55 | 907 | 4 | 48.7% | 16.5 | 8.0 | — | 37 | 11.5 |
| 2001 | 32 | LAC | 14 | — | 110 | 52 | 811 | 5 | 47.3% | 15.6 | 7.4 | — | 41 | 12 |
| Career | 137 | 334 | 539 | 8,086 | 30 | 161.4% | 15.0 | 24.2 | — | — | 100.5 |
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 69 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
67
Sustained
career value
×.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 69 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 67
On-field 49.4
Availability 17.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1992bestavg 67elite 702001
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #403 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position41
Depth
of 100
Reached 35% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
35% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader35
2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67
26.28 EPA/season over 3 seasons59
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: 90%.
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: 15.0 regular season → 15.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
+5%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesReceiving
Rec15Yds237TD1Y/R15.8
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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.
Top Teammates
Neil O'DonnellQB5yAlbert FontenotDE5yCurtis ConwayWR4yMerril HogeFB4yGary AndersonK3yJunior SeauLB3yRod WoodsonFS3yRodney HarrisonS3yCarnell LakeDB3yDwight StoneWR3yJohn ParrellaDT3yJamal WilliamsNT3yGerald DixonOLB3yDarren BennettP3yHugh DouglasDE3yFreddie JonesTE3yErik KramerQB3yDonald EvansDE3yTerrell FletcherRB3yFred McCraryRB3yLeroy ThompsonRB3yAdrian CooperTE3yOrlando RuffLB3yTim WorleyRB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJeff inherited the Los Angeles Chargers WR room from Bryan Still (1996–1998), and handed it to Curtis Conway (2000–2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1999team change
Joined LAC (from PHI)
- 1998team change
Joined PHI (from NYJ)
- 1996team change
Joined NYJ (from CHI)
- 1994team change
Joined CHI (from PIT)
- 1991signing
Entered the NFL with PIT
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 206 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 →
69
peak 72
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1992
B1993
B+1994
B+1995
B1996
C+1997
B1998
B1999
B+2000
B2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
85%
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 | 711 | 71.1 | 1,122+411 | 66 |
| 1993 | 579 | 48.3 | 762+183 | 44.8 |
| 1994 | 944 | 62.9 | 941-3 | 55.4 |
| 1995 | 1,301 | 81.3 | 1,153-148 | 67.9 |
| 1996 | 788 | 87.6 | 1,190+402 | 70 |
| 1997 | 542 | 33.9 | 513-29 | 30.2 |
| 1998 | 600 | 40 | 584-16 | 34.3 |
| 1999 | 882 | 55.1 | 811-71 | 47.7 |
| 2000 | 907 | 69.8 | 1,059+152 | 62.3 |
| 2001 | 811 | 57.9 | 890+79 | 52.3 |
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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
188 career value over replacement — #432 all-time of 4,642. 18.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
💔+28.4 stolen VORP·1.5 szns lostFan Rating
Rate Jeff Graham — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players