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

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Jerome Pathon

Top 27% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -12% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height6'0"

Weight195 lb

BornDec 16, 1975

Age50

CollegeWashington; Acadia University, Canada See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 32 · IND

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 51 · #2018 · Above Average

Worth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+10.2

Avg surplus

peak +13

5 seasons × ~10.2 surplus ≈ VORP 51

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
1998	—	IND	15	—	—	50	511	1	—	10.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	IND	7	—	32	14	163	0	43.8%	11.6	5.1	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3	0	0
2000	—	IND	16	—	87	49	639	3	56.3%	13.0	7.3	—	33	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2	16.5	0	0
2001	—	IND	4	—	32	24	330	2	75.0%	13.8	10.3	—	11	1	-8	0	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	12.3	0	0
2002	—	NO	14	—	80	43	523	4	53.8%	12.2	6.5	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.0	0	0
2003	—	NO	16	—	44	44	578	4	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49.3	0	0
2004	—	NO	12	—	34	34	581	1	100.0%	17.1	17.1	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.2	0	0
2005	—	ATL	1	—	1	1	18	0	100.0%	18.0	18.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0	0
Career		—	89	—	310	259	3,343	15	83.5%	12.9	10.8	—	—	2	-5	0	-2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-1.5	130.1	0	0

Career EPA128.6·-2 rushing · 130 receiving·18.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2000	25	IND	16	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	0.0	9.8
2001	26	IND	4	—	1	-8	-8.0	0.0	0.0	4.6
Career			20		2	-5	-2.5	—	—	48.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1998	23	IND	15	—	—	50	511	1	—	10.2	—	—	—
1999	24	IND	7	—	32	14	163	0	43.8%	11.6	5.1	—	7
2000	25	IND	16	—	87	49	639	3	56.3%	13.0	7.3	—	33
2001	26	IND	4	—	32	24	330	2	75.0%	13.8	10.3	—	11
2002	27	NO	14	—	80	43	523	4	53.8%	12.2	6.5	—	25
2003	28	NO	16	—	44	44	578	4	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	28
2004	29	NO	12	—	34	34	581	1	100.0%	17.1	17.1	—	23
2005	30	ATL	1	—	1	1	18	0	100.0%	18.0	18.0	—	1
Career			85		310	259	3,343	15	83.5%	12.9	10.8	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	24	—	—	—	—	—	-7.3
2000	25	—	—	—	—	-0.2	16.5
2001	26	—	—	—	—	-1.3	12.3
2002	27	—	—	—	—	—	9.0
2003	28	—	—	—	—	—	49.3
2004	29	—	—	—	—	—	50.2
2005	30	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
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 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 91%

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)

1998bestavg 522004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Receptions leader17

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

18.37 EPA/season over 7 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: 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

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 12.9 regular season → 11.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-12%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt15Rec10Yds113TD1Ctch%66.7%Y/R11.3Y/Tgt7.5

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA4.2

College Stats

Washington; Acadia University, CanadaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington; Acadia University, Canada), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #32

#23Mo CollinsG #24Shaun WilliamsS #25Donovin DariusDB #26Alan FanecaG #27Victor RileyOT #28R.W. McQuartersCB #29John AveryRB #30Marcus NashWR #33Corey ChavousS #34Jacquez GreenWR #35Tony ParrishS #36Anthony ClementOT #37Robert HolcombeFB #38Flozell AdamsOT #39Sam CowartMLB #41Jeremy StaatDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jerome inherited the Indianapolis Colts WR room from Marvin Harrison (1996–2008), and handed it to Reggie Wayne (2001–2014).

Bill Brooks 1986–1992Jessie Hester 1990–1993Sean Dawkins 1993–1997Marvin Harrison 1996–2008Jerome Pathon 1998–2001Reggie Wayne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005team change
Joined ATL (from NO)
2005final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2002team change
Joined NO (from IND)
1998draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 32

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 195 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

C+1998

D1999

B2000

D2001

C+2002

C+2003

C+2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

66%

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
1998	511	34.1	502-9	29.5
1999	163	23.3	341+178	20
2000	639	39.9	581-58	34.2
2001	330	82.5	1,340+1,010	78.8
2002	523	37.4	500-23	29.4
2003	578	36.1	468-110	27.5
2004	581	48.4	691+110	40.6

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

51 career value over replacement — #2018 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #32 (Rd 2) · IND · 1998 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

54.9 expected · Δ+2.1

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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

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

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1998 Draft Class· this player went #32

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