Jerome Simpson is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Simpson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Simpson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 22–23 | CIN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23–24 | CIN | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | CIN | 4 | — | 25 | 20 | 277 | 3 | 80.0% | 13.8 | 11.1 | — | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | CIN | 16 | — | 105 | 50 | 725 | 4 | 47.6% | 14.5 | 6.9 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | MIN | 12 | — | 51 | 26 | 274 | 0 | 51.0% | 10.5 | 5.4 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 100 | 48 | 726 | 1 | 48.0% | 15.1 | 7.3 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 643 | 62.9% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 2.9% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | SF | 6 | — | 19 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 26.3% | 10.8 | 2.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 21.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 56 | — | 302 | 150 | 2,058 | 9 | 49.7% | 13.7 | 6.8 | — | 103 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
30 career value over replacement — #2704 all-time of 4,695. 6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #46 (Rd 2) · CIN · 2008 · +5.6 vs expected KV-H
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