Jerry Rice is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Rice's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
556 career value over replacement — #7 all-time of 4,695. 29.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #16 (Rd 1) · SFO · 1985 · +39.8 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1985 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | — | 49 | 927 | 3 | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 1 | 4.3 | 16.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 23–24 | SF | 16 | — | — | 86 | 1,570 | 15 | — | 18.3 | — | — | — | 10 | 72 | 1 | 7.2 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | SF | 12 | — | — | 65 | 1,078 | 22 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — | 8 | 51 | 1 | 6.4 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | SF | 16 | — | — | 64 | 1,306 | 9 | — | 20.4 | — | — | — | 13 | 107 | 1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | — | 82 | 1,483 | 17 | — | 18.1 | — | — | — | 5 | 33 | 0 | 6.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | — | 100 | 1,502 | 13 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | SF | 16 | — | — | 80 | 1,206 | 14 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | SF | 16 | — | — | 84 | 1,201 | 10 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | 9 | 58 | 1 | 6.4 | 11.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | — | 98 | 1,503 | 15 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | 3 | 69 | 1 | 23.0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | SF | 16 | — | — | 112 | 1,499 | 13 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | 7 | 93 | 2 | 13.3 | 28.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 32–33 | SF | 16 | — | — | 122 | 1,848 | 15 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 5 | 36 | 1 | 7.2 | 20.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 33–34 | SF | 16 | — | — | 108 | 1,254 | 8 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 11 | 77 | 1 | 7.0 | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 34–35 | SF | 2 | — | — | 7 | 78 | 1 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 35–36 | SF | 16 | — | — | 82 | 1,157 | 9 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 36–37 | SF | 16 | — | 124 | 67 | 830 | 5 | 54.0% | 12.4 | 6.7 | — | 41 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37–38 | SF | 16 | — | 121 | 74 | 799 | 7 | 61.2% | 10.8 | 6.6 | — | 48 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38–39 | OAK | 16 | — | 125 | 83 | 1,139 | 9 | 66.4% | 13.7 | 9.1 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 39–40 | OAK | 16 | — | 150 | 92 | 1,211 | 7 | 61.3% | 13.2 | 8.1 | — | 59 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 40–41 | OAK | 16 | — | 63 | 63 | 861 | 2 | 100.0% | 13.7 | 13.7 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 41–42 | OAK / SEA | 12 | — | 30 | 30 | 429 | 3 | 100.0% | 14.3 | 14.3 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 298 | — | 613 | 1,548 | 22,881 | 197 | 252.5% | 14.8 | 37.3 | — | 274 | 87 | 665 | 10 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 2 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 556 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 1% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 19 of 19 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
19 seasons × ~29.3 surplus ≈ VORP 556
Chad Johnson
WR
90% match
1985 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Famous Partnership
Brent Jones
10 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1591
Season honors and record seasons