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

WRMIA#0CUT

Jim Jensen

Top 29% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight212 lb

BornNov 14, 1958

Age67

CollegeBoston University See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 11, Pick 291 · MIA

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 44 · #2219 · Above Average

Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 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

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +16

6 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 44

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								Passing													Defense
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	—	MIA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	MIA	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	MIA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1984	—	MIA	16	—	—	13	139	2	—	10.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	35	1	0	100.0	0.0	35.0	55.0	—	158.3	1	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1985	—	MIA	16	—	—	1	4	1	—	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	MIA	16	—	—	5	50	1	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	7	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1987	—	MIA	12	—	—	26	221	1	—	8.5	—	—	—	4	18	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	MIA	16	—	—	58	652	5	—	11.2	—	—	—	10	68	0	6.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	MIA	16	—	—	61	557	6	—	9.1	—	—	—	8	50	0	6.3	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	19	1	0	100.0	0.0	19.0	39.0	—	158.3	0	18	17	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	MIA	15	—	—	44	365	1	—	8.3	—	—	—	4	6	0	1.5	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	31	0	0	0.0	0.0	31.0	31.0	—	118.8	0	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	—	MIA	16	—	—	21	183	2	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	17	0	0	0.0	0.0	17.0	17.0	—	118.8	0	10	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	MIA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	129	—	0	229	2,171	19	—	9.5	—	—	—	26	142	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	4	7	57.1%	102	2	0	28.6	0.0	14.6	20.3	—	141.4	1	81	59	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	3	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1982	24	MIA	6	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—
1984	26	MIA	16	—	1	1	100.0%	35	1	100.0	35.0	55.0	—	158.3	1	7.2
1986	28	MIA	16	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	5.8
1989	31	MIA	16	—	1	1	100.0%	19	1	100.0	19.0	39.0	—	158.3	0	13.4
1990	32	MIA	15	—	1	1	100.0%	31	0	0.0	31.0	31.0	—	118.8	0	7.8
1991	33	MIA	16	—	1	1	100.0%	17	0	0.0	17.0	17.0	—	118.8	0	6.7
Career			85		4	7	57.1%	102	2	28.6	14.6	—	—	141.4	1	65

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1989	31	MIA	16	—	8	50	6.3	0.0	—	—	—
1990	32	MIA	15	—	4	6	1.5	0.0	—	—	—
1987	29	MIA	12	—	4	18	4.5	0.0	—	—	—
1988	30	MIA	16	—	10	68	6.8	0.0	—	—	—
Career			59		26	142	5.5	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1984	26	MIA	16	—	—	13	139	2	—	10.7	—	—	—
1986	28	MIA	16	—	—	5	50	1	—	10.0	—	—	—
1989	31	MIA	16	—	—	61	557	6	—	9.1	—	—	—
1990	32	MIA	15	—	—	44	365	1	—	8.3	—	—	—
1991	33	MIA	16	—	—	21	183	2	—	8.7	—	—	—
1985	27	MIA	16	—	—	1	4	1	—	4.0	—	—	—
1987	29	MIA	12	—	—	26	221	1	—	8.5	—	—	—
1988	30	MIA	16	—	—	58	652	5	—	11.2	—	—	—
Career			123		0	229	2,171	19	—	9.5	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1982	24	MIA	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1984	26	MIA	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
1986	28	MIA	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
1989	31	MIA	—	—	18	17	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1990	32	MIA	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1991	33	MIA	—	—	10	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1985	27	MIA	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1987	29	MIA	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1988	30	MIA	—	—	11	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1981	23	MIA	—	—	5	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1983	25	MIA	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
1992	34	MIA	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
Career					81	59	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 34.4

Availability 19.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1984bestavg 541991

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Receptions leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Boston UniversityCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston University), 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #291

#212Lin DawsonTE #222Toussaint TylerRB #226Stump MitchellRB #241Robb RiddickRB #246Mike WilsonWR #249Hokie GajanRB #261Steve FolsomTE #262Les StuddardC #266James MurphyWR #269Robert AlexanderRB #275Hubie OliverRB #276Frank HawkinsRB #299Buster BarnettTE #304Chester WillisRB #314Clint DidierTE #319Bob GaglianoQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jim opened the Miami Dolphins WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mark Duper (1982–1992).

Jim Jensen 1982–1991Mark Duper 1982–1992James Pruitt 1986–1991Fred Banks 1987–1993Tony Martin 1990–2000Randal Hill 1991–1996

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1992final season
Last recorded season with MIA
1981draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 11, Pick 291

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 212 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C+1984

C1985

C1986

C+1987

B1988

B1989

C+1990

C+1991

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

95%

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
1984	139	8.7	231+92	13.6
1985	4	0.3	97+93	5.7
1986	50	3.1	117+67	6.9
1987	221	18.4	343+122	20.2
1988	652	40.8	678+26	39.9
1989	557	34.8	591+34	34.8
1990	365	24.3	419+54	24.7
1991	183	11.4	220+37	12.9

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

44 career value over replacement — #2219 all-time of 4,642. 5.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #291 (Rd 11) · MIA · 1981 · +48 vs expected KV-H

56actual

8 expected · Δ+48

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #291

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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