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

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Jo-Jo Townsell

Top 36% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'9"

Weight180 lb

BornNov 4, 1960

Age65

CollegeUCLA See College Stats

Rookie yr1985

Draft1983 · Rd 3, Pick 78 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2974 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.5

Avg surplus

peak +19

2 seasons × ~11.5 surplus ≈ VORP 23

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									Rushing								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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1985	—	NYJ	16	—	—	12	187	0	—	15.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	NYJ	14	—	—	1	11	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	NYJ	12	—	—	4	37	0	—	9.3	—	—	—	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	NYJ	16	—	—	4	40	0	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	NYJ	16	—	—	45	787	5	—	17.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	NYJ	9	—	—	4	57	0	—	14.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	83	—	0	70	1,119	5	—	16.0	—	—	—	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1986	26	NYJ	14	—	1	2	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	4.2
1987	27	NYJ	12	—	1	-2	-2.0	0.0	—	—	—	2.9
Career			26		2	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	33.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1985	25	NYJ	16	—	—	12	187	0	—	15.6	—	—	—
1986	26	NYJ	14	—	—	1	11	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
1987	27	NYJ	12	—	—	4	37	0	—	9.3	—	—	—
1988	28	NYJ	16	—	—	4	40	0	—	10.0	—	—	—
1989	29	NYJ	16	—	—	45	787	5	—	17.5	—	—	—
1990	30	NYJ	9	—	—	4	57	0	—	14.3	—	—	—
Career			83		0	70	1,119	5	—	16.0	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1985	25	NYJ	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	26	NYJ	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	29	NYJ	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					6	6	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 32.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1985bestavg 491990

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader5

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: 94%.

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

UCLACollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #78

#56Richard WilliamsRB #60Clint SampsonWR #62Glen YoungWR #63Jamie WilliamsTE #65John TiceTE #66Cliff AustinRB #69Chris DresselTE #74Stephen StarringWR #85Phil SmithWR #88Mike McCloskeyTE #93Trey JunkinTE #104Mike MillerWR #107Pat DunsmoreTE #108Chris FaulknerTE #114Larry MoriartyRB #119Jim ArnoldP

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jo-Jo inherited the New York Jets WR room from Lam Jones (1980–1984), and handed it to Al Toon (1985–1992).

Lam Jones 1980–1984Jo-Jo Townsell 1985–1990Al Toon 1985–1992Chris Burkett 1989–1993Terance Mathis 1990–1993Rob Moore

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1990final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
1983draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 3, Pick 78

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 180 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C+1985

C1986

C1987

C1988

B1989

C1990

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

87%

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
1985	187	11.7	269+82	15.9
1986	11	0.8	82+71	4.8
1987	37	3.1	111+74	6.5
1988	40	2.5	95+55	5.6
1989	787	49.2	812+25	47.8
1990	57	6.3	134+77	7.9

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

23 career value over replacement — #2974 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #78 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 1983 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H

52actual

38.7 expected · Δ+13.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1983 Draft Class· this player went #78

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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