Joe Horn ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Horn in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Horn a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 24–25 | KC | 9 | — | — | 2 | 30 | 0 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | KC | 8 | — | — | 2 | 65 | 0 | — | 32.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | KC | 16 | — | — | 14 | 198 | 1 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | KC | 15 | — | 59 | 35 | 586 | 6 | 59.3% | 16.7 | 9.9 | — | 28 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | NO | 16 | — | 150 | 94 | 1,340 | 8 | 62.7% | 14.3 | 8.9 | — | 63 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 29–30 | NO | 16 | — | 156 | 83 | 1,265 | 9 | 53.2% | 15.2 | 8.1 | — | 59 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 30–31 | NO | 16 | — | 149 | 88 | 1,312 | 7 | 59.1% | 14.9 | 8.8 | — | 65 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 31–32 | NO | 15 | — | 78 | 78 | 973 | 10 | 100.0% | 12.5 | 12.5 | — | 52 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 32–33 | NO | 16 | — | 94 | 94 | 1,399 | 11 | 100.0% | 14.9 | 14.9 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 33–34 | NO | 12 | — | 49 | 49 | 654 | 1 | 100.0% | 13.3 | 13.3 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 34–35 | NO | 10 | — | 37 | 37 | 679 | 4 | 100.0% | 18.4 | 18.4 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 35–36 | ATL | 11 | — | 27 | 27 | 243 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 160 | — | 799 | 603 | 8,744 | 58 | 75.5% | 14.5 | 10.9 | — | 422 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 49.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
203 career value over replacement — #369 all-time of 4,695. 16.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #135 (Rd 5) · KAN · 1996 · +42.5 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 203 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 9% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.6 on average.See board →
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