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

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Johnny Knox

1× Pro BowlTop 30% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight185 lb

BornNov 3, 1986

Age39

CollegeAbilene Christian; Tyler JC See College Stats

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 5, Pick 140 · CHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

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 48 · #2109 · Above Average

Worth 48 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16

Avg surplus

peak +23

3 seasons × ~16 surplus ≈ VORP 48

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								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2009	—	CHI	15	—	80	45	527	5	56.3%	11.7	6.6	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BAL	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-17.2	0	873
2010	—	CHI	16	—	99	51	960	5	51.5%	18.8	9.7	—	43	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIN	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	4.6	0	1,447
2011	—	CHI	14	—	69	37	727	2	53.6%	19.6	10.5	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.0	0	1,025
Career		—	57	—	248	133	2,214	12	53.6%	16.6	8.9	—	96	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.6	-6.6	0	3,345

Career EPA-7.2·-1 rushing · -7 receiving·-2.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2010	24	CHI	16	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	12.3
Career			16		1	2	0	2.0	—	0	—	0	31.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	23	CHI	15	—	80	45	527	5	56.3%	11.7	6.6	—	22
2010	24	CHI	16	—	99	51	960	5	51.5%	18.8	9.7	—	43
2011	25	CHI	14	—	69	37	727	2	53.6%	19.6	10.5	—	31
Career			45		248	133	2,214	12	53.6%	16.6	8.9	—	96

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2009	23	BAL	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2010	24	MIN	6	—	6	6	0.0	0.0	—
2011	25	KC	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			12		12	12	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2009	23	—	—	—	—	—	-17.2	873
2010	24	—	—	—	—	-0.6	4.6	1,447
2011	25	—	—	—	—	—	6.0	1,025
Career					—	—	—	3,345

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 64 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 64elite 702011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.39 EPA/season over 3 seasons49

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: 93%.

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+).

Combine · 2009

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2009 class

4.34s

40-Yard

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 98thClass Pos 81thClass All 97th

35"

Vertical

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 64thClass Pos 48thClass All 62th

122"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 74thClass Pos 59thClass All 77th

6.81s

3-Cone

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 90thClass Pos 53thClass All 87th

4.15s

Shuttle

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 81thClass Pos 81thClass All 89th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt13Rec6Yds104Ctch%46.2%Y/R17.3Y/Tgt8.01D4

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.0Rec AirYd174

College Stats

Abilene Christian; Tyler JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Abilene Christian; Tyler JC), 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #140

#128Tony FiammettaFB #129Andre BrownRB #130Gerald McRathLB #131Greg TolerDB #133Tyronne GreenG #134Gartrell JohnsonRB #138William MiddletonCB #139Colin BrownG #142Kevin HuberP #143DeAngelo SmithDB #144Jarett DillardWR #145Quinn JohnsonFB #146Scott McKillopLB #147Nic HarrisOLB #148Brandon HughesDB #150Jasper BrinkleyMLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Johnny inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from Devin Hester (2007–2013), and handed it to Earl Bennett (2009–2013).

Ken Margerum 1981–1985Willie Gault 1983–1987Glen Kozlowski 1987–1992Ron Morris 1987–1992Wendell Davis 1988–1993Curtis Conway

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2009draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 5, Pick 140

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 185 lb

Frame

185 lb at 4.34s

Size-speed

35" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	CHI	0	W17Doubtful· Ankle

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C+2009

B+2010

B2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.

94%

20092011

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity.

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
2009	527	35.1	472-55	27.8
2010	960	60	935-25	55
2011	727	51.9	791+64	46.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

48 career value over replacement — #2109 all-time of 4,642. 16/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #140 (Rd 5) · CHI · 2009 · +22 vs expected KV-H

55actual

33 expected · Δ+22

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #140

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography