Jordy Nelson ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Nelson in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Nelson a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Jordy Nelson

1× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time WRsIron Legend📉 Fades · -12% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height6'3"

Weight217 lb

Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced Rushing (2018+)
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2008	23	GB	15	—	33	33	366	2	100.0%	11.1	11.1	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	24	GB	12	—	31	22	320	2	71.0%	14.5	10.3	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	25	GB	16	—	64	45	582	2	70.3%	12.9	9.1	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	26	GB	16	—	96	68	1,263	15	70.8%	18.6	13.2	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	27	GB	12	—	73	49	745	7	67.1%	15.2	10.2	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	28	GB	16	—	127	85	1,314	8	66.9%	15.5	10.3	—	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,083	96.6%	—	0.0%	6	1.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	29	GB	16	—	151	98	1,519	13	64.9%	15.5	10.1	—	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	959	91.1%	—	0.0%	4	0.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	31	GB	16	—	152	97	1,257	14	63.8%	13.0	8.3	—	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,013	93.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	32	GB	15	—	88	53	482	6	60.2%	9.1	5.5	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	805	83.2%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	33	OAK	15	—	88	63	739	3	71.6%	11.7	8.4	—	36	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	841	86.4%	—	0.0%	6	1.5%	-2	-2.0	0	0.0	0	—	0
Career		—	149	—	903	613	8,587	72	67.9%	14.0	9.5	—	408	1	-2	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2	—	0	—	0	—	0

Career Value · VORP

190 career value over replacement — #431 all-time of 4,695. 19/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 1×9 top-10

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · GB · 2008 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H

74actual

54.8 expected · Δ+19.2

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Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 17.6 in 2014

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

6.6 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2014 · +1.4 wins

Receiving+1.4

Latest season · 2018 · +0.4 wins

Receiving+0.4

VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.

Position percentile · WR

#72 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H

095th percentile100

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