Josh Bellamy
Top 48% all-time WRsDurable Contributor
Height6'0"
Weight208 lb
BornMay 18, 1989
Age37
Rookie yr2012
A wide receiver who maximized value through reliable availability. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3930 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 86% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5
Avg surplus
peak +5
1 seasons × ~5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
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 | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2013 | — | WAS | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 68 | 46.4% |
| 2014 | — | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8.5% | — | 0.0% | 41 | 41.3% |
| 2015 | — | CHI | 10 | — | 34 | 19 | 224 | 2 | 55.9% | 11.8 | 6.6 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 437 | 42.6% | — | 0.0% | 239 | 55.7% |
| 2016 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 38 | 19 | 282 | 1 | 50.0% | 14.8 | 7.4 | — | 13 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 33.7% | — | 0.0% | 274 | 63.4% |
| 2016 | — | WAS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CHI | 9 | — | 46 | 24 | 376 | 1 | 52.2% | 15.7 | 8.2 | — | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 437 | 47.4% | — | 0.0% | 101 | 40.6% |
| 2018 | — | CHI | 13 | — | 25 | 14 | 117 | 1 | 56.0% | 8.4 | 4.7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 321 | 30.5% | — | 0.0% | 245 | 57.3% |
| 2019 | — | NYJ | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 66.7% | 10.0 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 19.8% | — | 0.0% | 124 | 65.7% |
| Career | — | 53 | — | 147 | 78 | 1,019 | 5 | 53.1% | 13.1 | 6.9 | — | 47 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1,573 | 30.4% | — | 0.0% | 1,092 | 52.9% | |
Career EPA13.0·2 rushing · 11 receiving·2.2/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27 | CHI | 12 | 0* | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 28 | CHI | 9 | 0* | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Career | 21 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 8.6 | — | 2 | — | 0 | 16.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | CHI | 1 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | CHI | 10 | 0* | 34 | 19 | 224 | 2 | 55.9% | 11.8 | 6.6 | — | 8 |
| 2016 | 27 | CHI | 12 | 0* | 38 | 19 | 282 | 1 | 50.0% | 14.8 | 7.4 | — | 13 |
| 2017 | 28 | CHI | 9 | 0* | 46 | 24 | 376 | 1 | 52.2% | 15.7 | 8.2 | — | 17 |
| 2018 | 29 | CHI | 13 | 0* | 25 | 14 | 117 | 1 | 56.0% | 8.4 | 4.7 | — | 8 |
| 2019 | 30 | NYJ | 2 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 66.7% | 10.0 | 6.7 | — | 1 |
| Career | 47 | 147 | 78 | 1,019 | 5 | 53.1% | 13.1 | 6.9 | — | 47 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | WAS | 5 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 68 | 46.4% |
| 2014 | 25 | CHI | 4 | 0* | 11 | 8.5% | — | 0.0% | 41 | 41.3% |
| 2015 | 26 | CHI | 16 | 0* | 437 | 42.6% | — | 0.0% | 239 | 55.7% |
| 2016 | 27 | CHI | 16 | 0* | 304 | 33.7% | — | 0.0% | 274 | 63.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | CHI | 15 | 0* | 437 | 47.4% | — | 0.0% | 101 | 40.6% |
| 2018 | 29 | CHI | 16 | 0* | 321 | 30.5% | — | 0.0% | 245 | 57.3% |
| 2019 | 30 | NYJ | 7 | 0* | 63 | 19.8% | — | 0.0% | 124 | 65.7% |
| Career | 79 | 1,573 | — | — | — | 1,092 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.6 | 0 | 51 |
| 2015 | 26 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 4.1 | 0 | 351 |
| 2016 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | 1.9 | 6.3 | 0 | 614 |
| 2017 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | 0.3 | 9.7 | 0 | 574 |
| 2018 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -9.6 | 0 | 294 |
| 2019 | 30 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.9 | 0 | 23 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 1,907 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 29 | CHI | 16 | 0* | 11.8 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 48.2 |
| 2019 | 30 | NYJ | 7 | 0* | 7.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 85.4 |
| Career | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 | 28 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2018 | 29 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | — | — | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 44 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
46
Sustained
career value
×.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 46.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 44· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 32
Availability 14
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2015bestavg 472018
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Receptions leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
2.17 EPA/season over 6 seasons51
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%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+39
Rotational
SIS
Yards/snap0.675Touch rate0.097EPA/snap0.008Snap share30.4%Off snaps1,573ReliableCV 0.35
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt1Rec1Yds34Ctch%100.0%Y/R34.0Y/Tgt34.01D1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA2.3Rec AirYd31
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisville; Butte College), 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.
Top Teammates
Pat O'DonnellP5yCharles Leno Jr.OT5yKyle LongG5ySherrick McManisDB5yAdrian AmosS4yLamarr HoustonLB4yKyle FullerCB4yChristian JonesOLB4yEddie GoldmanNT4ySam AchoLB4yWillie YoungOLB4yDaniel BrownTE4yBryce CallahanCB4yJay CutlerQB3yLeonard FloydDE3yAkiem HicksDE3yCody WhitehairG3yPernell McPheeLB3yJonathan BullardDE3yTom ComptonG3yPatrick ScalesLS3yBobby MassieOT3yDanny TrevathanILB3yAlshon JefferyWR3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJosh inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from Alshon Jeffery (2012–2016), and handed it to Taylor Gabriel (2018–2019).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019team change
Joined NYJ (from CHI)
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 2014team change
Joined CHI (from WAS)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 208 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NYJ | 1 | W3Questionable· ShoulderW5Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· ShoulderW9Out· Foot / Shoulder |
| 2017 | CHI | 0 | W2Questionable· AnkleW12Doubtful· Concussion |
| 2016 | CHI | 0 | W1Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2015 | CHI | 0 | W6Questionable· Groin |
| 2012 | KC | 0 | W17Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
44
peak 48
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2015
C2016
C+2017
C2018
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 224 | 22.4 | 248+24 | 14.6 |
| 2016 | 282 | 23.5 | 282 | 16.6 |
| 2017 | 376 | 41.8 | 616+240 | 36.2 |
| 2018 | 117 | 9 | 2-115 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3930 all-time of 4,642. 1.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
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