Josh Gordon is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Gordon in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gordon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
89 career value over replacement — #1336 all-time of 4,695. 12.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2012 | 21 | CLE | 16 | — | 95 | 50 | 805 | 5 | 52.6% | 16.1 | 8.5 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 22 | CLE | 14 | — | 159 | 87 | 1,646 | 9 | 54.7% | 18.9 | 10.4 | — | 64 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 899 | 93.2% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 23 | CLE | 5 | — | 47 | 24 | 303 | 0 | 51.1% | 12.6 | 6.4 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 233 | 79.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | CLE | 5 | — | 42 | 18 | 335 | 1 | 42.9% | 18.6 | 8.0 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 258 | 83.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | CLE / NE | 12 | — | 71 | 41 | 737 | 4 | 57.7% | 18.0 | 10.4 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 633 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 28 | NE / SEA | 11 | — | 47 | 27 | 426 | 1 | 57.4% | 15.8 | 9.1 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 456 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 2021 | 30 | KC | 12 | — | 14 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 35.7% | 6.4 | 2.3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | 25.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | TEN | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 2.0% |
| Career | — | 77 | — | 476 | 252 | 4,284 | 21 | 52.9% | 17.0 | 9.0 | — | 181 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | -22.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Season honors and record seasons
A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Above-average snap-level impact reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 89 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 29% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~22.3 surplus ≈
Tommy McDonald
WR
90% match
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