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

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Justin McCareins

Top 23% all-time WRsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003Two-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight215 lb

BornDec 1, 1978

Age47

CollegeNorthern Illinois See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 4, Pick 124 · TEN

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 52 · #1992 · Above Average

Worth 52 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13

Avg surplus

peak +18

4 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 52

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
2001	—	TEN	2	—	3	3	88	0	100.0%	29.3	29.3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.8	0	0
2002	—	TEN	14	—	48	19	301	2	39.6%	15.8	6.3	—	12	2	18	0	9.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	-10.9	0	0
2003	—	TEN	16	—	47	47	813	7	100.0%	17.3	17.3	—	40	1	13	0	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	83.2	0	0
2004	—	NYJ	16	—	56	56	770	4	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	43	2	-5	0	-2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.9	59.2	0	0
2005	—	NYJ	15	—	43	43	713	2	100.0%	16.6	16.6	—	33	1	8	0	8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CAR	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	55.7	0	0
2006	—	NYJ	10	—	23	23	345	1	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.1	0	248
2007	—	NYJ	10	—	19	19	232	0	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.7	0	194
2008	—	TEN	11	—	32	31	416	0	96.9%	13.4	13.0	—	22	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	HOU	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	26.0	0	341
Career		—	101	—	271	241	3,678	16	88.9%	15.3	13.6	—	178	7	38	0	5.4	0.0	2	28.6	0	9	8	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.4	263.9	0	783

Career EPA264.3·0 rushing · 264 receiving·33.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2002	24	TEN	14	—	2	18	9.0	0.0	1	50.0	5.3
2003	25	TEN	16	—	1	13	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	12.6
2004	26	NYJ	16	—	2	-5	-2.5	0.0	0	0.0	10.5
2005	27	NYJ	15	—	1	8	8.0	0.0	0	0.0	8.3
2008	30	TEN	11	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	4.4
Career			72		7	38	5.4	—	2	—	48

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	23	TEN	2	—	3	3	88	0	100.0%	29.3	29.3	—	3
2002	24	TEN	14	—	48	19	301	2	39.6%	15.8	6.3	—	12
2003	25	TEN	16	—	47	47	813	7	100.0%	17.3	17.3	—	40
2004	26	NYJ	16	—	56	56	770	4	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	43
2005	27	NYJ	15	—	43	43	713	2	100.0%	16.6	16.6	—	33
2006	28	NYJ	10	—	23	23	345	1	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	12
2007	29	NYJ	10	—	19	19	232	0	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	13
2008	30	TEN	11	—	32	31	416	0	96.9%	13.4	13.0	—	22
Career			94		271	241	3,678	16	88.9%	15.3	13.6	—	178

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2002	24	LV	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2005	27	CAR	3	—	4	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
2006	28	GB	2	—	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	30	HOU	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		9	8	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	23	—	—	—	—	—	9.8	0
2002	24	—	—	—	—	0.7	-10.9	0
2003	25	—	—	—	—	0.8	83.2	0
2004	26	—	—	—	—	-1.9	59.2	0
2005	27	—	—	—	—	0.8	55.7	0
2006	28	—	—	—	—	—	24.1	248
2007	29	—	—	—	—	—	16.7	194
2008	30	—	—	—	—	0.1	26.0	341
Career					—	—	—	783

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 552008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

33.03 EPA/season over 8 seasons61

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: 91%.

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 · 2001

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

WR · 2001 class

4.51s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 75thClass Pos 26thClass All 77th

41"

Vertical

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 97thClass Pos 73thClass All 93th

129"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 94thClass Pos 83thClass All 94th

7.06s

3-Cone

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 62thClass Pos 60thClass All 86th

3.99s

Shuttle

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 96thClass Pos 86thClass All 97th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 15.3 regular season → 15.7 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

+3%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt25Rec23Yds360TD1Ctch%92.0%Y/R15.7Y/Tgt14.41D17

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA29.6Rec AirYd43

College Stats

Northern IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Illinois), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #124

#115Moran NorrisFB #116Milton WynnWR #117John HowellDB #118Ryan DiemG #119Jabari HollowayTE #120Nick HarrisP #121Correll BuckhalterRB #122Markus SteeleOLB #125Jesse PalmerQB #126Edgerton HartwellMLB #127Curtis FullerDB #128Floyd WomackG #129Brandon ManumaleunaTE #130Shawn WorthenDT #131Cedric JamesWR #133Mario FatafehiDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Justin inherited the Tennessee Titans WR room from Drew Bennett (2001–2006), and handed it to Roydell Williams (2005–2007).

Mike Holston 1981–1985Herkie Walls 1983–1985Pat Coleman 1991–1994Derek Russell 1995–1997Chris Sanders 1997–2001Derrick Mason

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008team change
Joined TEN (from NYJ)
2008final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2004team change
Joined NYJ (from TEN)
2001draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 4, Pick 124

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 215 lb

Frame

209 lb at 4.51s

Size-speed

41" vert / 129" broad

Explosion

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C2002

B2003

B2004

B2005

C2006

C2007

C+2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

82%

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
2002	301	21.5	199-102	11.7
2003	813	50.8	757-56	44.5
2004	770	48.1	685-85	40.3
2005	713	47.5	653-60	38.4
2006	345	34.5	382+37	22.5
2007	232	23.2	173-59	10.2
2008	416	37.8	499+83	29.3

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

Career Value · VORP

52 career value over replacement — #1992 all-time of 4,642. 7.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #124 (Rd 4) · TEN · 2001 · +25.5 vs expected KV-H

59actual

33.5 expected · Δ+25.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #124

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator