A wide receiver who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Worth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 seasons Γ ~7 surplus β VORP 14
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| 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% | |||||
| 2022 | β | DAL | 5 | β | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.0 | 4.5 | β | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 62 | 5.9% | β | 0.0% | 153 | 32.3% |
| 2023 | β | DAL | 12 | β | 18 | 12 | 127 | 3 | 66.7% | 10.6 | 7.1 | β | 9 | 11 | 110 | 1 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 140 | 12.3% | β | 0.0% | 123 | 29.9% |
| 2024 | β | DAL | 15 | β | 52 | 31 | 420 | 2 | 59.6% | 13.5 | 8.1 | β | 18 | 16 | 92 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 37.5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 315 | 26.7% | β | 0.0% | 165 | 34.3% |
| 2024 | β | SF | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2025 | β | DAL | 15 | β | 38 | 26 | 396 | 2 | 68.4% | 15.2 | 10.4 | β | 16 | 17 | 89 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 23.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 380 | 35.5% | β | 0.0% | 138 | 33.0% |
| Career | β | 48 | β | 110 | 70 | 952 | 7 | 63.6% | 13.6 | 8.7 | β | 43 | 47 | 308 | 1 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 16 | 34.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 897 | 20.1% | β | 0.0% | 579 | 32.4% | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | DAL | 5 | 0* | 3 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 27 | DAL | 12 | 0* | 11 | 110 | 1 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 28 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 16 | 92 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 37.5 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2025 | 29 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 17 | 89 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 23.5 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Career | 47 | 47 | 308 | 1 | 6.6 | β | 16 | β | 1 | 20.4 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | DAL | 5 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.0 | 4.5 | β | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | DAL | 12 | 0* | 18 | 12 | 127 | 3 | 66.7% | 10.6 | 7.1 | β | 9 |
| 2024 | 28 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 52 | 31 | 420 | 2 | 59.6% | 13.5 | 8.1 | β | 18 |
| 2025 | 29 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 38 | 26 | 396 | 2 | 68.4% | 15.2 | 10.4 | β | 16 |
| Career | 47 | 110 | 70 | 952 | 7 | 63.6% | 13.6 | 8.7 | β | 43 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | DAL | 17 | 0* | 62 | 5.9% | β | 0.0% | 153 | 32.3% |
| 2023 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 140 | 12.3% | β | 0.0% | 123 | 29.9% |
| 2024 | 28 | DAL | 17 | 0* | 315 | 26.7% | β | 0.0% | 165 | 34.3% |
| 2025 | 29 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 380 | 35.5% | β | 0.0% | 138 | 33.0% |
| Career | 65 | 897 | β | β | β | 579 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | β | β | 0* | β | 0.0 | -1.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 27 | β | β | 0* | β | 7.5 | 12.2 | 0 | 163 |
| 2024 | 28 | β | β | 0* | β | 3.2 | 9.2 | 0 | 439 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 615 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | DAL | 17 | 0* | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 1 |
| 2023 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 83 | 7.5 | 27 | 2.5 | 1 | 11.0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 28 | DAL | 17 | 0* | 53 | 3.3 | 39 | 2.4 | 2 | 8.0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 29 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 56 | 3.3 | 33 | 1.9 | 2 | 8.5 | 3 |
| Career | 65 | 209 | β | 99 | β | 5 | β | 15 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 | DAL | 17 | 0* | 6.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2023 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 9.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | 9 | 126.6 |
| 2024 | 28 | DAL | 17 | 0* | 8.5 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 18 | 82.2 |
| 2025 | 29 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 8.8 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 16 | 109.1 |
| Career | 65 | β | β | β | 4 | 9 | β | 43 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 49.2 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 45Β· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Production per snap β 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+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (TCU), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
KaVontae inherited the Dallas Cowboys WR room from Jalen Tolbert (2022β2025), and handed it to Brandin Cooks (2023β2024).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with DAL
Entered the NFL with DAL
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DAL | 0 | W10QuestionableΒ· Shoulder |
| 2022 | DAL | 0 | W18QuestionableΒ· Illness |
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 1.8 | 0-9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 127 | 10.6 | 115-12 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 420 | 28 | 449+29 | 26.4 |
| 2025 | 396 | 26.4 | 449+53 | 26.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
14 career value over replacement β #3403 all-time of 4,642. 3.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
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