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

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Keary Colbert

Top 40% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight205 lb

BornMay 21, 1982

Age44

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 62 · CAR

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 16 · #3315 · Role Player

Worth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16

Avg surplus

peak +16

1 seasons × ~16 surplus ≈ VORP 16

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
2004	—	CAR	15	—	47	47	754	5	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61.8	0	0
2005	—	CAR	10	—	25	25	282	2	100.0%	11.3	11.3	—	15	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	20.5	0	0
2006	—	CAR	3	—	5	5	56	0	100.0%	11.2	11.2	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.3	0	35
2007	—	CAR	11	—	32	32	332	0	100.0%	10.4	10.4	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	SF	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.3	0	231
2008	—	DET	10	—	12	12	116	1	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.9	0	73
2011	—	KC	6	—	12	9	89	0	75.0%	9.9	7.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	0	86
Career		—	63	—	133	130	1,629	8	97.7%	12.5	12.2	—	78	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.1	120.6	0	425

Career EPA120.7·0 rushing · 121 receiving·20.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2005	23	CAR	10	—	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4.7
Career			10		1	6	0	6.0	—	0	—	0	23.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	22	CAR	15	—	47	47	754	5	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	31
2005	23	CAR	10	—	25	25	282	2	100.0%	11.3	11.3	—	15
2006	24	CAR	3	—	5	5	56	0	100.0%	11.2	11.2	—	4
2007	25	CAR	11	—	32	32	332	0	100.0%	10.4	10.4	—	16
2008	26	DET	10	—	12	12	116	1	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	8
2011	29	KC	6	—	12	9	89	0	75.0%	9.9	7.4	—	4
Career			55		133	130	1,629	8	97.7%	12.5	12.2	—	78

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	22	TB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2005	23	DAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	24	LA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	25	SF	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Career			8		8	8	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	22	—	—	—	—	—	61.8	0
2005	23	—	—	—	—	0.1	20.5	0
2006	24	—	—	—	—	—	2.3	35
2007	25	—	—	—	—	—	23.3	231
2008	26	—	—	—	—	—	13.9	73
2011	29	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	86
Career					—	—	—	425

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 33.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 442011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

20.11 EPA/season over 6 seasons57

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: 92%.

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 · 2004

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

WR · 2004 class

4.60s

40-Yard

Low · 11th pct

Pos 11thAll 58thClass Pos 13thClass All 62th

30"

Vertical

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 21thClass Pos 3thClass All 20th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt3Rec3Yds40Ctch%100.0%Y/R13.3Y/Tgt13.31D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.4

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #62

#54Darius WattsWR #55Greg JonesFB #56Madieu WilliamsFS #57Antwan OdomDE #58Shawntae SpencerCB #59Sean JonesS #60Courtney WatsonMLB #61Kris WilsonTE #63Marquise HillDE #64Darnell DockettDE #66Nick HardwickC #67Stuart SchweigertDB #68Ben HartsockTE #69Gilbert GardnerLB #70Joey ThomasDB #71Randy StarksDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Keary inherited the Carolina Panthers WR room from Ricky Proehl (2003–2005), and handed it to Brandon LaFell (2010–2013).

Willie Green 1995–1996Mark Carrier 1995–1998Raghib Ismail 1996–1998Muhsin Muhammad 1996–2009Donald Hayes 1998–2001Patrick Jeffers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined KC (from DET)
2011final season
Last recorded season with KC
2008team change
Joined DET (from CAR)
2004draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 2, Pick 62

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 205 lb

Frame

207 lb at 4.60s

Size-speed

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 52

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

B2004

C2005

C2007

D2008

F2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

57%

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
2004	754	50.3	728-26	42.8
2005	282	28.2	255-27	15
2007	332	30.2	316-16	18.6
2008	116	11.6	3-113	0.2
2011	89	14.8	128+39	7.5

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

16 career value over replacement — #3315 all-time of 4,642. 3.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #62 (Rd 2) · CAR · 2004 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H

49actual

46.9 expected · Δ+2.1

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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 · 2004

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #62

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Knox

Era Translator

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