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

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Keith Poole

Top 37% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'0"

Weight193 lb

BornJun 18, 1974

Age52

CollegeArizona State See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 4, Pick 116 · NO

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 28 · #2752 · Role Player

Worth 28 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 60% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +17

3 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 28

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
1997	—	NO	3	—	—	4	98	2	—	24.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NO	15	—	—	24	509	2	—	21.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	15	—	82	40	777	6	48.8%	19.4	9.5	—	34	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	27.3	0	0
2000	—	NO	14	—	36	21	293	1	58.3%	14.0	8.1	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.6	0	0
2001	—	DEN	4	—	10	5	38	0	50.0%	7.6	3.8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	0	0
Career		—	54	—	128	94	1,715	11	73.4%	18.2	13.4	—	48	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.9	31.9	0	0

Career EPA32.8·1 rushing · 32 receiving·10.9/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1999	25	NO	15	—	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	11.6
Career			15		1	14	0	14.0	—	1	—	0	25.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23	NO	3	—	—	4	98	2	—	24.5	—	—	—
1998	24	NO	15	—	—	24	509	2	—	21.2	—	—	—
1999	25	NO	15	—	82	40	777	6	48.8%	19.4	9.5	—	34
2000	26	NO	14	—	36	21	293	1	58.3%	14.0	8.1	—	12
2001	27	DEN	4	—	10	5	38	0	50.0%	7.6	3.8	—	2
Career			51		128	94	1,715	11	73.4%	18.2	13.4	—	48

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	0.9	27.3
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	4.6
2001	27	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 51· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 37

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 472001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

10.94 EPA/season over 3 seasons54

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec2Yds12Ctch%66.7%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt4.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.3

College Stats

Arizona StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona State), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #116

#106Chris DishmanG #108Marcus RobinsonWR #109Raleigh RoundtreeG #111Tremain MackFS #112Ryan TuckerG #113Antonio BanksCB #114Seth PayneDT #115Albert ConnellWR #117Monty MontgomeryDB #119Damien RobinsonFS #120Jamie NailsG #122Tarek SalehLB #123Chad LevittRB #126Jermaine SmithDT #127Macey BrooksWR #128Alshermond SingletonOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Keith inherited the New Orleans Saints WR room from Andre Hastings (1997–1999), and handed it to Willie Jackson (2000–2001).

Kenny Duckett 1982–1984Lindsay Scott 1982–1985Eugene Goodlow 1983–1986Eric Martin 1985–1993Lonzell Hill 1987–1990Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined DEN (from NO)
2001final season
Last recorded season with DEN
1997draft
Drafted by NO — Round 4, Pick 116

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 193 lb

Frame

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+1998

B1999

C+2000

F2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

75%

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
1998	509	33.9	500-9	29.4
1999	777	51.8	762-15	44.8
2000	293	20.9	276-17	16.3
2001	38	9.5	2-36	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

28 career value over replacement — #2752 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #116 (Rd 4) · NO · 1997 · +16.6 vs expected KV-H

51actual

34.4 expected · Δ+16.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #116

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator