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

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Kelvin Martin

👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 3 titles Top 20% all-time WRsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height5'9"

Weight162 lb

BornMay 14, 1965

Age61

CollegeBoston College See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 4, Pick 95 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 103 · #1077 · High-Value

Worth 103 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.9

Avg surplus

peak +19

8 seasons × ~12.9 surplus ≈ VORP 103

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense
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
1987	—	DAL	7	—	—	5	103	0	—	20.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	DAL	16	—	—	49	622	3	—	12.7	—	—	—	4	-4	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	DAL	11	—	—	46	644	2	—	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	DAL	16	—	—	64	732	0	—	11.4	—	—	—	4	-2	0	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	DAL	16	—	—	16	243	0	—	15.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	DAL	16	—	—	32	359	3	—	11.2	—	—	—	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	SEA	16	—	—	57	798	5	—	14.0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	SEA	16	—	—	56	681	1	—	12.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PHI	9	—	—	17	206	0	—	12.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	DAL	16	—	—	25	380	1	—	15.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	139	—	0	367	4,768	15	—	13.0	—	—	—	11	7	0	0.6	0.0	—	—	—	7	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1988	23	DAL	16	—	4	-4	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	10.6
1990	25	DAL	16	—	4	-2	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—	9.7
1992	27	DAL	16	—	2	13	6.5	0.0	—	—	—	8.6
1993	28	SEA	16	—	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	12.6
Career			64		11	7	0.6	—	—	—	—	74

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	22	DAL	7	—	—	5	103	0	—	20.6	—	—	—
1988	23	DAL	16	—	—	49	622	3	—	12.7	—	—	—
1989	24	DAL	11	—	—	46	644	2	—	14.0	—	—	—
1990	25	DAL	16	—	—	64	732	0	—	11.4	—	—	—
1991	26	DAL	16	—	—	16	243	0	—	15.2	—	—	—
1992	27	DAL	16	—	—	32	359	3	—	11.2	—	—	—
1993	28	SEA	16	—	—	57	798	5	—	14.0	—	—	—
1994	29	SEA	16	—	—	56	681	1	—	12.2	—	—	—
1995	30	PHI	9	—	—	17	206	0	—	12.1	—	—	—
1996	31	DAL	16	—	—	25	380	1	—	15.2	—	—	—
Career			139		0	367	4,768	15	—	13.0	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1989	24	DAL	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	26	DAL	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	27	DAL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1995	30	PHI	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1996	31	DAL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					7	4	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 571996

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Receptions leader24

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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+).

College Stats

Boston CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston College), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #95

#71Frankie NealWR #78Jamie MuellerRB #79Bob PerrymanRB #80Tim ManoaRB #82Jeff JaegerK #83Stephen BakerWR #87Ron HallTE #88Mark VlasicQB #98Rich GannonQB #99Troy StradfordRB #103Jim RiggsTE #106Bruce HillWR #110Steve BeuerleinQB #112Odessa TurnerWR #117Timmy SmithRB #119Tommie AgeeRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kelvin inherited the Dallas Cowboys WR room from Doug Donley (1981–1984), and handed it to Michael Irvin (1988–1999).

Doug Donley 1981–1984Kelvin Martin 1987–1996Michael Irvin 1988–1999Alvin Harper 1991–1999Kevin R. Williams 1993–1996Raghib Ismail

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1996team change
Joined DAL (from PHI)
1996final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1995team change
Joined PHI (from SEA)
1993team change
Joined SEA (from DAL)
1987draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 4, Pick 95

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 162 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

D1987

B1988

B1989

B1990

C+1991

C+1992

B1993

B1994

C1995

C+1996

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

87%

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
1987	103	14.7	287+184	16.9
1988	622	38.9	649+27	38.2
1989	644	58.5	956+312	56.2
1990	732	45.8	758+26	44.6
1991	243	15.2	277+34	16.3
1992	359	22.4	380+21	22.4
1993	798	49.9	787-11	46.3
1994	681	42.6	650-31	38.3
1995	206	22.9	400+194	23.5
1996	380	23.8	412+32	24.2

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

103 career value over replacement — #1077 all-time of 4,642. 10.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #95 (Rd 4) · DAL · 1987 · +22.3 vs expected KV-H

61actual

38.7 expected · Δ+22.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #95

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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