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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 22 | DAL | 7 | — | — | 5 | 103 | 0 | — | 20.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | — | 49 | 622 | 3 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | 4 | -4 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | DAL | 11 | — | — | 46 | 644 | 2 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | — | 64 | 732 | 0 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | 4 | -2 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | DAL | 16 | — | — | 16 | 243 | 0 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | DAL | 16 | — | — | 32 | 359 | 3 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | SEA | 16 | — | — | 57 | 798 | 5 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | SEA | 16 | — | — | 56 | 681 | 1 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 17 | 206 | 0 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | DAL | 16 | — | — | 25 | 380 | 1 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 139 | — | — | 367 | 4,768 | 15 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
104 career value over replacement — #1098 all-time of 4,695. 10.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #95 (Rd 4) · DAL · 1987 · +23.5 vs expected KV-H
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10 seasons · peak 9.5 in 1993
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.6 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1993 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 1996 · +0.3 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#273 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| 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 | — | 367 | 4,768 | 15 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 24 | DAL | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | DAL | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | DAL | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | PHI | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | DAL | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
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.
Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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