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

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Kenny Jackson

Top 27% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight180 lb

BornFeb 15, 1962

Age64

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr1984

Draft1984 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 49 · #2077 · Above Average

Worth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.3

Avg surplus

peak +17

4 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 49

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
1984	—	PHI	11	—	—	26	398	1	—	15.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	PHI	16	—	—	40	692	1	—	17.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	PHI	16	—	—	30	506	6	—	16.9	—	—	—	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	PHI	12	—	—	21	471	3	—	22.4	—	—	—	6	27	0	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	TEN	10	—	—	4	31	0	—	7.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	PHI	14	—	—	1	43	0	—	43.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	PHI	16	—	—	4	29	0	—	7.3	—	—	—	1	18	0	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	15	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	95	—	0	126	2,170	11	—	17.2	—	—	—	8	51	0	6.4	0.0	—	—	—	18	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1986	24	PHI	16	—	1	6	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	11.9
1987	25	PHI	12	—	6	27	4.5	0.0	—	—	—	7
1991	29	PHI	16	—	1	18	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	3.2
Career			44		8	51	6.4	—	—	—	—	46.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1984	22	PHI	11	—	—	26	398	1	—	15.3	—	—	—
1985	23	PHI	16	—	—	40	692	1	—	17.3	—	—	—
1986	24	PHI	16	—	—	30	506	6	—	16.9	—	—	—
1987	25	PHI	12	—	—	21	471	3	—	22.4	—	—	—
1989	27	TEN	10	—	—	4	31	0	—	7.8	—	—	—
1990	28	PHI	14	—	—	1	43	0	—	43.0	—	—	—
1991	29	PHI	16	—	—	4	29	0	—	7.3	—	—	—
Career			95		0	126	2,170	11	—	17.2	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1985	23	PHI	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	24	PHI	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	25	PHI	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	29	PHI	—	—	15	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					18	4	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1984bestavg 531991

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader9

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: 93%.

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

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn 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.

1984 Draft Class· this player went #4

#1Irving FryarWR #1Steve YoungQB #3Carl BanksOLB #4Reggie WhiteDE #11Wilber MarshallOLB #17Clyde DuncanWR #20David LewisTE #23Louis LippsWR #26Greg BellRB #28Brian BladosOT #37Jim SweeneyC #38Boomer EsiasonQB #39Glenn DennisonTE #41Eric RichardsonWR #47Pete MandleyWR #49Daryl TurnerWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kenny inherited the Philadelphia Eagles WR room from Mike Quick (1982–1990), and handed it to Gregg Garrity (1985–1989).

Mike Quick 1982–1990Kenny Jackson 1984–1991Gregg Garrity 1985–1989Cris Carter 1987–1989Fred Barnett 1990–1995Calvin Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1991final season
Last recorded season with PHI
1990team change
Joined PHI (from TEN)
1989team change
Joined TEN (from PHI)
1984draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 1, Pick 4

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 180 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

C+1984

B1985

B1986

C+1987

C1989

C1990

C1991

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

86%

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
1984	398	36.2	655+257	38.5
1985	692	43.3	745+53	43.8
1986	506	31.6	547+41	32.2
1987	471	39.3	658+187	38.7
1989	31	3.1	103+72	6.1
1990	43	3.1	83+40	4.9
1991	29	1.8	72+43	4.2

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

Career Value · VORP

49 career value over replacement — #2077 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #4 (Rd 1) · PHI · 1984 · -4.8 vs expected KV-H

57actual

61.8 expected · Δ−4.8

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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

1984 Draft Class· this player went #4

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator