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

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Kevin Lockett

Top 37% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight182 lb

BornSep 8, 1974

Age51

CollegeKansas State See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 2, Pick 47 · KC

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 · #3316 · Role Player

Worth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 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

+5.3

Avg surplus

peak +8

3 seasons × ~5.3 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									Passing													Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1997	—	KC	9	—	—	1	35	0	—	35.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	13	—	—	19	281	0	—	14.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	16	—	56	34	426	2	60.7%	12.5	7.6	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.8	0	0
2000	—	KC	14	—	53	32	414	2	60.4%	12.9	7.8	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.5	0	0
2001	—	WAS	14	—	41	22	293	0	53.7%	13.3	7.1	—	16	1	1	100.0%	31	1	0	100.0	0.0	31.0	51.0	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.2	—	-1.2	0	0
2002	—	JAX	12	—	42	16	205	4	38.1%	12.8	4.9	—	10	1	1	100.0%	14	1	0	100.0	0.0	14.0	34.0	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.4	—	0.8	0	0
2003	—	NYJ	3	—	5	5	76	0	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.0	0	0
Career		—	83	—	197	129	1,730	8	65.5%	13.4	8.8	—	81	2	2	100.0%	45	2	0	100.0	0.0	22.5	42.5	—	158.3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	5.5	—	43.9	0	0

Career EPA49.4·6 passing · 44 receiving·9.9/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2001	27	WAS	14	—	1	1	100.0%	31	1	100.0	31.0	51.0	—	158.3	5.2
2002	28	JAX	12	—	1	1	100.0%	14	1	100.0	14.0	34.0	—	158.3	5.9
Career			26		2	2	100.0%	45	2	100.0	22.5	—	—	158.3	33.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23	KC	9	—	—	1	35	0	—	35.0	—	—	—
1998	24	KC	13	—	—	19	281	0	—	14.8	—	—	—
1999	25	KC	16	—	56	34	426	2	60.7%	12.5	7.6	—	26
2000	26	KC	14	—	53	32	414	2	60.4%	12.9	7.8	—	24
2001	27	WAS	14	—	41	22	293	0	53.7%	13.3	7.1	—	16
2002	28	JAX	12	—	42	16	205	4	38.1%	12.8	4.9	—	10
2003	29	NYJ	3	—	5	5	76	0	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	5
Career			81		197	129	1,730	8	65.5%	13.4	8.8	—	81

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	—	17.8
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	16.5
2001	27	—	—	—	3.2	—	-1.2
2002	28	—	—	—	2.4	—	0.8
2003	29	—	—	—	—	—	10.0
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 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 32.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 482002

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

9.88 EPA/season over 5 seasons53

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+).

College Stats

Kansas StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kansas 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 #47

#39Jared TomichDE #40Dexter McCleonDB #41Byron HanspardRB #42Jake PlummerQB #43Corey DillonRB #44Sam MadisonCB #45Freddie JonesTE #46Joey KentWR #48Adam MeadowsOT #50Mike LoganDB #52Marcellus WileyDE #53Will BlackwellWR #55Marc EdwardsFB #56Mike MinterFS #57James DarlingLB #58Kim HerringDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kevin inherited the Kansas City Chiefs WR room from Andre Rison (1997–1999), and handed it to Derrick Alexander (1998–2001).

Carlos Carson 1980–1989Anthony Hancock 1982–1986Emile Harry 1986–1992Robb Thomas 1989–1991J.J. Birden 1990–1994Tim Barnett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined NYJ (from JAX)
2003final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2002team change
Joined JAX (from WAS)
2001team change
Joined WAS (from KC)
1997draft
Drafted by KC — Round 2, Pick 47

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 182 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 53

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

D1997

C+1998

C+1999

C+2000

C2001

C2002

Availability

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

72%

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
1997	35	3.9	120+85	7.1
1998	281	21.6	330+49	19.4
1999	426	26.6	390-36	23
2000	414	29.6	415+1	24.4
2001	293	20.9	212-81	12.5
2002	205	17.1	115-90	6.7

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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

16 career value over replacement — #3316 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #47 (Rd 2) · KC · 1997 · +1.2 vs expected KV-H

51actual

49.8 expected · Δ+1.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #47

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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