Lam Jones is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Jones in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jones's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Lam Jones
Top 22% all-time WRsReliable Starter
Height5'11"
Weight180 lb
BornApr 4, 1958
Age68
CollegeTexasSee College Stats
Rookie yr1980
Draft1980 Β· Rd 1, Pick 2 Β· NYJ
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 65 Β· #1728 Β· Above AverageWorth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+13
Avg surplus
peak +20
5 seasons Γ ~13 surplus β VORP 65
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1980 | β | NYJ | 16 | β | β | 25 | 482 | 3 | β | 19.3 | β | β | β |
| 1981 | β | NYJ | 15 | β | β | 20 | 342 | 3 | β | 17.1 | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | NYJ | 8 | β | β | 18 | 294 | 2 | β | 16.3 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | NYJ | 14 | β | β | 43 | 734 | 4 | β | 17.1 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | NYJ | 8 | β | β | 32 | 470 | 1 | β | 14.7 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 61 | β | 0 | 276 | 4,644 | 26 | β | 16.8 | β | β | β | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
61
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 60Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 61
On-field 43.4
Availability 17.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1980bestavg 611984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position18
Depth
of 100
Reached 20% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
20% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader20
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 96%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
Receiving
Rec14Yds218Y/R15.6
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLam opened the New York Jets WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Jo-Jo Townsell (1985β1990).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1984final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 1980draft
Drafted by NYJ β Round 1, Pick 2
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 180 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
60
peak 60
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1980
C+1981
B1982
B1983
B1984
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
84%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 482 | 30.1 | 423-59 | 24.9 |
| 1981 | 342 | 22.8 | 460+118 | 27.1 |
| 1982 | 294 | 36.8 | 668+374 | 39.3 |
| 1983 | 734 | 52.4 | 929+195 | 54.6 |
| 1984 | 470 | 58.8 | 1,003+533 | 59 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
65 career value over replacement β #1728 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #2 (Rd 1) Β· NYJ Β· 1980 Β· -1.8 vs expected KV-H
60actual
61.8 expected Β· Ξβ1.8
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