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

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Lawrence Dawsey

Top 22% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight198 lb

BornNov 16, 1967

Age58

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 66 · TB

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 66 · #1703 · Above Average

Worth 66 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.2

Avg surplus

peak +20

5 seasons × ~13.2 surplus ≈ VORP 66

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									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	TB	16	—	—	55	818	3	—	14.9	—	—	—	1	9	1	9.0	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	TB	15	—	—	60	776	1	—	12.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	TB	4	—	—	15	203	0	—	13.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	TB	10	—	—	46	673	1	—	14.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	TB	12	—	—	30	372	0	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NYG	16	—	—	18	233	0	—	12.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	8	—	33	16	196	1	48.5%	12.3	5.9	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	0	0
Career		—	83	—	33	240	3,271	6	727.3%	13.6	99.1	—	8	1	9	1	9.0	100.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-3.6	0	0

Career EPA-3.6·-4 receiving·-3.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1991	24	TB	16	—	—	55	818	3	—	14.9	—	—	—	11.9
1992	25	TB	15	—	—	60	776	1	—	12.9	—	—	—	9.7
1993	26	TB	4	—	—	15	203	0	—	13.5	—	—	—	2.3
1994	27	TB	10	—	—	46	673	1	—	14.6	—	—	—	6.5
1995	28	TB	12	—	—	30	372	0	—	12.4	—	—	—	4.6
1996	29	NYG	16	—	—	18	233	0	—	12.9	—	—	—	4.6
1999	32	NO	8	—	33	16	196	1	48.5%	12.3	5.9	—	8	3.7
Career			81		33	240	3,271	6	727.3%	13.6	99.1	—	8	43.3

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	32	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1991	24	TB	16	—	1	9	1	9.0	100.0	—	—	—
Career			16		1	9	1	9.0	—	0	—	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 60 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 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 41.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 541999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.58 EPA/season over 1 season49

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: 85%.

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

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #66

#50Joe ValerioOT #51Doug ThomasWR #54Phil HansenDE #58Reggie BarrettWR #59Aeneas WilliamsFS #60Aaron CraverFB #61Keith TraylorNT #63Mo LewisOLB #68Jake ReedWR #71Steve JacksonDB #73Ernie MillsWR #74David DanielsWR #76Ricky ErvinsRB #77Tim BarnettWR #78Chris GardockiP #79Kevin DonnalleyG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Lawrence inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR room from Willie Drewrey (1989–1992), and handed it to Courtney Hawkins (1992–1996).

Gerald Carter 1981–1987Bruce Hill 1987–1991Mark Carrier 1987–1992Willie Drewrey 1989–1992Lawrence Dawsey 1991–1995Courtney Hawkins

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined NO (from NYG)
1999final season
Last recorded season with NO
1996team change
Joined NYG (from TB)
1991draft
Drafted by TB — Round 3, Pick 66

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 198 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 63

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

B1991

B1992

F1993

B1994

C+1995

C+1996

C1999

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
1991	818	51.1	829+11	48.7
1992	776	51.7	827+51	48.6
1993	203	50.8	800+597	47.1
1994	673	67.3	1,004+331	59
1995	372	31	505+133	29.7
1996	233	14.6	300+67	17.6
1999	196	24.5	359+163	21.1

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

Career Value · VORP

66 career value over replacement — #1703 all-time of 4,642. 9.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #66 (Rd 3) · TB · 1991 · +14.6 vs expected KV-H

60actual

45.4 expected · Δ+14.6

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #66

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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