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

WRBAL#83ACT

Lee Evans

Top 11% all-time WRsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #431

Height5'10"

Weight197 lb

BornMar 11, 1981

Age45

CollegeWisconsin See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 134 · #750 · High-Value

Worth 134 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.1

Avg surplus

peak +33

7 seasons × ~19.1 surplus ≈ VORP 134

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								Passing													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	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
2004	—	BUF	15	—	48	48	843	9	100.0%	17.6	17.6	—	38	5	85	0	17.0	0.0	4	80.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	SEA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	BUF	16	—	49	49	743	7	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	29	4	38	0	9.5	0.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	NYJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	BUF	16	—	82	82	1,291	8	100.0%	15.7	15.7	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NE	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	BUF	16	—	57	55	849	5	96.5%	15.4	14.9	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYG	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2008	—	BUF	15	—	63	63	1,017	3	100.0%	16.1	16.1	—	46	1	22	0	22.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CLE	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	BUF	16	—	95	44	612	7	46.3%	13.9	6.4	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	BUF	12	—	83	37	578	4	44.6%	15.6	7.0	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	—	BAL	9	—	26	4	74	0	15.4%	18.5	2.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	TEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	138	—	503	382	6,007	43	75.9%	15.7	11.9	—	261	10	145	0	14.5	0.0	7	70.0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	27	27	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0

Career EPA406.2·-0 passing · 10 rushing · 397 receiving·50.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2006	25	BUF	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	17.3
Career			16		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	90.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%
2004	23	BUF	15	—	5	85	17.0	0.0	4	80.0
2005	24	BUF	16	—	4	38	9.5	0.0	2	50.0
2008	27	BUF	15	—	1	22	22.0	0.0	1	100.0
Career			46		10	145	14.5	—	7	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	23	BUF	15	—	48	48	843	9	100.0%	17.6	17.6	—	38
2005	24	BUF	16	—	49	49	743	7	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	29
2006	25	BUF	16	—	82	82	1,291	8	100.0%	15.7	15.7	—	53
2007	26	BUF	16	—	57	55	849	5	96.5%	15.4	14.9	—	38
2008	27	BUF	15	—	63	63	1,017	3	100.0%	16.1	16.1	—	46
2009	28	BUF	16	—	95	44	612	7	46.3%	13.9	6.4	—	27
2010	29	BUF	12	—	83	37	578	4	44.6%	15.6	7.0	—	26
2011	30	BAL	9	—	26	4	74	0	15.4%	18.5	2.8	—	4
Career			115		503	382	6,007	43	75.9%	15.7	11.9	—	261

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2004	23	SEA	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2005	24	NYJ	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	—
2006	25	NE	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2007	26	NYG	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	1	—
2008	27	CLE	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	—
2009	28	ATL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2010	29	CIN	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	—
2011	30	TEN	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			23		27	27	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2004	23	—	—	—	—	5.9	85.7	0	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	2.0	69.7	0	0
2006	25	—	—	—	-0.5	—	119.1	17	955
2007	26	—	—	—	—	—	65.2	0	674
2008	27	—	—	—	—	1.6	76.1	0	774
2009	28	—	—	—	—	—	-3.0	0	1,160
2010	29	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	0	1,317
2011	30	—	—	—	—	—	-22.3	0	464
Career					—	—	—	17	5,344

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 63elite 702011

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #431 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2005 BUF·5 team wins#20

Receiving Touchdowns · 7 · score 12

2009 BUF·6 team wins#23

Receiving Touchdowns · 7 · score 3

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader26

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

50.78 EPA/season over 8 seasons67

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: 96%.

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+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2004 class

4.39s

40-Yard

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 94thClass Pos 92thClass All 95th

34.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 59thClass Pos 39thClass All 59th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 64thClass Pos 34thClass All 70th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec4Yds69Ctch%80.0%Y/R17.3Y/Tgt13.81D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA6.1Rec AirYd78

College Stats

WisconsinCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wisconsin), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #13

#5Sean TaylorFS #6Kellen WinslowTE #7Roy WilliamsWR #8DeAngelo HallS #9Reggie WilliamsWR #10Dunta RobinsonCB #11Ben RoethlisbergerQB #12Jonathan VilmaOLB #14Tommie HarrisDT #15Michael ClaytonWR #16Shawn AndrewsOT #18Will SmithLB #19Vernon CareyG #20Kenechi UdezeDE #21Vince WilforkNT #22J.P. LosmanQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Lee inherited the Buffalo Bills WR room from Josh Reed (2002–2009), and handed it to Roscoe Parrish (2005–2011).

Byron Franklin 1981–1984Chris Burkett 1985–1989Andre Reed 1985–1999Don Beebe 1989–1994Steve Tasker 1990–1996Bill Brooks

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined BAL (from BUF)
2011final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2004draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 197 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.39s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	BAL	6	W3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Doubtful· AnkleW11Questionable· Ankle
2010	BUF	1	W15Out· Ankle

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

B2004

B2005

A2006

B2007

B+2008

B2009

B2010

D2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

90%

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
2004	843	56.2	846+3	49.8
2005	743	46.4	630-113	37.1
2006	1,291	80.7	1,317+26	77.5
2007	849	53.1	783-66	46
2008	1,017	67.8	1,065+48	62.6
2009	612	38.3	530-82	31.2
2010	578	48.2	720+142	42.4
2011	74	8.2	10-64	0.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

134 career value over replacement — #750 all-time of 4,642. 16.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2004 · +7.7 vs expected KV-H

68actual

60.3 expected · Δ+7.7

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #13

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator