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

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Lindsay Scott

Top 37% all-time WRsReliable Starter

Height6'1"

Weight195 lb

BornDec 6, 1960

Age65

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1982 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · NOR

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 26 · #2840 · Role Player

Worth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.7

Avg surplus

peak +11

3 seasons × ~8.7 surplus ≈ VORP 26

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
1982	—	NO	8	—	—	17	251	0	—	14.8	—	—	—	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	NO	16	—	—	24	274	0	—	11.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	NO	16	—	—	21	278	1	—	13.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	NO	9	—	—	7	61	0	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	49	—	0	69	864	1	—	12.5	—	—	—	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1982	22	NO	8	—	1	-4	0	-4.0	0.0	—	—	—	4.9
Career			8		1	-4	0	-4.0	—	—	—	—	22.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1982	22	NO	8	—	—	17	251	0	—	14.8	—	—	—
1983	23	NO	16	—	—	24	274	0	—	11.4	—	—	—
1984	24	NO	16	—	—	21	278	1	—	13.2	—	—	—
1985	25	NO	9	—	—	7	61	0	—	8.7	—	—	—
Career			49		0	69	864	1	—	12.5	—	—	—

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 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 35.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1982bestavg 531985

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

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: 94%.

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

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

Top Teammates

Rickey JacksonLB4y Dave WaymerDB4y Hoby BrennerTE4y Hokie GajanRB4y John TiceTE3y George RogersRB3y Eugene GoodlowWR3y Kenny DuckettWR3y Brian HansenP2y Terry HoageDB2y Earl CampbellRB2y Bill HurleyDB2y Jack Del RioMLB1y Eric MartinWR1y Junior MillerTE1y Cliff AustinRB1y Toussaint TylerRB1y

1982 Draft Class· this player went #13

#4Art SchlichterQB #5Jim McMahonQB #7Darrin NelsonRB #9Gerald RiggsRB #11Anthony HancockWR #12Walter AbercrombieRB #14Barry ReddenRB #16Luis SharpeOT #17Sean FarrellG #18Butch WoolfolkRB #19Perry TuttleWR #20Mike QuickWR #21Gerald WillhiteRB #34Rohn StarkP #40Robert WeathersRB #44Oliver LuckQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Lindsay inherited the New Orleans Saints WR room from Kenny Duckett (1982–1984), and handed it to Eugene Goodlow (1983–1986).

Kenny Duckett 1982–1984Lindsay Scott 1982–1985Eugene Goodlow 1983–1986Eric Martin 1985–1993Lonzell Hill 1987–1990Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1985final season
Last recorded season with NO
1982draft
Drafted by NOR — Round 1, Pick 13
1982team change
Joined NO (from NOR)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 195 lb

Frame

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+1982

C+1983

C+1984

C1985

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 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
1982	251	31.4	588+337	34.6
1983	274	17.1	398+124	23.4
1984	278	17.4	365+87	21.5
1985	61	6.8	195+134	11.5

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

26 career value over replacement — #2840 all-time of 4,642. 6.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NOR · 1982 · -9.3 vs expected KV-H

51actual

60.3 expected · Δ−9.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1982 Draft Class· this player went #13

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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