Louis Lipps ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Lipps in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lipps a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1984 | 22 | PIT | 14 | — | — | 45 | 860 | 9 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 23 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 59 | 1,134 | 12 | — | 19.2 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | PIT | 13 | — | — | 38 | 590 | 3 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | PIT | 4 | — | — | 11 | 164 | 0 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 50 | 973 | 5 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | — | 50 | 944 | 5 | — | 18.9 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | PIT | 14 | — | — | 50 | 682 | 3 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | PIT | 15 | — | — | 55 | 671 | 2 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | NO | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 110 | — | — | 359 | 6,019 | 39 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
147 career value over replacement — #680 all-time of 4,695. 18.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #23 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1984 · +13.7 vs expected KV-H
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A top 10% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
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7 seasons × ~21 surplus ≈ VORP 147
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