Marcus Thigpen
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2013
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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 | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2012 | — | MIA | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 50.0% | 15.0 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | MIA | 10 | — | 11 | 8 | 97 | 1 | 72.7% | 12.1 | 8.8 | — | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 4.6% | — | 0.0% | 165 | 35.6% |
| 2014 | — | BUF | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 35.1% |
| 2015 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3.6% | — | 0.0% | 77 | 28.7% |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 14 | 9 | 112 | 1 | 64.3% | 12.4 | 8.0 | — | 5 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3.1% | — | 0.0% | 331 | 33.1% | |
Career EPA6.3·-2 rushing · 8 receiving·1.6/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | MIA | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 27 | MIA | 10 | 0* | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2015 | 29 | BUF | 1 | 0* | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 15 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 3.1 | — | 2 | — | 0 | 3.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | MIA | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 50.0% | 15.0 | 7.5 | — | 1 |
| 2013 | 27 | MIA | 10 | 0* | 11 | 8 | 97 | 1 | 72.7% | 12.1 | 8.8 | — | 4 |
| 2014 | 28 | BUF | 2 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 14 | 9 | 112 | 1 | 64.3% | 12.4 | 8.0 | — | 5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27 | MIA | 16 | 0* | 33 | 4.6% | — | 0.0% | 165 | 35.6% |
| 2014 | 28 | BUF | 9 | 0* | 1 | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 35.1% |
| 2015 | 29 | BUF | 9 | 0* | 12 | 3.6% | — | 0.0% | 77 | 28.7% |
| Career | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | 331 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 33 |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | 0* | — | -1.5 | 7.1 | 0 | 26 |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | -0.9 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 59 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 23 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 23 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
31
Sustained
career value
×.6
26
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 29 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 23· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 31
On-field 21.4
Availability 9.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2012bestavg 262013
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
1.57 EPA/season over 4 seasons51
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: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap3.382Touch rate0.529EPA/snap0.142Snap share2.8%Off snaps34Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Indiana), 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
Ryan TannehillQB3yDan CarpenterK3yCharles ClayTE3yMarcus EasleyWR3yJerry HughesDE2yStephon GilmoreCB2yKyle WilliamsDT2yRobert WoodsWR2yRandy StarksDE2yMario WilliamsDE2yCameron WakeLB2yManny LawsonOLB2yCorey GrahamFS2yNickell Robey-ColemanDB2yOlivier VernonDE2ySammy WatkinsWR2yMarcell DareusDT2yReshad JonesFS2yBrian HartlineWR2yMarquise GoodwinWR2yNigel BradhamOLB2yPaul SoliaiDE2yLamar MillerRB2yBrandon FieldsP2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2015final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2014team change
Joined BUF (from MIA)
- 2012signing
Entered the NFL with MIA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'9" / 200 lb
Frame
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
23
peak 26
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2012
D2013
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
71%
20122015
2012 · backup · 4/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15 | 3.8 | 0-15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 97 | 9.7 | 31-66 | 1.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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