Mark Carrier ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Carrier in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Carrier a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Mark Carrier

1× Pro BowlTop 8% all-time WRsIron Man

Height6'0"

Weight186 lb

BornOct 28, 1965

Age60

CollegeNicholls State See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 3, Pick 57 · TAM

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

81stReceiving Yards·8,763 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 201 · #366 · Elite

Worth 201 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.8

Avg surplus

peak +36

12 seasons × ~16.8 surplus ≈ VORP 201

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	—	TB	10	—	—	26	423	3	—	16.3	—	—	—
1988	—	TB	16	—	—	57	970	5	—	17.0	—	—	—
1989	—	TB	16	—	—	86	1,422	9	—	16.5	—	—	—
1990	—	TB	16	—	—	49	813	4	—	16.6	—	—	—
1991	—	TB	16	—	—	47	698	2	—	14.9	—	—	—
1992	—	TB	14	—	—	56	692	4	—	12.4	—	—	—
1993	—	CLE	16	—	—	43	746	3	—	17.3	—	—	—
1994	—	CLE	16	—	—	29	452	5	—	15.6	—	—	—
1995	—	CAR	16	—	—	66	1,002	3	—	15.2	—	—	—
1996	—	CAR	16	—	—	58	808	6	—	13.9	—	—	—
1997	—	CAR	9	—	—	33	436	2	—	13.2	—	—	—
1998	—	CAR	16	—	—	19	301	2	—	15.8	—	—	—
Career		—	177	—	—	569	8,763	48	—	15.4	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
Career					8	36	2	4.5	—	—	—	—	130.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	22	TB	10	—	—	26	423	3	—	16.3	—	—	—
1988	23	TB	16	—	—	57	970	5	—	17.0	—	—	—
1989	24	TB	16	—	—	86	1,422	9	—	16.5	—	—	—
1990	25	TB	16	—	—	49	813	4	—	16.6	—	—	—
1991	26	TB	16	—	—	47	698	2	—	14.9	—	—	—
1992	27	TB	14	—	—	56	692	4	—	12.4	—	—	—
1993	28	CLE	16	—	—	43	746	3	—	17.3	—	—	—
1994	29	CLE	16	—	—	29	452	5	—	15.6	—	—	—
1995	30	CAR	16	—	—	66	1,002	3	—	15.2	—	—	—
1996	31	CAR	16	—	—	58	808	6	—	13.9	—	—	—
1997	32	CAR	9	—	—	33	436	2	—	13.2	—	—	—
1998	33	CAR	16	—	—	19	301	2	—	15.8	—	—	—
Career			177		—	569	8,763	48	—	15.4	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 65elite 701998

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 38% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

38% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader38

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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

Nicholls StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nicholls 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #57

#34Tim McDonaldS #35Christian OkoyeRB #40Lonzell HillWR #45David WymanMLB #47Donald EvansDE #51Don SmithRB #54Ron MorrisWR #56Scott SchwedesWR #62Rob AwaltTE #63Jerry BallDT #64Cody CarlsonQB #66Charles LockettWR #71Frankie NealWR #78Jamie MuellerRB #79Bob PerrymanRB #80Tim ManoaRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mark inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR room from Bruce Hill (1987–1991), and handed it to Willie Drewrey (1989–1992).

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

1998final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1995team change
Joined CAR (from CLE)
1993team change
Joined CLE (from TB)
1987draft
Drafted by TAM — Round 3, Pick 57
1987team change
Joined TB (from TAM)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 186 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

C+1987

B+1988

A1989

B1990

B1991

B1992

B1993

C+1994

B+1995

B1996

C+1997

C+1998

Availability

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
1987	423	42.3	705+282	41.4
1988	970	60.6	981+11	57.7
1989	1,422	88.9	1,422	83.6
1990	813	50.8	839+26	49.3
1991	698	43.6	714+16	42
1992	692	49.4	792+100	46.6
1993	746	46.6	738-8	43.4
1994	452	28.3	446-6	26.2
1995	1,002	62.6	913-89	53.7
1996	808	50.5	738-70	43.4
1997	436	48.4	704+268	41.4
1998	301	18.8	291-10	17.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

201 career value over replacement — #366 all-time of 4,642. 16.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #57 (Rd 3) · TAM · 1987 · +24.1 vs expected KV-H

71actual

46.9 expected · Δ+24.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #57

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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