Mark Nichols is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Nichols in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Nichols's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | ||||||
| 1981 | 21–22 | DET | 12 | — | 2.8 | — | 10 | 222 | 1 | — | 22.2 | — | — | — | 3 | 50 | 0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 22–23 | DET | 7 | — | 2.6 | — | 8 | 153 | 2 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23–24 | DET | 16 | — | 4.4 | — | 29 | 437 | 1 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24–25 | DET | 15 | — | 7.5 | — | 34 | 744 | 1 | — | 21.9 | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25–26 | DET | 14 | — | 8.1 | — | 36 | 592 | 4 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27–28 | DET | 12 | — | 0.2 | — | 7 | 87 | 0 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 25.6 | — | 124 | 2,235 | 9 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | 9 | 108 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2118 all-time of 4,695. 8.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #16 (Rd 1) · DET · 1981 · +2.8 vs expected KV-H
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