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Markus Wheaton

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Markus Wheaton

Top 42% all-time WRsSolid Contributor📉 Fades · -30% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight185 lb

BornFeb 7, 1991

Age35

CollegeOregon State See College Stats

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 3, Pick 79 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

Solid ContributorExplore archetypes →

A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 28 · #2755 · Role Player

Worth 28 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 60% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

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

48

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+14

Avg surplus

peak +16

2 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 28

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
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	—	PIT	5	—	13	6	64	0	46.2%	10.7	4.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	159	19.3%	—	0.0%	126	34.9%
2014	—	PIT	16	—	86	53	644	2	61.6%	12.2	7.5	—	33	4	19	0	4.8	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	746	66.9%	—	0.0%	47	15.8%
2014	—	NYJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	PIT	16	—	79	44	749	5	55.7%	17.0	9.5	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	697	64.9%	—	0.0%	21	15.2%
2015	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PIT	3	—	9	4	51	1	44.4%	12.8	5.7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	48.3%	—	0.0%	2	7.0%
2017	—	CHI	7	—	17	3	51	0	17.6%	17.0	3.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	187	26.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2018	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3.0%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
Career		—	51	—	204	110	1,559	8	53.9%	14.2	7.6	—	74	4	19	0	4.8	0.0	1	25.0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,888	38.1%	—	0.0%	197	15.4%

Career EPA18.9·-1 rushing · 20 receiving·3.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2014	23	PIT	16	11*	4	19	0	4.8	0.0	1	25.0	0	9.4
Career			16	11*	4	19	0	4.8	—	1	—	0	24.1

* 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
2013	22	PIT	5	0*	13	6	64	0	46.2%	10.7	4.9	—	5
2014	23	PIT	16	11*	86	53	644	2	61.6%	12.2	7.5	—	33
2015	24	PIT	16	10*	79	44	749	5	55.7%	17.0	9.5	—	32
2016	25	PIT	3	—	9	4	51	1	44.4%	12.8	5.7	—	2
2017	26	CHI	7	0*	17	3	51	0	17.6%	17.0	3.0	—	2
Career			47	21*	204	110	1,559	8	53.9%	14.2	7.6	—	74

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2013	22	PIT	2	0*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2014	23	NYJ	2	2*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2015	24	DEN	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			5	3*	4	4	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* 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	22	PIT	12	0*	159	19.3%	—	0.0%	126	34.9%
2014	23	PIT	16	11*	746	66.9%	—	0.0%	47	15.8%
2015	24	PIT	16	10*	697	64.9%	—	0.0%	21	15.2%
2016	25	PIT	3	—	97	48.3%	—	0.0%	2	7.0%
2017	26	CHI	11	0*	187	26.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2018	27	PHI	1	—	2	3.0%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
Career			59	21*	1,888	—	—	—	197	—

* 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
2013	22	—	—	0*	—	—	-6.3	0	159
2014	23	—	—	11*	—	-0.8	11.0	0	1,080
2015	24	—	—	10*	—	—	19.4	0	1,133
2016	25	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	0	114
2017	26	—	—	0*	—	—	-6.2	0	244
Career				21*	—	—	—	0	2,730

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

52

Sustained

career value

×.6

51

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 51.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 48· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 35.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2013bestavg 442017

All-Time Standing

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

11

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.79 EPA/season over 5 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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

48

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.837 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.837Touch rate0.11EPA/snap0.01Snap share45.2%Off snaps1,886VolatileCV 0.50

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2013

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2013 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 86thClass Pos 69thClass All 89th

37"

Vertical

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 81thClass Pos 88thClass All 86th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 64thClass Pos 55thClass All 66th

20 reps

Bench

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 44thClass Pos 93thClass All 49th

6.80s

3-Cone

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 91thClass Pos 65thClass All 88th

4.02s

Shuttle

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 95thClass Pos 82thClass All 96th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 14.2 regular season → 9.9 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-30%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt19Rec12Yds119Ctch%63.2%Y/R9.9Y/Tgt6.31D6

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-8.9Rec AirYd246

College Stats

Oregon StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon 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.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #79

#71T.J. McDonaldS #72Brian WintersG #73Mike GlennonQB #74Terrance WilliamsWR #75Terron ArmsteadOT #76Keenan AllenWR #77Dallas ThomasG #78Marquise GoodwinWR #80J.J. WilcoxDB #81Damontre MooreDE #82John JenkinsDT #83Logan RyanCB #84Shawn WilliamsS #85Jordan ReedTE #86Hugh ThorntonG #87Jordan HillDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Markus inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from Jerricho Cotchery (2011–2013), and handed it to Martavis Bryant (2014–2017).

Weegie Thompson 1984–1989Louis Lipps 1984–1991Dwight Stone 1987–1994Ernie Mills 1991–1996Yancey Thigpen 1992–1997Andre Hastings

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Movementderived from season history

2018team change
Joined PHI (from CHI)
2018final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2017team change
Joined CHI (from PIT)
2013draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 79

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 185 lb

Frame

189 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

37" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

11 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	CHI	2	W1Questionable· FingerW2Questionable· FingerW6Out· GroinW7Out· GroinW8Doubtful· Groin
2016	PIT	5	W1Out· ShoulderW2Questionable· ShoulderW6Out· ShoulderW7Out· ShoulderW10Out· ShoulderW11Out· Shoulder
2013	PIT	4	W6Out· FingerW7Out· FingerW8Out· FingerW9Out· Finger

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

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

48

peak 51

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

F2013

B2014

B2015

F2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

61%

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
2013	64	12.8	86+22	5.1
2014	644	40.3	562-82	33
2015	749	46.8	683-66	40.2
2017	51	7.3	0-51	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

28 career value over replacement — #2755 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #79 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2013 · +9.3 vs expected KV-H

48actual

38.7 expected · Δ+9.3

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