Marques Colston is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Colston delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

WRNO#12ACT

Marques Colston

Top 3% all-time WRsIron Legend⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2006Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight225 lb

BornJun 5, 1983

Age43

CollegeHofstra See College Stats

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 7, Pick 252 · NO

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

46thReceiving Touchdowns·72 62ndReceiving Yards·9,780 yds 67thReceptions·713

Postseason all-time ranks

30thPlayoff Receiving Yards·788 yds 33rdPlayoff Receptions·58 71stPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·4

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 251 · #227 · Elite

Worth 251 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+25.1

Avg surplus

peak +32

10 seasons × ~25.1 surplus ≈ VORP 251

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%
2006	—	NO	12	—	70	70	1,038	8	100.0%	14.8	14.8	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NO	16	—	98	98	1,202	11	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NO	10	—	47	47	760	5	100.0%	16.2	16.2	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NO	16	—	106	70	1,074	9	66.0%	15.3	10.1	—	54	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NO	15	—	132	84	1,023	7	63.6%	12.2	7.8	—	57	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NO	14	—	109	82	1,164	8	75.2%	14.2	10.7	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NO	16	—	130	83	1,154	10	63.8%	13.9	8.9	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NO	15	—	110	75	943	5	68.2%	12.6	8.6	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	750	70.9%	—	0.0%	6	3.8%
2013	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	NO	15	—	99	59	902	5	59.6%	15.3	9.1	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	876	76.7%	—	0.0%	8	4.0%
2014	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	NO	13	—	67	45	520	4	67.2%	11.6	7.8	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	567	61.3%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2015	—	HOU	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	153	—	968	713	9,780	72	73.7%	13.7	10.1	—	507	2	7	0	3.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	11	11	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,193	69.6%	—	0.0%	16	3.6%

Career EPA629.9·-0 rushing · 630 receiving·63.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2009	26	NO	16	—	1	6	6.0	0.0	0.0	17.8
2010	27	NO	15	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	15.2
Career			31		2	7	3.5	—	—	149.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2006	23	NO	12	—	70	70	1,038	8	100.0%	14.8	14.8	—	51
2007	24	NO	16	—	98	98	1,202	11	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	64
2008	25	NO	10	—	47	47	760	5	100.0%	16.2	16.2	—	35
2009	26	NO	16	—	106	70	1,074	9	66.0%	15.3	10.1	—	54
2010	27	NO	15	—	132	84	1,023	7	63.6%	12.2	7.8	—	57
2011	28	NO	14	—	109	82	1,164	8	75.2%	14.2	10.7	—	56
2012	29	NO	16	—	130	83	1,154	10	63.8%	13.9	8.9	—	65
2013	30	NO	15	11*	110	75	943	5	68.2%	12.6	8.6	—	54
2014	31	NO	15	12*	99	59	902	5	59.6%	15.3	9.1	—	45
2015	32	NO	13	8*	67	45	520	4	67.2%	11.6	7.8	—	26
Career			142	31*	968	713	9,780	72	73.7%	13.7	10.1	—	507

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2006	23	PIT	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	25	TB	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	26	TB	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2010	27	CAR	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	28	TB	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2012	29	ATL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2013	30	LA	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2014	31	TB	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2015	32	HOU	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			11	5*	11	11	—	—	—

* 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	30	NO	15	11*	750	70.9%	—	0.0%	6	3.8%
2014	31	NO	16	12*	876	76.7%	—	0.0%	8	4.0%
2015	32	NO	13	8*	567	61.3%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
Career			44	31*	2,193	—	—	—	16	—

* 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	Rec AirYd
2006	23	—	—	—	—	—	108.9	678
2007	24	—	—	—	—	—	101.3	789
2008	25	—	—	—	—	—	72.2	519
2009	26	—	—	—	—	0.4	52.6	1,127
2010	27	—	—	—	—	-0.5	53.5	1,350
2011	28	—	—	—	—	—	81.8	1,239
2012	29	—	—	—	—	—	52.9	1,405
2013	30	—	—	11*	—	—	58.2	1,181
2014	31	—	—	12*	—	—	34.1	1,110
2015	32	—	—	8*	—	—	14.5	572
Career				31*	—	—	—	9,970

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 55

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 73elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 46% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

46% of the all-time Receptions leader46

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

62.99 EPA/season over 10 seasons71

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+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:1.078 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.078Touch rate0.126EPA/snap0.049Snap share69.6%Off snaps2,193ConsistentCV 0.13

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 · 2006

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

WR · 2006 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 77thClass Pos 36thClass All 73th

37"

Vertical

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 81thClass Pos 58thClass All 68th

123"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 78thClass Pos 77thClass All 78th

16 reps

Bench

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 22thClass Pos 40thClass All 14th

6.94s

3-Cone

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 77thClass Pos 43thClass All 75th

4.43s

Shuttle

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 36thClass Pos 2thClass All 31th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 13.7 regular season → 13.6 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

-1%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt78Rec58Yds788TD4Ctch%74.4%Y/R13.6Y/Tgt10.11D44

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA44.4Rec AirYd870

College Stats

HofstraCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Hofstra), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #252

#228Jarrad PageS #229Willie AndrewsCB #233Devin AromashoduWR #234Will MontgomeryC #236Dee WebbCB #237Stanley McCloverDE #238T.J. RushingCB #239Ryan PlackemeierP #241Charles BennettDE #244Tim MassaquoiTE #246Quinton GantherRB #247Anthony CannonLB #248Aaron MerzG #249Ben ObomanuWR #251David AndersonWR #253Dave TollefsonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marques inherited the New Orleans Saints WR room from Lance Moore (2006–2013), and handed it to Robert Meachem (2008–2014).

Kenny Duckett 1982–1984Lindsay Scott 1982–1985Eugene Goodlow 1983–1986Eric Martin 1985–1993Lonzell Hill 1987–1990Brett Perriman

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 NO
2006draft
Drafted by NO — Round 7, Pick 252

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 225 lb

Frame

224 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

37" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

16 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	NO	1	W6Doubtful· ShoulderW16Questionable· ChestW17Out· Chest
2013	NO	0	W9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· Knee
2012	NO	0	W1Questionable· FootW3Questionable· Foot
2011	NO	2	W2Out· ShoulderW3Out· ShoulderW4Questionable· Shoulder
2010	NO	0	W17Questionable· Knee

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 80

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

A2006

B+2007

B+2008

B+2009

B+2010

A2011

B+2012

B+2013

B2014

C+2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

89%

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
2006	1,038	86.5	1,435+397	84.4
2007	1,202	75.1	1,233+31	72.5
2008	760	76	1,220+460	71.7
2009	1,074	67.1	1,069-5	62.9
2010	1,023	68.2	1,084+61	63.8
2011	1,164	83.1	1,349+185	79.3
2012	1,154	72.1	1,132-22	66.6
2013	943	62.9	977+34	57.4
2014	902	60.1	903+1	53.1
2015	520	40	562+42	33.1

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

251 career value over replacement — #227 all-time of 4,642. 25.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler36% in top 3 yrs Mr. ReliableCV 0.20

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #252 (Rd 7) · NO · 2006 · +56.4 vs expected KV-H

77actual

20.6 expected · Δ+56.4

💔+27.6 stolen VORP·1.1 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #252

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography