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.

On the boards· Appears on 2 boards

Streaks4 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 2009–12

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Marques Colston

Top 5% all-time WRsIron Legend⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2011

Height6'4"

Weight225 lb

BornJun 5, 1983

Age

Career Value · VORP

247 career value over replacement — #234 all-time of 4,695. 24.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

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

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #252 (Rd 7) · NO · 2006 · +59.3 vs expected KV-H

75actual

15.7 expected · Δ+59.3

💔+27.2 stolen VORP·1.1 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
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	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	27	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	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	—	110	75	943	5	68.2%	12.6	8.6	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	750	70.9%	—	0.0%	6	1.5%
2014	31	NO	16	—	99	59	902	5	59.6%	15.3	9.1	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	876	76.7%	—	0.0%	8	1.8%
2015	32	NO	13	—	67	45	520	4	67.2%	11.6	7.8	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	567	61.3%	—	0.0%	2	0.5%
Career		—	143	—	968	713	9,780	72	73.7%	13.7	10.1	—	507	2	7	0	3.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 12.6 in 2011

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

7.6 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2011 · +1.0 wins

Receiving+1.0

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2006	23	NO	12	—	70	70	1,038	8	100.0%	14.8	14.8	—	51	10.8
2007	24	NO	16	—	98	98	1,202	11	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	64	12.3
2008	25	NO	10	—	47	47	760	5	100.0%	16.2	16.2	—	35	7.7
2009	26	NO	16	—	106	70	1,074	9	66.0%	15.3	10.1	—	54	11.5
2010	27	NO	15	—	132	84	1,023	7	63.6%	12.2	7.8	—	57	10.2
2011	28	NO	14	—	109	82	1,164	8	75.2%	14.2	10.7	—	56	12.6
2012	29	NO	16	—	130	83	1,154	10	63.8%	13.9	8.9	—	65	12.5
2013	30	NO	15	11*	110	75	943	5	68.2%	12.6	8.6	—	54	8.8
2014	31	NO	15	12*	99	59	902	5	59.6%	15.3	9.1	—	45	8.9
2015	32	NO	13	8*	67	45	520	4	67.2%	11.6	7.8	—	26	4.4
Career			142		968	713	9,780	72	73.7%	13.7	10.1	—	507	99.7

* 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	1.5%
2014	31	NO	16	12*	876	76.7%	—	0.0%	8	1.8%
2015	32	NO	13	8*	567	61.3%	—	0.0%	2	0.5%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

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

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A
2009	26	NO	16	—	1	6	6.0
2010	27	NO	15	—	1	1	1.0
Career			31		2	7	3.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 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 75.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 54.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production