Michael Irvin is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 86 in the Knox value model. Irvin's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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#91Career VALof 15146

Streaks5 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 1991–95

WRDAL#88RES

Michael Irvin

★ HALL OF FAME5× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 6 seasons · 3 titles Top 1% all-time WRsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 1991

Career Value · VORP

273 career value over replacement — #180 all-time of 4,695. 22.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1988 · +24.5 vs expected KV-H

86actual

61.5 expected · Δ+24.5

💔+46.5 stolen VORP·2.04 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
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
1988	22	DAL	14	—	—	32	654	5	—	20.4	—	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1989	23	DAL	6	—	—	26	378	2	—	14.5	—	—	—	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—
1990	24	DAL	12	—	—	20	413	5	—	20.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	25	DAL	16	—	—	93	1,523	8	—	16.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	26	DAL	16	—	—	78	1,396	7	—	17.9	—	—	—	1	-9	0	-9.0	0.0	—	—	—
1993	27	DAL	16	—	—	88	1,330	7	—	15.1	—	—	—	2	6	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—
1994	28	DAL	16	—	—	79	1,241	6	—	15.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	29	DAL	16	—	—	111	1,603	10	—	14.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	30	DAL	11	—	—	64	962	2	—	15.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	31	DAL	16	—	—	75	1,180	9	—	15.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	32	DAL	16	—	—	74	1,057	1	—	14.3	—	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1999	33	DAL	4	—	19	10	167	3	52.6%	16.7	8.8	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	159	—	19	750	11,904	65	3947.4%	15.9	626.5	—	8	6	6	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 19.3 in 1991

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

10.6 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1991 · +1.5 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1988	22	DAL	14	—	1	2	2.0	—	—	—	8.4
1989	23	DAL	6	—	1	6	6.0	—	—	—	3.7
1992	26	DAL	16	—	1	-9	-9.0	—	—	—	17.3
1993	27	DAL	16	—	2	6	3.0	—	—	—	16.2
1998	32	DAL	16	—	1	1	1.0	—	—	—	11.5
Career			68		6	6	1.0	—	—	—	138.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1988	22	DAL	14	—	—	32	654	5	—	20.4	—	—	—
1989	23	DAL	6	—	—	26	378	2	—	14.5	—	—	—
1990	24	DAL	12	—	—	20	413	5	—	20.6	—	—	—
1991	25	DAL	16	—	—	93	1,523	8	—	16.4	—	—	—
1992	26	DAL	16	—	—	78	1,396	7	—	17.9	—	—	—
1993	27	DAL	16	—	—	88	1,330	7	—	15.1	—	—	—
1994	28	DAL	16	—	—	79	1,241	6	—	15.7	—	—	—
1995	29	DAL	16	—	—	111	1,603	10	—	14.4	—	—	—
1996	30	DAL	11	—	—	64	962	2	—	15.0	—	—	—
1997	31	DAL	16	—	—	75	1,180	9	—	15.7	—	—	—
1998	32	DAL	16	—	—	74	1,057	1	—	14.3	—	—	—
1999	33	DAL	4	—	19	10	167	3	52.6%	16.7	8.8	—	8
Career			159		19	750	11,904	65	3947.4%	15.9	626.5	—	8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 86 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 86 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 79.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 86· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.9

Availability 18.1