Michael Jackson is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Jackson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jackson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Michael Jackson
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextSeason honors and record seasons
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 114 Β· #936 Β· High-ValueWorth 114 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+14.3
Avg surplus
peak +26
8 seasons Γ ~14.3 surplus β VORP 114
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | β | CLE | 16 | β | β | 17 | 268 | 2 | β | 15.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | CLE | 16 | β | β | 47 | 755 | 7 | β | 16.1 | β | β | β | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | CLE | 15 | β | β | 41 | 756 | 8 | β | 18.4 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | β | 118.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | CLE | 9 | β | β | 21 | 304 | 2 | β | 14.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 39.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | CLE | 13 | β | β | 44 | 714 | 9 | β | 16.2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | BAL | 16 | β | β | 76 | 1,201 | 14 | β | 15.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | BAL | 16 | β | β | 69 | 918 | 4 | β | 13.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | BAL | 13 | β | β | 38 | 477 | 0 | β | 12.6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 114 | β | 0 | 353 | 5,393 | 46 | β | 15.3 | β | β | β | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 6.3 | -5.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0 | 24 | 22 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | |
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | CLE | 15 | β | β | 41 | 756 | 8 | β | 18.4 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 25 | CLE | 9 | β | β | 21 | 304 | 2 | β | 14.5 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 26 | CLE | 13 | β | β | 44 | 714 | 9 | β | 16.2 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 22 | CLE | 16 | β | β | 17 | 268 | 2 | β | 15.8 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 23 | CLE | 16 | β | β | 47 | 755 | 7 | β | 16.1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | 27 | BAL | 16 | β | β | 76 | 1,201 | 14 | β | 15.8 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 28 | BAL | 16 | β | β | 69 | 918 | 4 | β | 13.3 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 29 | BAL | 13 | β | β | 38 | 477 | 0 | β | 12.6 | β | β | β |
| Career | 114 | 0 | 353 | 5,393 | 46 | β | 15.3 | β | β | β |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | CLE | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 25 | CLE | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 26 | CLE | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 22 | CLE | β | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 23 | CLE | β | β | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | 27 | BAL | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | 28 | BAL | β | β | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | 29 | BAL | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 24 | 22 | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
63
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 65.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 66Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 63
On-field 44.6
Availability 18.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1991bestavg 62elite 701998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position22
Depth
of 100
Reached 24% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
24% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader24
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Mississippi), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Matt StoverK8yRob BurnettDE8yStevon MooreDB7yAnthony PleasantDE6yBrian KinchenTE6yEric TurnerFS6yLeroy HoardRB6yVinny TestaverdeQB5yBennie ThompsonDB5yKeenan McCardellWR4yEarnest BynerRB4yEric MetcalfWR4yMike CaldwellLB4yDerrick AlexanderWR4yAntonio LanghamDB4yTommy VardellFB4yMike FrederickDE4yRico SmithWR4yRay LewisILB3yBrian HansenP3yGerald DixonOLB3yBill JohnsonDT3yLouis RiddickDB3yJermaine LewisWR3y
1991 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #141
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1998final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 1996team change
Joined BAL (from CLE)
- 1991draft
Drafted by CLE β Round 6, Pick 141
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 195 lb
Frame
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 268 | 16.8 | 301+33 | 17.7 |
| 1992 | 755 | 47.2 | 758+3 | 44.6 |
| 1993 | 756 | 50.4 | 795+39 | 46.7 |
| 1994 | 304 | 33.8 | 525+221 | 30.9 |
| 1995 | 714 | 54.9 | 813+99 | 47.8 |
| 1996 | 1,201 | 75.1 | 1,038-163 | 61 |
| 1997 | 918 | 57.4 | 821-97 | 48.3 |
| 1998 | 477 | 36.7 | 538+61 | 31.7 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
114 career value over replacement β #936 all-time of 4,642. 14.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #141 (Rd 6) Β· CLE Β· 1991 Β· +33 vs expected KV-H
66actual
33 expected Β· Ξ+33
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