Michael Pittman NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

Michael Pittman ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Pittman in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Pittman a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

Michael Pittman

WRPIT#11ACT

Michael Pittman

Top 9% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2023Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #192

Height6'4"

Weight223 lb

BornOct 5, 1997

Age28

CollegeUSC See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 2, Pick 34 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 122 · #856 · High-Value

Worth 122 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

48

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

6

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+20.3

Avg surplus

peak +29

6 seasons × ~20.3 surplus ≈ VORP 122

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%
2020	—	IND	13	—	61	40	503	1	65.6%	12.6	8.2	—	22	3	26	0	8.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	700	77.8%	—	0.0%	16	12.4%
2020	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	IND	17	—	129	88	1,082	6	68.2%	12.3	8.4	—	54	5	44	0	8.8	0.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	979	87.5%	—	0.0%	7	5.4%
2021	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	IND	16	—	141	99	925	4	70.2%	9.3	6.6	—	51	3	30	0	10.0	0.0	2	66.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,065	96.6%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2022	—	LAC	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	IND	16	—	156	109	1,152	4	69.9%	10.6	7.4	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	991	91.8%	—	0.0%	3	3.3%
2023	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	IND	16	—	111	69	808	3	62.2%	11.7	7.3	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	904	88.1%	—	0.0%	2	5.0%
2024	—	CHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	IND	17	—	111	80	784	7	72.1%	9.8	7.1	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	918	85.5%	—	0.0%	4	5.7%
Career		—	105	—	709	485	5,254	25	68.4%	10.8	7.4	—	262	11	100	0	9.1	0.0	4	36.4	0	12	10	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	5,557	87.9%	—	0.0%	33	6.0%

Career EPA123.3·5 rushing · 119 receiving·24.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2020	23	IND	13	10*	3	26	0	8.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	6.1
2021	24	IND	17	15*	5	44	0	8.8	0.0	1	20.0	0	14.9
2022	25	IND	16	15*	3	30	0	10.0	0.0	2	66.7	0	13.3
Career			46	40*	11	100	0	9.1	—	4	—	0	74.7

* 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
2020	23	IND	13	10*	61	40	503	1	65.6%	12.6	8.2	—	22
2021	24	IND	17	15*	129	88	1,082	6	68.2%	12.3	8.4	—	54
2022	25	IND	16	15*	141	99	925	4	70.2%	9.3	6.6	—	51
2023	26	IND	16	15*	156	109	1,152	4	69.9%	10.6	7.4	—	53
2024	27	IND	16	14*	111	69	808	3	62.2%	11.7	7.3	—	35
2025	28	IND	17	15*	111	80	784	7	72.1%	9.8	7.1	—	47
Career			95	84*	709	485	5,254	25	68.4%	10.8	7.4	—	262

* 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
2020	23	PIT	2	2*	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2021	24	TB	1	1*	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2022	25	LAC	4	4*	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2023	26	JAX	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2024	27	CHI	2	2*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2025	28	IND	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			11	11*	12	10	2	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%
2020	23	IND	13	10*	700	77.8%	—	0.0%	16	12.4%
2021	24	IND	17	15*	979	87.5%	—	0.0%	7	5.4%
2022	25	IND	16	15*	1,065	96.6%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2023	26	IND	16	15*	991	91.8%	—	0.0%	3	3.3%
2024	27	IND	16	14*	904	88.1%	—	0.0%	2	5.0%
2025	28	IND	17	15*	918	85.5%	—	0.0%	4	5.7%
Career			95	84*	5,557	—	—	—	33	—

* 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
2020	23	—	—	10*	—	1.4	22.1	0	510
2021	24	—	—	15*	—	1.6	47.0	0	1,253
2022	25	—	—	15*	—	1.5	21.6	0	985
2023	26	—	—	15*	—	—	26.0	0	1,227
2024	27	—	—	14*	—	—	2.2	0	1,234
Career				69*	—	—	—	0	5,209

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

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2020	23	IND	13	10*	18	6.0	8	2.7	0	—	1
2021	24	IND	17	15*	39	7.8	5	1.0	0	—	1
2022	25	IND	16	15*	24	8.0	6	2.0	0	—	2
Career			46	40*	81	—	19	—	0	—	4

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

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2020	23	IND	13	10*	8.4	5.3	7.3	2	1	0.0	22	89.7
2021	24	IND	17	15*	9.8	8.3	4.0	2	6	0.0	54	99.7
2022	25	IND	16	15*	6.9	5.7	3.6	4	6	0.0	51	88.5
2023	26	IND	16	15*	7.9	5.9	4.7	3	3	0.0	53	83.6
2024	27	IND	16	14*	11.0	8.0	3.8	3	1	0.0	35	78.2
2025	28	IND	17	15*	8.2	6.6	3.2	3	6	0.1	47	93.8
Career			95	84*	—	—	—	17	23	—	262	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

69

Sustained

career value

×.6

73

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 50

Availability 19

On-field production Staying available

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

2020bestavg 68elite 702025

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #192 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Total Score

51

2 qualifying seasons

2022 IND·4 team wins#10

Receptions · 99 · score 48

2022 IND·4 team wins#25

Receiving Yards · 925 · score 3

All-Time Standing

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

34

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Receptions leader31

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

24.67 EPA/season over 5 seasons58

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

56

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:0.963 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.963Touch rate0.13EPA/snap0.022Snap share87.9%Off snaps5,557ConsistentCV 0.16

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 · 2020

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

WR · 2020 class

4.52s

40-Yard

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 73thClass Pos 40thClass All 72th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 77thClass Pos 53thClass All 78th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 70thClass Pos 27thClass All 52th

13 reps

Bench

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 10thClass Pos 31thClass All 11th

6.96s

3-Cone

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 74thClass Pos 87thClass All 87th

4.14s

Shuttle

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 83thClass Pos 92thClass All 95th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att1Yds11Y/A11.01D11D%100.0

Receiving

Tgt10Rec5Yds90Ctch%50.0%Y/R18.0Y/Tgt9.01D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA0.8Rec EPA-0.1Rec AirYd66

College Stats

USCImported college table

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2016	USC	—	6	82	0	—	13.7	—	—	—
2017	USC	—	23	404	2	—	17.6	—	—	—
2018	USC	—	41	758	6	—	18.5	—	—	—
2019	USC	—	101	1,275	11	—	12.6	—	—	—
Career		0	171	2,519	19	—	14.7	—	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #34

#26Jordan LoveQB #27Jordyn BrooksLB #28Patrick QueenLB #29Isaiah WilsonOT #30Noah IgbinogheneCB #31Jeff GladneyCB #32Clyde Edwards-HelaireRB #33Tee HigginsWR #35D'Andre SwiftRB #36Xavier McKinneySAF #37Kyle DuggerSAF #38Yetur Gross-MatosDE #39Robert HuntOT #40Ross BlacklockDT #41Jonathan TaylorRB #42Laviska Shenault Jr.WR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Indianapolis Colts WR room from Zach Pascal (2018–2021), and handed it to Alec Pierce (2022–2025).

Bill Brooks 1986–1992Jessie Hester 1990–1993Sean Dawkins 1993–1997Marvin Harrison 1996–2008Jerome Pathon 1998–2001Reggie Wayne

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Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with IND
2020draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 34

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 223 lb

Frame

223 lb at 4.52s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

13 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	IND	1	W3Questionable· Back / CalfW6Questionable· BackW7Questionable· BackW10Out· Back / Finger
2023	IND	0	W16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Concussion / Shoulder
2022	IND	0	W2Questionable· Quadricep
2021	IND	0	W2Questionable· Ankle
2020	IND	1	W2Questionable· ToeW4Out· CalfW17Questionable· Concussion

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 6-season peers. See all →

70

peak 73

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

C+2020

B+2021

B2022

B+2023

B2024

B2025

Availability

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

94%

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
2020	503	38.7	557+54	32.8
2021	1,082	63.6	1,017-65	59.8
2022	925	57.8	916-9	53.9
2023	1,152	72	1,190+38	70
2024	808	50.5	841+33	49.5
2025	784	46.1	784	46.1

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, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

122 career value over replacement — #856 all-time of 4,642. 20.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #34 (Rd 2) · IND · 2020 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

70actual

54.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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