Not to be confused withMichael Pittman (RB · 1998–2008).

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.

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Michael Pittman

Top 9% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2023 Team Carrier · #179

Height6'4"

Weight223 lb

BornOct 5, 1997

Age

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #179 of 568 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

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

Career Value · VORP

121 career value over replacement — #891 all-time of 4,695. 20.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #34 (Rd 2) · IND · 2020 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H

70actual

54.8 expected · Δ+15.2

💔+24 stolen VORP·1.19 szns lost

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Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Receptions leader32

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:0.953 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.953Touch rate0.128EPA/snap0Snap share86.4%Off snaps5,713ConsistentCV 0.22

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 · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 75thClass Pos 42thClass All 74th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 78thClass Pos 54thClass All 79th

121"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 71thClass Pos 23thClass All 53th

13 reps

Bench

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 10thClass Pos 35thClass All 12th

6.96s

3-Cone

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 76thClass Pos 88thClass All 87th

4.14s

Shuttle

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 84thClass Pos 93thClass All 95th

Career Milestones6

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20211K career receiving yards
2021100 career receptions
20233K career receiving yards
2023250 career receptions
20255K career receiving yards
202525 career receiving TDs

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

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

Rushing

Att1Yds11Y/A11.01D11D%100.0

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Indianapolis Colts WR room from Donte Moncrief (2014–2017), and handed it to Alec Pierce (2022–2026).

Roger Carr 1974–1981Matt Bouza 1982–1988Bill Brooks 1986–1992Jessie Hester 1990–1993Reggie Langhorne 1992–1993Marvin Harrison 1996–2008Reggie Wayne 2001–2014Brandon Stokley 2003–2006Pierre Garcon 2008–2011Austin Collie 2009–2012T.Y. Hilton 2012–2021Donte Moncrief 2014–2017Michael Pittman 2020–2025Alec Pierce 2022–2026Josh Downs 2023–2026

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Movementderived from season history

2026team change
Joined PIT (from IND)
2026final season
Last recorded season with PIT
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

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 →

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 7 seasons.

83%

20202026

2026 · cause not documented · 18%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — 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	556+53	32.7
2021	1,082	63.6	1,011-71	59.5
2022	925	57.8	912-13	53.6
2023	1,152	72	1,181+29	69.5
2024	808	50.5	839+31	49.4
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 · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 10/29/2026

Michael Pittman

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

Postseason Career

Receiving

Rushing

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #34

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator