Michael Westbrook is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Westbrook in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Westbrook's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

WRCIN#82CUT

Michael Westbrook

Top 19% all-time WRsElite Playmaker⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'3"

Weight221 lb

BornJul 7, 1972

Age54

CollegeColorado See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · WAS

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 87 · #1339 · High-Value

Worth 87 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.5

Avg surplus

peak +27

6 seasons × ~14.5 surplus ≈ VORP 87

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													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1995	—	WAS	11	—	—	34	522	1	—	15.4	—	—	—	6	114	1	19.0	16.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	WAS	11	—	—	34	505	1	—	14.9	—	—	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	WAS	13	—	—	34	559	3	—	16.4	—	—	—	3	-11	0	-3.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	WAS	11	—	—	44	736	6	—	16.7	—	—	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	WAS	16	—	114	65	1,191	9	57.0%	18.3	10.4	—	47	6	26	0	4.3	0.0	2	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2	52.6	0	0
2000	—	WAS	2	—	13	9	103	0	69.2%	11.4	7.9	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.6	0	0
2001	—	WAS	16	—	91	57	664	4	62.6%	11.6	7.3	—	32	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	4.5	0	0
2002	—	CIN	8	—	26	8	94	2	30.8%	11.8	3.6	—	4	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	-7.7	0	0
Career		—	91	—	244	285	4,374	26	116.8%	15.3	17.9	—	90	21	151	1	7.2	4.8	3	14.3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-1.5	53.0	0	0

Career EPA51.5·-2 rushing · 53 receiving·12.9/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	23	WAS	11	—	6	114	1	19.0	16.7	—	—	—	5.9
1996	24	WAS	11	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	5.6
1997	25	WAS	13	—	3	-11	0	-3.7	0.0	—	—	—	8.1
1998	26	WAS	11	—	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	—	—	—	10.1
1999	27	WAS	16	—	6	26	0	4.3	0.0	2	33.3	0	16.3
2001	29	WAS	16	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	11.3
2002	30	CIN	8	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	3.2
Career			86		21	151	1	7.2	—	3	—	0	60.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23	WAS	11	—	—	34	522	1	—	15.4	—	—	—
1996	24	WAS	11	—	—	34	505	1	—	14.9	—	—	—
1997	25	WAS	13	—	—	34	559	3	—	16.4	—	—	—
1998	26	WAS	11	—	—	44	736	6	—	16.7	—	—	—
1999	27	WAS	16	—	114	65	1,191	9	57.0%	18.3	10.4	—	47
2000	28	WAS	2	—	13	9	103	0	69.2%	11.4	7.9	—	7
2001	29	WAS	16	—	91	57	664	4	62.6%	11.6	7.3	—	32
2002	30	CIN	8	—	26	8	94	2	30.8%	11.8	3.6	—	4
Career			88		244	285	4,374	26	116.8%	15.3	17.9	—	90

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	-1.2	52.6
2000	28	—	—	—	—	—	3.6
2001	29	—	—	—	—	0.3	4.5
2002	30	—	—	—	—	-0.6	-7.7
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 59elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader19

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

12.88 EPA/season over 4 seasons54

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: 94%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att1

Receiving

Tgt13Rec3Yds26Ctch%23.1%Y/R8.7Y/Tgt2.01D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.6Rec EPA-4.5

College Stats

ColoradoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), 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 — every name is linked.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #4

#1Ki-Jana CarterRB #2Tony BoselliOT #3Steve McNairQB #5Kerry CollinsQB #6Kevin CarterDE #7Mike MamulaDE #8Joey GallowayWR #9Kyle BradyTE #10J.J. StokesWR #11Derrick L. AlexanderDE #12Warren SappDT #13Mark FieldsOLB #14Ruben BrownG #15Ellis JohnsonDE #16Hugh DouglasDE #17Tyrone WheatleyRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Washington Commanders WR room from Leslie Shepherd (1994–1998), and handed it to Albert Connell (1997–2000).

Art Monk 1980–1993Virgil Seay 1981–1984Charlie Brown 1982–1984Henry Ellard 1994–1998Leslie Shepherd 1994–1998Michael Westbrook

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined CIN (from WAS)
2002final season
Last recorded season with CIN
1995draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 1, Pick 4

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 221 lb

Frame

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+1995

C+1996

C+1997

B1998

B+1999

B2001

D2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

69%

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
1995	522	47.5	717+195	42.2
1996	505	45.9	682+177	40.1
1997	559	43	632+73	37.2
1998	736	66.9	956+220	56.2
1999	1,191	74.4	1,096-95	64.5
2001	664	41.5	589-75	34.6
2002	94	11.8	13-81	0.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

87 career value over replacement — #1339 all-time of 4,642. 12.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #4 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1995 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H

62actual

61.8 expected · Δ+0.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #4

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator