Mike Furrey is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Furrey in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Furrey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mike Furrey
Height6'0"
Weight192 lb
BornMar 12, 1977
Age49
Rookie yr2003
A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 39 · #2362 · Role PlayerWorth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+19.5
Avg surplus
peak +26
2 seasons × ~19.5 surplus ≈ VORP 39
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2003 | — | LA | 9 | — | 20 | 20 | 189 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.4 | 9.4 | — | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | CIN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | LA | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | LA | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | DET | 16 | — | 98 | 98 | 1,086 | 6 | 100.0% | 11.1 | 11.1 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | MIN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87.1 | 0 | 839 |
| 2007 | — | DET | 14 | — | 61 | 61 | 664 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.9 | 10.9 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | NYG | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51.9 | 0 | 464 |
| 2008 | — | DET | 6 | — | 18 | 18 | 181 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.1 | 10.1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.6 | 0 | 134 |
| 2009 | — | CLE | 10 | — | 39 | 23 | 170 | 0 | 59.0% | 7.4 | 4.4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -9.1 | 0 | 193 |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 237 | 221 | 2,298 | 7 | 93.2% | 10.4 | 9.7 | — | 125 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2.0 | 156.3 | 0 | 1,630 | |
Career EPA158.3·2 rushing · 156 receiving·26.4/season
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 39.9
Availability 15.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2003bestavg 50elite 702009
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #50 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position17
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Receptions leader14
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
26.38 EPA/season over 6 seasons59
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%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt4Rec4Yds30Ctch%100.0%Y/R7.5Y/Tgt7.51D2
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA1.8
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Iowa; Ohio State), 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.
Top Teammates
Travis FisherDB5yShaun McDonaldWR5yTyoka JacksonDE4yAveion CasonRB4yArlen HarrisRB4yIsaac BruceWR3yRyan PickettNT3yTorry HoltWR3yCory ReddingDE3yMarshall FaulkRB3yShaun RogersDT3yJeff WilkinsK3yJon KitnaQB3yParis LenonMLB3yNick HarrisP3yLeonard LittleDE3yDamione LewisDT3yErnie SimsOLB3yPisa TinoisamoaOLB3yMarc BulgerQB3yJared DeVriesDE3yShaun CodyNT3yAdam ArchuletaS3yBrandon ManumaleunaTE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMike inherited the Detroit Lions WR room from Roy Williams (2004–2007), and handed it to Shaun McDonald (2007–2008).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009team change
Joined CLE (from DET)
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2006team change
Joined DET (from LA)
- 2003signing
Entered the NFL with LA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 192 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
56
peak 59
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2003
B+2006
B2007
D2008
C2009
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 189 | 21 | 171-18 | 10.1 |
| 2006 | 1,086 | 67.9 | 1,058-28 | 62.2 |
| 2007 | 664 | 47.4 | 668+4 | 39.3 |
| 2008 | 181 | 30.2 | 354+173 | 20.8 |
| 2009 | 170 | 17 | 133-37 | 7.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
39 career value over replacement — #2362 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
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