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

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Mike Holston

Top 33% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight189 lb

BornJan 8, 1958

Age68

CollegeMorgan State; Hagerstown Junior College See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 3, Pick 79 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 30 · #2684 · Role Player

Worth 30 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.5

Avg surplus

peak +11

4 seasons × ~7.5 surplus ≈ VORP 30

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	—	TEN	16	—	—	27	427	2	—	15.8	—	—	—	12	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	TEN	9	—	—	5	116	1	—	23.2	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	TEN	16	—	—	14	205	0	—	14.6	—	—	—	10	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	TEN	16	—	—	22	287	1	—	13.0	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	TEN	7	—	—	1	25	0	—	25.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	KC	7	—	—	5	51	0	—	10.2	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	71	—	0	74	1,111	4	—	15.0	—	—	—	35	26	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1981	23	TEN	16	—	—	27	427	2	—	15.8	—	—	—	12
1982	24	TEN	9	—	—	5	116	1	—	23.2	—	—	—	4.1
1983	25	TEN	16	—	—	14	205	0	—	14.6	—	—	—	5.7
1984	26	TEN	16	—	—	22	287	1	—	13.0	—	—	—	7.5
1985	27	TEN	7	—	—	1	25	0	—	25.0	—	—	—	2.8
1985	27	KC	7	—	—	5	51	0	—	10.2	—	—	—	2.8
Career			71		0	74	1,111	4	—	15.0	—	—	—	32.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	23	TEN	—	—	12	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1982	24	TEN	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	25	TEN	—	—	10	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	26	TEN	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	27	KC	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					35	26	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 34.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 511985

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 91%.

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+).

College Stats

Morgan State; Hagerstown Junior CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Morgan State; Hagerstown Junior College), 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #79

#52Jarvis RedwineRB #53Doug DonleyWR #56Andra FranklinRB #59John MistlerWR #62Ray StachowiczP #67Ken MargerumWR #71Hoby BrennerTE #76Mike MosleyWR #82Greg LaFleurTE #90Tom FlickQB #94Tim SherwinTE #98Mark HerrmannQB #99Tracy PorterWR #100Robbie MartinWR #103Amos LawrenceRB #107Eric SieversTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike opened the Tennessee Titans WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Herkie Walls (1983–1985).

Mike Holston 1981–1985Herkie Walls 1983–1985Pat Coleman 1991–1994Derek Russell 1995–1997Chris Sanders 1997–2001Derrick Mason 1997–2004

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1985team change
Joined KC (from TEN)
1985final season
Last recorded season with KC
1981draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 3, Pick 79
1981team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 189 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C+1981

C+1982

C+1983

C+1984

D1985

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

88%

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
1981	427	26.7	511+84	30.1
1982	116	12.9	314+198	18.5
1983	205	12.8	333+128	19.6
1984	287	17.9	374+87	22
1985	25	3.6	147+122	8.7

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

30 career value over replacement — #2684 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #79 (Rd 3) · HOU · 1981 · +15.3 vs expected KV-H

54actual

38.7 expected · Δ+15.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #79

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator