Muhsin Muhammad ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Muhammad in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Muhammad a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

WRCAR#87ACT

Muhsin Muhammad

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 4% all-time WRsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +40% playoffs ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2004Two-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight215 lb

BornMay 5, 1973

Age53

CollegeMichigan State See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 2, Pick 43 · CAR

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

36thReceptions·859 42ndReceiving Yards·11,434 yds 81stReceiving Touchdowns·62

Postseason all-time ranks

75thPlayoff Receiving Yards·558 yds

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2004·Rec TD16 Led NFL2004·Rec Yds1,405 yds Led NFL2000·Rec102 19thsingle season·Rec TD2004

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 242 · #249 · Elite

Worth 242 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.2

Avg surplus

peak +38

12 seasons × ~20.2 surplus ≈ VORP 242

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
1996	—	CAR	5	—	—	25	407	1	—	16.3	—	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CAR	5	—	—	27	317	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CAR	16	—	—	68	941	6	—	13.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	15	—	154	95	1,249	8	61.7%	13.1	8.1	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39.2	0	0
2000	—	CAR	16	—	156	102	1,183	6	65.4%	11.6	7.6	—	62	2	12	0	6.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	KC	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	33.1	0	0
2001	—	CAR	11	—	93	50	585	1	53.8%	11.7	6.3	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	LA	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	0	0
2002	—	CAR	14	—	108	63	823	3	58.3%	13.1	7.6	—	40	3	40	0	13.3	0.0	2	66.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NO	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	22.2	0	0
2003	—	CAR	15	—	54	54	837	3	100.0%	15.5	15.5	—	37	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4	69.4	0	0
2004	—	CAR	16	—	93	93	1,405	16	100.0%	15.1	15.1	—	74	3	15	0	5.0	0.0	1	33.3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.9	145.9	0	0
2005	—	CHI	14	—	64	64	750	4	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	GB	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	72.8	0	0
2006	—	CHI	16	—	60	60	863	5	100.0%	14.4	14.4	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	MIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78.8	0	670
2007	—	CHI	15	—	40	40	570	3	100.0%	14.3	14.3	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	MIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51.8	0	388
2008	—	CAR	16	—	65	65	923	5	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63.9	0	606
2009	—	CAR	14	—	89	53	581	1	59.6%	11.0	6.5	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NYJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	0	951
Career		—	219	—	976	859	11,434	62	88.0%	13.3	11.7	—	—	11	66	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	36	35	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	-2.2	580.4	0	2,615

Career EPA578.2·-2 rushing · 580 receiving·52.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1996	23	CAR	5	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	3.8
2000	27	CAR	16	—	2	12	6.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	18.9
2002	29	CAR	14	—	3	40	13.3	0.0	2	66.7	0	10.2
2003	30	CAR	15	—	2	-2	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	9.9
2004	31	CAR	16	—	3	15	5.0	0.0	1	33.3	1	26.8
Career			66		11	66	6.0	—	—	—	—	161.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	23	CAR	5	—	—	25	407	1	—	16.3	—	—	—
1997	24	CAR	5	—	—	27	317	0	—	11.7	—	—	—
1998	25	CAR	16	—	—	68	941	6	—	13.8	—	—	—
1999	26	CAR	15	—	154	95	1,249	8	61.7%	13.1	8.1	—	61
2000	27	CAR	16	—	156	102	1,183	6	65.4%	11.6	7.6	—	62
2001	28	CAR	11	—	93	50	585	1	53.8%	11.7	6.3	—	26
2002	29	CAR	14	—	108	63	823	3	58.3%	13.1	7.6	—	40
2003	30	CAR	15	—	54	54	837	3	100.0%	15.5	15.5	—	37
2004	31	CAR	16	—	93	93	1,405	16	100.0%	15.1	15.1	—	74
2005	32	CHI	14	—	64	64	750	4	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	37
2006	33	CHI	16	—	60	60	863	5	100.0%	14.4	14.4	—	45
2007	34	CHI	15	—	40	40	570	3	100.0%	14.3	14.3	—	28
2008	35	CAR	16	—	65	65	923	5	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	46
2009	36	CAR	14	—	89	53	581	1	59.6%	11.0	6.5	—	31
Career			188		976	859	11,434	62	88.0%	13.3	11.7	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	26	LA	2	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
2000	27	KC	4	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	1
2001	28	LA	4	—	5	5	0	0.0	0.0	—
2002	29	NO	6	—	7	7	0	0.0	0.0	—
2003	30	DET	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2004	31	ATL	1	—	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	32	GB	5	—	6	6	0	0.0	0.0	—
2006	33	MIN	2	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
2007	34	MIN	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2008	35	DET	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2009	36	NYJ	2	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			31		36	35	1	—	—	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	26	—	—	—	—	—	39.2	0
2000	27	—	—	—	—	1.1	33.1	0
2001	28	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	0
2002	29	—	—	—	—	3.0	22.2	0
2003	30	—	—	—	—	-2.4	69.4	0
2004	31	—	—	—	—	-3.9	145.9	0
2005	32	—	—	—	—	—	72.8	0
2006	33	—	—	—	—	—	78.8	670
2007	34	—	—	—	—	—	51.8	388
2008	35	—	—	—	—	—	63.9	606
2009	36	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	951
Career					—	—	—	2,615

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 49

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 64elite 702009

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 55% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

55% of the all-time Receptions leader55

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

52.56 EPA/season over 11 seasons68

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 13.3 regular season → 18.6 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

+40%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Rushing

Att3Yds14Y/A4.7

Receiving

Tgt30Rec30Yds558TD3Ctch%100.0%Y/R18.6Y/Tgt18.6

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-0.6Rec EPA44.9Rec AirYd112

College Stats

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #43

#34Amani ToomerWR #35Mike AlstottFB #36Lawyer MilloyS #37Kavika PittmanDE #39Marco BattagliaTE #40Je'Rod CherryDB #41Bryan StillWR #42Tony BanksQB #44Tory JamesCB #47Fred ThomasCB #49Randall GodfreyOLB #50Patrick SappOLB #52Bobby EngramWR #53Gabe NorthernDE #54Jason DunnTE #55DeRon JenkinsCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Muhsin inherited the Carolina Panthers WR room from Raghib Ismail (1996–1998), and handed it to Donald Hayes (1998–2001).

Willie Green 1995–1996Mark Carrier 1995–1998Raghib Ismail 1996–1998Muhsin Muhammad 1996–2009Donald Hayes 1998–2001Patrick Jeffers

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2008team change
Joined CAR (from CHI)
2005team change
Joined CHI (from CAR)
1996draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 2, Pick 43

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 215 lb

Frame

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	CAR	1	W8Out· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Ankle

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 81

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

D1996

D1997

B1998

B+1999

B+2000

B2001

B2002

B2003

A2004

B2005

B2006

C+2007

B2008

C+2009

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
1996	407	81.4	1,115+708	65.6
1997	317	63.4	900+583	52.9
1998	941	58.8	844-97	49.6
1999	1,249	83.3	1,227-22	72.2
2000	1,183	73.9	1,126-57	66.2
2001	585	53.2	803+218	47.2
2002	823	58.8	908+85	53.4
2003	837	55.8	855+18	50.3
2004	1,405	87.8	1,478+73	87
2005	750	53.6	777+27	45.7
2006	863	53.9	775-88	45.6
2007	570	38	475-95	28
2008	923	57.7	874-49	51.4
2009	581	41.5	591+10	34.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

242 career value over replacement — #249 all-time of 4,642. 17.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 3×6 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #43 (Rd 2) · CAR · 1996 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H

76actual

49.8 expected · Δ+26.2

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Combined Season Grid

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Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

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Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

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1996 Draft Class· this player went #43

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

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Knox

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