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

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Nate Lewis

Top 27% all-time WRsReliable Starter

Height5'11"

Weight198 lb

BornOct 19, 1966

Age59

CollegeOregon Institute Of Technology; Georgia; Northeast Oklahoma See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 7, Pick 187 · SDG

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 35 · #2498 · Role Player

Worth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.7

Avg surplus

peak +13

3 seasons × ~11.7 surplus ≈ VORP 35

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense
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
1990	—	LAC	12	—	—	14	192	1	—	13.7	—	—	—	4	25	1	6.3	25.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	LAC	16	—	—	42	554	3	—	13.2	—	—	—	3	10	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	LAC	15	—	—	34	580	4	—	17.1	—	—	—	2	7	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	LAC	15	—	—	38	463	4	—	12.2	—	—	—	3	2	0	0.7	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	CHI	13	—	—	2	13	1	—	6.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CHI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	71	—	0	130	1,802	13	—	13.9	—	—	—	12	44	1	3.7	8.3	—	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1990	24	LAC	12	—	4	25	1	6.3	25.0	—	—	—	5.2
1991	25	LAC	16	—	3	10	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	10.2
1992	26	LAC	15	—	2	7	0	3.5	0.0	—	—	—	10.1
1993	27	LAC	15	—	3	2	0	0.7	0.0	—	—	—	9.7
Career			58		12	44	1	3.7	—	—	—	—	38.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1990	24	LAC	12	—	—	14	192	1	—	13.7	—	—	—
1991	25	LAC	16	—	—	42	554	3	—	13.2	—	—	—
1992	26	LAC	15	—	—	34	580	4	—	17.1	—	—	—
1993	27	LAC	15	—	—	38	463	4	—	12.2	—	—	—
1994	28	CHI	13	—	—	2	13	1	—	6.5	—	—	—
Career			71		0	130	1,802	13	—	13.9	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 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 57 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 36.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1990bestavg 541994

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

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: 90%.

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

Oregon Institute Of Technology; Georgia; Northeast OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon Institute Of Technology; Georgia; Northeast Oklahoma), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #187

#140Terance MathisWR #149Marcus WilsonRB #156Mike BuckQB #159Bryce PaupLB #163Derrick WalkerTE #169Johnny JohnsonRB #178Scott GalbraithTE #186Lester ArchambeauDE #192Shannon SharpeTE #194Willie GreenWR #196Roger DuffyG #200James RouseRB #203Roman FortinOT #204Doug WellsandtTE #206Ken ClarkRB #208Marvcus PattonMLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Nate inherited the Los Angeles Chargers WR room from Jamie Holland (1987–1989), and handed it to Shawn Jefferson (1991–1995).

Bobby Duckworth 1982–1984Jamie Holland 1987–1989Nate Lewis 1990–1993Shawn Jefferson 1991–1995Tony Martin 1994–1997Bryan Still

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1995final season
Last recorded season with CHI
1994team change
Joined CHI (from LAC)
1990draft
Drafted by SDG — Round 7, Pick 187
1990team change
Joined LAC (from SDG)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 198 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 60

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

C1990

B1991

B1992

C+1993

C1994

Availability

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

89%

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
1990	192	16	287+95	16.9
1991	554	34.6	575+21	33.8
1992	580	38.7	628+48	36.9
1993	463	30.9	499+36	29.4
1994	13	1	57+44	3.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

35 career value over replacement — #2498 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #187 (Rd 7) · SDG · 1990 · +31.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

25.9 expected · Δ+31.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #187

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator