Nate Washington is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation β a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Washington delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys β the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 139 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.9 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons Γ ~13.9 surplus β VORP 139
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 35 | 35 | 624 | 4 | 100.0% | 17.8 | 17.8 | β | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2006 | β | TB | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2007 | β | PIT | 12 | β | 29 | 29 | 450 | 5 | 100.0% | 15.5 | 15.5 | β | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2007 | β | BAL | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2008 | β | PIT | 14 | β | 40 | 40 | 631 | 3 | 100.0% | 15.8 | 15.8 | β | 25 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2008 | β | PHI | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2009 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 95 | 47 | 569 | 6 | 49.5% | 12.1 | 6.0 | β | 34 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2009 | β | NE | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2010 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 94 | 42 | 687 | 6 | 44.7% | 16.4 | 7.3 | β | 34 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2010 | β | JAX | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2011 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 121 | 74 | 1,023 | 7 | 61.2% | 13.8 | 8.5 | β | 47 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2011 | β | TB | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2012 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 90 | 46 | 746 | 4 | 51.1% | 16.2 | 8.3 | β | 31 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2012 | β | CHI | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2013 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 104 | 58 | 919 | 3 | 55.8% | 15.8 | 8.8 | β | 43 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 887 | 82.5% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2013 | β | IND | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2014 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 72 | 40 | 647 | 2 | 55.6% | 16.2 | 9.0 | β | 26 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 767 | 78.4% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2014 | β | HOU | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2015 | β | HOU | 13 | β | 94 | 47 | 658 | 4 | 50.0% | 14.0 | 7.0 | β | 33 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 793 | 76.4% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2015 | β | IND | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 172 | β | 774 | 458 | 6,954 | 44 | 59.2% | 15.2 | 9.0 | β | 322 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 2,447 | 79.1% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | PIT | 16 | β | 35 | 35 | 624 | 4 | 100.0% | 17.8 | 17.8 | β | 28 |
| 2007 | 24 | PIT | 12 | β | 29 | 29 | 450 | 5 | 100.0% | 15.5 | 15.5 | β | 21 |
| 2008 | 25 | PIT | 14 | β | 40 | 40 | 631 | 3 | 100.0% | 15.8 | 15.8 | β | 25 |
| 2009 | 26 | TEN | 16 | β | 95 | 47 | 569 | 6 | 49.5% | 12.1 | 6.0 | β | 34 |
| 2010 | 27 | TEN | 16 | β | 94 | 42 | 687 | 6 | 44.7% | 16.4 | 7.3 | β | 34 |
| 2011 | 28 | TEN | 16 | β | 121 | 74 | 1,023 | 7 | 61.2% | 13.8 | 8.5 | β | 47 |
| 2012 | 29 | TEN | 16 | β | 90 | 46 | 746 | 4 | 51.1% | 16.2 | 8.3 | β | 31 |
| 2013 | 30 | TEN | 16 | 13* | 104 | 58 | 919 | 3 | 55.8% | 15.8 | 8.8 | β | 43 |
| 2014 | 31 | TEN | 16 | 13* | 72 | 40 | 647 | 2 | 55.6% | 16.2 | 9.0 | β | 26 |
| 2015 | 32 | HOU | 13 | 11* | 94 | 47 | 658 | 4 | 50.0% | 14.0 | 7.0 | β | 33 |
| Career | 151 | 37* | 774 | 458 | 6,954 | 44 | 59.2% | 15.2 | 9.0 | β | 322 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | TB | 3 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | BAL | 3 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | PHI | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | NE | 2 | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | JAX | 3 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | TB | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | CHI | 2 | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | IND | 4 | 4* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | HOU | 1 | 1* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | IND | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 6* | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30 | TEN | 16 | 13* | 887 | 82.5% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 | TEN | 16 | 13* | 767 | 78.4% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | HOU | 14 | 11* | 793 | 76.4% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| Career | 46 | 37* | 2,447 | β | β | β | β | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | β | β | β | β | -0.4 | 52.1 | 0 | 531 |
| 2007 | 24 | β | β | β | β | -0.8 | 44.5 | 0 | 377 |
| 2008 | 25 | β | β | β | β | 0.3 | 53.2 | 0 | 487 |
| 2009 | 26 | β | β | β | β | 0.3 | 7.3 | 0 | 1,343 |
| 2010 | 27 | β | β | β | β | -1.3 | 5.4 | 0 | 1,544 |
| 2011 | 28 | β | β | β | β | 2.6 | 31.2 | 0 | 1,339 |
| 2012 | 29 | β | β | β | β | β | 20.7 | 0 | 1,223 |
| 2013 | 30 | β | β | 13* | β | β | 25.1 | 0 | 1,430 |
| 2014 | 31 | β | β | 13* | β | β | 16.5 | 0 | 1,002 |
| 2015 | 32 | β | β | 11* | β | β | 13.6 | 0 | 1,067 |
| Career | 37* | β | β | β | 0 | 10,343 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30 | β | β | 13* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2014 | 31 | β | β | 13* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | β | β | 11* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| Career | 37* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 64.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 65Β· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
Reached 30% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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 are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tiffin), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Nate inherited the Tennessee Titans WR room from Kenny Britt (2009β2013), and handed it to Damian Williams (2010β2013).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined HOU (from TEN)
Last recorded season with HOU
Joined TEN (from PIT)
Entered the NFL with PIT
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | HOU | 2 | W5OutΒ· HamstringW6OutΒ· Hamstring |
| 2014 | TEN | 0 | W10QuestionableΒ· Shoulder |
| 2012 | TEN | 0 | W2QuestionableΒ· Calf |
| 2011 | TEN | 0 | W10QuestionableΒ· HipW14QuestionableΒ· AnkleW15QuestionableΒ· Ankle |
| 2009 | TEN | 0 | W1QuestionableΒ· HamstringW15QuestionableΒ· Ankle |
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 10-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 624 | 39 | 473-151 | 27.8 |
| 2007 | 450 | 37.5 | 465+15 | 27.4 |
| 2008 | 631 | 45.1 | 636+5 | 37.4 |
| 2009 | 569 | 35.6 | 480-89 | 28.2 |
| 2010 | 687 | 42.9 | 625-62 | 36.8 |
| 2011 | 1,023 | 63.9 | 1,006-17 | 59.2 |
| 2012 | 746 | 46.6 | 684-62 | 40.2 |
| 2013 | 919 | 57.4 | 880-39 | 51.8 |
| 2014 | 647 | 40.4 | 565-82 | 33.2 |
| 2015 | 658 | 50.6 | 751+93 | 44.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
139 career value over replacement β #713 all-time of 4,642. 13.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
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Nate inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from Antwaan Randle El (2002β2010), and handed it to Santonio Holmes (2006β2009).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (β₯4 seasons with the club) at the playerβs position group β a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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2005 Draft ClassmatesFull class β
Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (2005β2015) β a true nomad. The crest trail: