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

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O.J. McDuffie

Top 16% all-time WRsIron Man🏆 Clutch · +17% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height5'10"

Weight195 lb

BornDec 2, 1969

Age56

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 1, Pick 25 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1998·Rec90

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 103 · #1079 · High-Value

Worth 103 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.7

Avg surplus

peak +23

7 seasons × ~14.7 surplus ≈ VORP 103

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
1993	—	MIA	16	—	—	19	197	0	—	10.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	MIA	15	—	—	37	488	3	—	13.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	MIA	16	—	—	62	819	8	—	13.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	MIA	16	—	—	74	918	8	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	MIA	16	—	—	76	943	1	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	MIA	16	—	—	90	1,050	7	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIA	12	—	78	42	503	2	53.8%	12.0	6.4	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.4	0	0
2000	—	MIA	9	—	25	14	143	0	56.0%	10.2	5.7	—	9	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	2.8	0	0
Career		—	118	—	103	414	5,061	29	401.9%	12.2	49.1	—	—	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.7	5.2	0	0

Career EPA4.5·-1 rushing · 5 receiving·2.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	31	MIA	9	—	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2.9
Career			9		1	-3	0	-3.0	—	0	—	0	78.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1993	24	MIA	16	—	—	19	197	0	—	10.4	—	—	—
1994	25	MIA	15	—	—	37	488	3	—	13.2	—	—	—
1995	26	MIA	16	—	—	62	819	8	—	13.2	—	—	—
1996	27	MIA	16	—	—	74	918	8	—	12.4	—	—	—
1997	28	MIA	16	—	—	76	943	1	—	12.4	—	—	—
1998	29	MIA	16	—	—	90	1,050	7	—	11.7	—	—	—
1999	30	MIA	12	—	78	42	503	2	53.8%	12.0	6.4	—	30
2000	31	MIA	9	—	25	14	143	0	56.0%	10.2	5.7	—	9
Career			116		103	414	5,061	29	401.9%	12.2	49.1	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	30	—	—	—	—	—	2.4
2000	31	—	—	—	—	-0.7	2.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 42.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 60elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 27% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

27% of the all-time Receptions leader27

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

2.26 EPA/season over 2 seasons51

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: 92%.

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: 12.2 regular season → 14.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+17%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt35Rec14Yds201Ctch%40.0%Y/R14.4Y/Tgt5.7

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-9.2

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #25

#10Jerome BettisRB #11Dan WilliamsDE #13Brad HopkinsOT #16Sean DawkinsWR #17Tom CarterDB #19Lester HolmesG #21Robert SmithRB #22Darrien GordonDB #26Dana StubblefieldDT #28Thomas SmithDB #29George TeagueFS #30Carlton GrayCB #31Chris SladeDE #32Ben ColemanG #33Ryan McNeilDB #37Tony McGeeTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

O.J. inherited the Miami Dolphins WR room from Irving Fryar (1993–1995), and handed it to Lamar Thomas (1996–1998).

Jim Jensen 1982–1991Mark Duper 1982–1992James Pruitt 1986–1991Fred Banks 1987–1993Tony Martin 1990–2000Randal Hill

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with MIA
1993draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 25

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 195 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C+1993

C+1994

B1995

B1996

B1997

B+1998

C+1999

C2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

91%

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
1993	197	12.3	219+22	12.9
1994	488	32.5	507+19	29.8
1995	819	51.2	765-54	45
1996	918	57.4	822-96	48.3
1997	943	58.9	841-102	49.5
1998	1,050	65.6	938-112	55.2
1999	503	41.9	616+113	36.2
2000	143	15.9	196+53	11.5

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

Career Value · VORP

103 career value over replacement — #1079 all-time of 4,642. 12.9/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #25 (Rd 1) · MIA · 1993 · +9.1 vs expected KV-H

64actual

54.9 expected · Δ+9.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #25

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator

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