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

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Odessa Turner

👑 Dynasty DNA · 7 seasons · 2 titles Top 39% all-time WRsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight205 lb

BornOct 12, 1964

Age61

CollegeNorthwestern State (LA)See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 4, Pick 112 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 21 · #3068 · Role Player

Worth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 67% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +10

3 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 21

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
1987	—	NYG	7	—	—	10	195	1	—	19.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	NYG	4	—	—	10	128	1	—	12.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	NYG	13	—	—	38	467	4	—	12.3	—	—	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	NYG	4	—	—	6	69	0	—	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NYG	16	—	—	21	356	0	—	17.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	SF	16	—	—	9	200	2	—	22.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	SF	7	—	—	3	64	0	—	21.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	67	—	0	97	1,479	8	—	15.2	—	—	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	31	20	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1989	25	NYG	13	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	9.9
Career			13		2	11	0	5.5	—	—	—	—	31.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	23	NYG	7	—	—	10	195	1	—	19.5	—	—	—
1988	24	NYG	4	—	—	10	128	1	—	12.8	—	—	—
1989	25	NYG	13	—	—	38	467	4	—	12.3	—	—	—
1990	26	NYG	4	—	—	6	69	0	—	11.5	—	—	—
1991	27	NYG	16	—	—	21	356	0	—	17.0	—	—	—
1992	28	SF	16	—	—	9	200	2	—	22.2	—	—	—
1993	29	SF	7	—	—	3	64	0	—	21.3	—	—	—
Career			67		0	97	1,479	8	—	15.2	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1987	23	NYG	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	24	NYG	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	25	NYG	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	27	NYG	—	—	10	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	28	SF	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	29	SF	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					31	20	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 82%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 32.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 401993

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader6

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: 93%.

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

Northwestern State (LA)College listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northwestern State (LA)), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #112

#87Ron HallTE #88Mark VlasicQB #95Kelvin MartinWR #98Rich GannonQB #99Troy StradfordRB #103Jim RiggsTE #106Bruce HillWR #110Steve BeuerleinQB #117Timmy SmithRB #119Tommie AgeeRB #121David AlexanderC #122Hardy NickersonMLB #124Everett GayWR #128Kitrick TaylorWR #130Marc LoganRB #131Ruben RodriguezP

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Odessa inherited the New York Giants WR room from Stacy Robinson (1986–1990), and handed it to Stephen Baker (1987–1992).

Mike Friede 1980–1981John Mistler 1981–1984Byron Williams 1983–1985Lionel Manuel 1984–1990Stacy Robinson 1986–1990Odessa Turner

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1993final season
Last recorded season with SF
1992team change
Joined SF (from NYG)
1987draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 4, Pick 112

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 205 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C1987

F1988

C+1989

F1990

C+1991

C+1992

D1993

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

66%

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
1987	195	27.9	486+291	28.6
1988	128	32	545+417	32
1989	467	35.9	608+141	35.8
1990	69	17.3	307+238	18.1
1991	356	22.3	386+30	22.7
1992	200	12.5	229+29	13.5
1993	64	9.1	171+107	10.1

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

21 career value over replacement — #3068 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #112 (Rd 4) · NYG · 1987 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H

50actual

36.8 expected · Δ+13.2

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #112

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator