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

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Patrick Jeffers

Top 39% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'3"

Weight218 lb

BornFeb 2, 1973

Age53

CollegeVirginia See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 5, Pick 159 · DEN

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 29 · #2719 · Role Player

Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 60% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 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

+14.5

Avg surplus

peak +26

2 seasons × ~14.5 surplus ≈ VORP 29

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
1997	—	DEN	10	—	—	3	24	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DAL	8	—	—	18	330	2	—	18.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	14	—	100	63	1,082	12	63.0%	17.2	10.8	—	43	2	16	0	8.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2	60.7	0	0
2001	—	CAR	8	—	33	14	127	0	42.4%	9.1	3.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.9	0	0
Career		—	42	—	133	98	1,563	14	73.7%	15.9	11.8	—	50	2	16	0	8.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.2	47.8	0	0

Career EPA47.5·-0 rushing · 48 receiving·23.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1999	26	CAR	14	—	2	16	0	8.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	17
Career			14		2	16	0	8.0	—	1	—	0	27.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	24	DEN	10	—	—	3	24	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1998	25	DAL	8	—	—	18	330	2	—	18.3	—	—	—
1999	26	CAR	14	—	100	63	1,082	12	63.0%	17.2	10.8	—	43
2001	28	CAR	8	—	33	14	127	0	42.4%	9.1	3.8	—	7
Career			40		133	98	1,563	14	73.7%	15.9	11.8	—	50

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	26	—	—	—	—	-0.2	60.7
2001	28	—	—	—	—	—	-12.9
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 40.7

Availability 13.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 51elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

23.76 EPA/season over 2 seasons58

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+).

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), 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 #159

#146Jimmy HerndonOT #149Christian PeterDT #150Shane BurtonDT #151Steve MartinDT #152Chris VillarrialG #153Jermaine LewisWR #154Zach ThomasILB #156Raymond JacksonDB #160Iheanyi UwaezuokeWR #166La'Roi GloverDT #171Doug ColmanLB #175Derrick HarrisRB #176Dietrich JellsWR #177Anthony DorsettFS #182Scott GalyonLB #183Tim HallRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Patrick inherited the Carolina Panthers WR room from Donald Hayes (1998–2001), and handed it to Isaac Byrd (2000–2002).

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

2001final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1999team change
Joined CAR (from DAL)
1998team change
Joined DAL (from DEN)
1996draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 5, Pick 159

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 218 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C1997

C+1998

B+1999

D2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

63%

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
1997	24	2.4	100+76	5.9
1998	330	41.3	601+271	35.4
1999	1,082	77.3	1,139+57	67
2001	127	15.9	119-8	7

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), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (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

29 career value over replacement — #2719 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #159 (Rd 5) · DEN · 1996 · +18.1 vs expected KV-H

50actual

31.9 expected · Δ+18.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #159

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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