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

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Paul Warfield

Top 17% all-time WRsIron Man

Height6'0"

Weight188 lb

BornNov 28, 1942

Age83

College

Career Value · VORP

131 career value over replacement — #797 all-time of 4,695. 10.9/season above a replacement-level WR.

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
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
1964	21–22	CLE	14	—	—	52	920	9	—	17.7	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1965	22–23	CLE	—	—	—	3	30	0	—	10.0	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1966	23–24	CLE	14	—	—	36	741	5	—	20.6	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1967	24–25	CLE	14	—	—	32	702	8	—	21.9	—	—	—	2	10	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1968	25–26	CLE	14	—	—	50	1,067	12	—	21.3	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1969	26–27	CLE	14	—	—	42	886	10	—	21.1	—	—	—	2	23	0	11.5	0.0	—	—	—
1970	27–28	MIA	11	—	—	28	703	6	—	25.1	—	—	—	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	—	—	—
1971	28–29	MIA	14	—	—	43	996	11	—	23.2	—	—	—	9	115	0	12.8	0.0	—	—	—
1972	29–30	MIA	12	—	—	29	606	3	—	20.9	—	—	—	4	23	0	5.8	0.0	—	—	—
1973	30–31	MIA	14	—	—	29	514	11	—	17.7	—	—	—	1	15	0	15.0	0.0	—	—	—
1974	31–32	MIA	9	—	—	27	536	2	—	19.9	—	—	—	0	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1976	33–34	CLE	14	—	—	38	613	6	—	16.1	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—
1977	34–35	CLE	12	—	—	18	251	2	—	13.9	—	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	0	427	8,565	85	—	20.1	—	—	0	22	204	0	9.3	0.0	0	0.0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

22ndReceiving Touchdowns·85 88thReceiving Yards·8,565 yds

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1973·Rec TD11 Led NFL1971·Rec TD11 Led NFL

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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 131 · #797 · High-Value

Worth 131 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 18% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.9

Avg surplus

peak +23

11 seasons × ~11.9 surplus ≈