Plaxico Burress ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Burress in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Burress a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | ||||||
| 2000 | 23 | PIT | 11 | — | 1.4 | 64 | 22 | 273 | 0 | 34.4% | 12.4 | 4.3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24 | PIT | 16 | — | 9.6 | 120 | 66 | 1,008 | 6 | 55.0% | 15.3 | 8.4 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | 13.3 | 144 | 78 | 1,325 | 7 | 54.2% | 17.0 | 9.2 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 6.4 | 60 | 60 | 860 | 4 | 100.0% | 14.3 | 14.3 | — | 40 | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | PIT | 11 | — | 6.2 | 35 | 35 | 698 | 5 | 100.0% | 19.9 | 19.9 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28 | NYG | 16 | — | 11.4 | 76 | 76 | 1,214 | 7 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29 | NYG | 15 | — | 9.9 | 66 | 63 | 988 | 10 | 95.5% | 15.7 | 15.0 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30 | NYG | 16 | — | 10.4 | 70 | 70 | 1,025 | 12 | 100.0% | 14.6 | 14.6 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31 | NYG | 9 | — | 4.2 | 35 | 35 | 454 | 4 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 34 | NYJ | 16 | — | 6.2 | 96 | 45 | 612 | 8 | 46.9% | 13.6 | 6.4 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 35 | PIT | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 42.9% | 14.0 | 6.0 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 145 | — | 79.0 | 773 | 553 | 8,499 | 64 | 71.5% | 15.4 | 11.0 | — | 404 | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
194 career value over replacement — #412 all-time of 4,695. 19.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
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Pick #8 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2000 · +10.5 vs expected KV-H
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10 seasons · peak 13.3 in 2002
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
6.1 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2002 · +1.0 wins
Latest season · 2011 · +0.5 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#96 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 | PIT | 11 | — | 64 | 22 | 273 | 0 | 34.4% | 12.4 | 4.3 | — | 13 |
| 2001 | 24 | PIT | 16 | — | 120 | 66 | 1,008 | 6 | 55.0% | 15.3 | 8.4 | — | 48 |
| 2002 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | 144 | 78 | 1,325 | 7 | 54.2% | 17.0 | 9.2 | — | 64 |
| 2003 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 60 | 60 | 860 | 4 | 100.0% | 14.3 | 14.3 | — | 40 |
| 2004 | 27 | PIT | 11 | — | 35 | 35 | 698 | 5 | 100.0% | 19.9 | 19.9 | — | 31 |
| 2005 | 28 | NYG | 16 | — | 76 | 76 | 1,214 | 7 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 49 |
| 2006 | 29 | NYG | 15 | — | 66 | 63 | 988 | 10 | 95.5% | 15.7 | 15.0 | — | 44 |
| 2007 | 30 | NYG | 16 | — | 70 | 70 | 1,025 | 12 | 100.0% | 14.6 | 14.6 | — | 49 |
| 2008 | 31 | NYG | 9 | — | 35 | 35 | 454 | 4 | 100.0% | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 25 |
| 2011 | 34 | NYJ | 16 | — | 96 | 45 | 612 | 8 | 46.9% | 13.6 | 6.4 | — | 38 |
| 2012 | 35 | PIT | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 42.9% | 14.0 | 6.0 | — | 3 |
| Career | 145 | 773 | 553 | 8,499 | 64 | 71.5% | 15.4 | 11.0 | — | 404 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 72.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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