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

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Quinn Early

Top 15% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -13% playoffs

Height6'0"

Weight190 lb

BornApr 13, 1965

Age61

CollegeIowa See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 3, Pick 60 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 127 · #802 · High-Value

Worth 127 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.9

Avg surplus

peak +24

8 seasons × ~15.9 surplus ≈ VORP 127

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1988	—	SDG	11	—	—	29	375	4	—	12.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	SDG	3	—	—	11	126	0	—	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	SDG	3	—	—	15	238	1	—	15.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NOR	12	—	—	32	541	2	—	16.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	NOR	16	—	—	30	566	5	—	18.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	NOR	15	—	—	45	670	6	—	14.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	NOR	13	—	—	82	894	4	—	10.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NOR	15	—	—	81	1,087	8	—	13.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	BUF	13	—	—	50	798	4	—	16.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	BUF	16	—	—	60	853	5	—	14.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	BUF	2	—	—	19	217	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	9	—	17	6	83	0	35.3%	13.8	4.9	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4	0	0
Career		—	128	—	17	460	6,448	40	2705.9%	14.0	379.3	—	—	—	—	-2.4	0	0

Career EPA-2.4·-2 receiving·-2.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1988	23	SDG	11	—	—	29	375	4	—	12.9	—	—	—	8.4
1989	24	SDG	3	—	—	11	126	0	—	11.5	—	—	—	—
1990	25	SDG	3	—	—	15	238	1	—	15.9	—	—	—	—
1991	26	NOR	12	—	—	32	541	2	—	16.9	—	—	—	8
1992	27	NOR	16	—	—	30	566	5	—	18.9	—	—	—	10.8
1993	28	NOR	15	—	—	45	670	6	—	14.9	—	—	—	12.2
1994	29	NOR	13	—	—	82	894	4	—	10.9	—	—	—	11.4
1995	30	NOR	15	—	—	81	1,087	8	—	13.4	—	—	—	15.5
1996	31	BUF	13	—	—	50	798	4	—	16.0	—	—	—	9.5
1997	32	BUF	16	—	—	60	853	5	—	14.2	—	—	—	11.8
1998	33	BUF	2	—	—	19	217	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	—
1999	34	NYJ	9	—	17	6	83	0	35.3%	13.8	4.9	—	4	2.5
Career			128		17	460	6,448	40	2705.9%	14.0	379.3	—	—	90.1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	34	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 45

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 61elite 701999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 30% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

30% of the all-time Receptions leader30

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

-2.43 EPA/season over 1 season49

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 14.0 regular season → 12.2 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-13%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Rec21Yds256TD1Y/R12.2

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #60

#36Jumbo ElliottOT #40Thurman ThomasRB #41Ken NortonMLB #46Flipper AndersonWR #47Fred StricklandLB #49Brian BladesWR #52Brett PerrimanWR #53Lars TateRB #61Keith WoodsideRB #65Bernard FordWR #66Mike OliphantRB #68Tom TupaP #72Greg MontgomeryP #73Ferrell EdmundsTE #74James HastyDB #75Tommy KaneWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Quinn inherited the New Orleans Saints WR room from Floyd Turner (1989–1993), and handed it to Torrance Small (1992–1996).

Kenny Duckett 1982–1984Lindsay Scott 1982–1985Eugene Goodlow 1983–1986Eric Martin 1985–1993Lonzell Hill 1987–1990Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined NYJ (from BUF)
1999final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
1996team change
Joined BUF (from NOR)
1991team change
Joined NOR (from SDG)
1988draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 3, Pick 60
1988team change
Joined SDG (from LAC)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 190 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

C+1988

B1991

B1992

B1993

B1994

B+1995

B1996

B1997

C1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

67%

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
1988	375	34.1	576+201	33.9
1991	541	45.1	736+195	43.3
1992	566	35.4	577+11	34
1993	670	44.7	708+38	41.6
1994	894	68.8	1,025+131	60.3
1995	1,087	72.5	1,039-48	61.1
1996	798	61.4	871+73	51.2
1997	853	53.3	768-85	45.1
1999	83	9.2	133+50	7.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, 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

127 career value over replacement — #802 all-time of 4,642. 14.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #60 (Rd 3) · LAC · 1988 · +18.1 vs expected KV-H

65actual

46.9 expected · Δ+18.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #60

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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