A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Worth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 87% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 seasons × ~2 surplus ≈ VORP 4
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1981 | — | DET | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | — | DET | 9 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | — | DET | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | DET | 14 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | IND | 16 | — | — | 10 | 128 | 0 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | IND | 7 | — | — | 1 | 41 | 0 | — | 41.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 0 | 13 | 196 | 0 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 37 | 0 | 18.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 44 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 46.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 44· confidence 97%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
Reached 1% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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StatVault has the verified college attribution (Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with IND
Joined IND (from DET)
Drafted by PIT — Round 4, Pick 100
Joined DET (from PIT)
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18 | 2 | 152+134 | 9 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0.6 | 107+98 | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 128 | 8 | 214+86 | 12.6 |
| 1986 | 41 | 5.9 | 158+117 | 9.3 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
4 career value over replacement — #4008 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #100 (Rd 4) · PIT · 1981 · +5.3 vs expected KV-H
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