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

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Robert Ferguson

Top 38% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -15% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight219 lb

BornDec 17, 1979

Age46

CollegeTexas A&M; Tyler JC See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 2, Pick 41 · GB

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 12 · #3533 · Role Player

Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +8

4 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 12

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
2002	—	GB	11	—	52	22	293	3	42.3%	13.3	5.6	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.2	0	0
2003	—	GB	13	—	38	38	520	4	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	25	1	-8	0	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.7	50.8	0	0
2004	—	GB	12	—	24	24	367	1	100.0%	15.3	15.3	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	JAX	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31.2	0	0
2005	—	GB	11	—	27	27	366	3	100.0%	13.6	13.6	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BAL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.9	0	0
2006	—	GB	3	—	5	5	31	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.9	0	31
2007	—	MIN	11	—	32	32	391	1	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.9	0	238
2008	—	MIN	2	—	3	3	25	0	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.1	0	21
Career		—	72	—	181	151	1,993	13	83.4%	13.2	11.0	—	99	1	-8	0	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-1.7	164.1	0	290

Career EPA162.3·-2 rushing · 164 receiving·23.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2003	24	GB	13	—	1	-8	0	-8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	8
Career			13		1	-8	0	-8.0	—	0	—	0	29.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2002	23	GB	11	—	52	22	293	3	42.3%	13.3	5.6	—	15
2003	24	GB	13	—	38	38	520	4	100.0%	13.7	13.7	—	25
2004	25	GB	12	—	24	24	367	1	100.0%	15.3	15.3	—	18
2005	26	GB	11	—	27	27	366	3	100.0%	13.6	13.6	—	18
2006	27	GB	3	—	5	5	31	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	2
2007	28	MIN	11	—	32	32	391	1	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	19
2008	29	MIN	2	—	3	3	25	0	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	2
Career			63		181	151	1,993	13	83.4%	13.2	11.0	—	99

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2002	23	GB	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2003	24	DET	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2004	25	JAX	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2005	26	BAL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2006	27	GB	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	28	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	29	MIN	2	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			13		10	10	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	—	—	8.2	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	-1.7	50.8	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	—	31.2	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	—	36.9	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	—	5.9	31
2007	28	—	—	—	—	—	28.9	238
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	2.1	21
Career					—	—	—	290

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 35.5

Availability 14.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 502007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receptions leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

23.19 EPA/season over 7 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: 91%.

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+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2001 class

4.48s

40-Yard

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 81thClass Pos 46thClass All 84th

36.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 77thClass Pos 33thClass All 69th

120"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 64thClass Pos 47thClass All 75th

7.24s

3-Cone

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 42thClass Pos 25thClass All 55th

4.07s

Shuttle

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 92thClass Pos 55thClass All 91th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 13.2 regular season → 11.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-15%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt14Rec8Yds90TD2Ctch%57.1%Y/R11.3Y/Tgt6.41D4

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA2.8

College Stats

Texas A&M; Tyler JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M; Tyler JC), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #41

#33Quincy MorganWR #34Kyle Vanden BoschDE #35Alge CrumplerTE #36Chad JohnsonWR #37Idrees BashirDB #38Anthony ThomasRB #39Kendrell BellOLB #40Ken LucasCB #42Tommy PolleyLB #43Maurice WilliamsG #44Kris JenkinsNT #45Fred SmootCB #46Aaron SchobelDE #47Jamie WinbornOLB #48Matt LightOT #49LaMont JordanRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Robert inherited the Green Bay Packers WR room from Javon Walker (2002–2005), and handed it to Greg Jennings (2006–2012).

Phil Epps 1982–1988Walter Stanley 1986–1988Sterling Sharpe 1988–1994Jeff Query 1989–1991Robert Brooks 1992–1998Anthony Morgan

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with MIN
2007team change
Joined MIN (from GB)
2001draft
Drafted by GB — Round 2, Pick 41

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 219 lb

Frame

205 lb at 4.48s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 52

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

C2002

C+2003

C2004

C2005

C+2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

56%

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
2002	293	26.6	296+3	17.4
2003	520	40	544+24	32
2004	367	30.6	334-33	19.6
2005	366	33.3	359-7	21.1
2007	391	35.5	425+34	25

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

12 career value over replacement — #3533 all-time of 4,642. 2.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #41 (Rd 2) · GB · 2001 · +1.2 vs expected KV-H

51actual

49.8 expected · Δ+1.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #41

Franchise Succession

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