Roell Preston
1× Pro BowlDurable Contributor
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context1x
Pro Bowls
A wide receiver who maximized value through exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3951 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 86% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2.5
Avg surplus
peak +4
2 seasons × ~2.5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
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 | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | — | ATL | 14 | — | — | 7 | 129 | 1 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | ATL | 15 | — | — | 21 | 208 | 1 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | GB | 16 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 0 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 45 | — | 0 | 30 | 360 | 2 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 42 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
49
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 49 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 42· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 30.1
Availability 18.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1995bestavg 491998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 95%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi; Northwest Mississippi CC), 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.
Top Teammates
Jessie TuggleMLB2yTerance MathisWR2yDan StryzinskiP2yEric MetcalfWR2yCraig HeywardRB2yLester ArchambeauDE2yJeff GeorgeQB2yJuran BoldenCB2yDarnell WalkerDB2yChuck SmithDE2yBert EmanuelWR2yRon GeorgeLB2yJ.J. BirdenWR2yJamal AndersonRB2yMitch LyonsTE2yJohn BurroughDE2yBrett FavreQB1ySean LandetaP1yRyan LongwellK1yReggie WhiteDE1yChris DolemanDE1yDarren SharperFS1yCornelius BennettOLB1yMike PriorDB1y
1995 Draft Class· this player went #145
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined SF (from GB)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 1998team change
Joined GB (from ATL)
- 1995draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 5, Pick 145
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 185 lb
Frame
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 3-season peers. See all →
42
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1995
C+1996
C1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
94%
19951998
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 129 | 9.2 | 224+95 | 13.2 |
| 1996 | 208 | 13.9 | 291+83 | 17.1 |
| 1998 | 23 | 1.4 | 51+28 | 3 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3951 all-time of 4,642. 1.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #145 (Rd 5) · ATL · 1995 · +9 vs expected KV-H
42actual
33 expected · Δ+9
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