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

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Ron Morris

Top 27% all-time WRsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight190 lb

BornNov 4, 1964

Age61

CollegeSMU See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 2, Pick 54 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 40 · #2339 · Above Average

Worth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 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

+10

Avg surplus

peak +12

4 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 40

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense
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
1987	—	CHI	12	—	—	20	379	1	—	18.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	CHI	16	—	—	28	498	4	—	17.8	—	—	—	3	40	0	13.3	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	CHI	16	—	—	30	486	1	—	16.2	—	—	—	1	-14	0	-14.0	0.0	—	—	—	10	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	CHI	15	—	—	31	437	3	—	14.1	—	—	—	2	26	0	13.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	CHI	3	—	—	8	147	0	—	18.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	CHI	4	—	—	4	44	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	66	—	0	121	1,991	9	—	16.5	—	—	—	6	52	0	8.7	0.0	—	—	—	11	10	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1988	24	CHI	16	—	3	40	13.3	0.0	—	—	—	10
1989	25	CHI	16	—	1	-14	-14.0	0.0	—	—	—	8
1990	26	CHI	15	—	2	26	13.0	0.0	—	—	—	9.2
Career			47		6	52	8.7	—	—	—	—	34

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	23	CHI	12	—	—	20	379	1	—	18.9	—	—	—
1988	24	CHI	16	—	—	28	498	4	—	17.8	—	—	—
1989	25	CHI	16	—	—	30	486	1	—	16.2	—	—	—
1990	26	CHI	15	—	—	31	437	3	—	14.1	—	—	—
1991	27	CHI	3	—	—	8	147	0	—	18.4	—	—	—
1992	28	CHI	4	—	—	4	44	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
Career			66		0	121	1,991	9	—	16.5	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1988	24	CHI	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	25	CHI	—	—	10	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					11	10	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 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 57.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 501992

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader9

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: 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+).

College Stats

SMUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (SMU), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #54

#27Ricky NattielWR #31Kenny FlowersRB #34Tim McDonaldS #35Christian OkoyeRB #40Lonzell HillWR #45David WymanMLB #47Donald EvansDE #51Don SmithRB #56Scott SchwedesWR #57Mark CarrierWR #62Rob AwaltTE #63Jerry BallDT #64Cody CarlsonQB #66Charles LockettWR #71Frankie NealWR #78Jamie MuellerRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ron inherited the Chicago Bears WR room from Glen Kozlowski (1987–1992), and handed it to Wendell Davis (1988–1993).

Ken Margerum 1981–1985Willie Gault 1983–1987Glen Kozlowski 1987–1992Ron Morris 1987–1992Wendell Davis 1988–1993Curtis Conway

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1992final season
Last recorded season with CHI
1987draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 2, Pick 54

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 190 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

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

peak 59

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

C+1987

B1988

C+1989

C+1990

F1992

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

69%

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
1987	379	31.6	542+163	31.9
1988	498	31.1	531+33	31.2
1989	486	30.4	523+37	30.7
1990	437	29.1	495+58	29.1
1992	44	11	206+162	12.1

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

40 career value over replacement — #2339 all-time of 4,642. 8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #54 (Rd 2) · CHI · 1987 · +9 vs expected KV-H

57actual

48 expected · Δ+9

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #54

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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