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

WRCHI#11ACT

Roy Williams

1× Pro BowlTop 12% all-time WRsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #30

Height6'3"

Weight215 lb

BornDec 20, 1981

Age44

CollegeTexas See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 1, Pick 7 · DET

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 124 · #835 · High-Value

Worth 124 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.5 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

+15.5

Avg surplus

peak +34

8 seasons × ~15.5 surplus ≈ VORP 124

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								Passing													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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	—	DET	14	—	54	54	817	8	100.0%	15.1	15.1	—	34	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	MIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2005	—	DET	12	—	45	45	687	8	100.0%	15.3	15.3	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	DET	16	—	82	82	1,310	7	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	66	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	DET	12	—	63	63	836	5	100.0%	13.3	13.3	—	34	2	1	0	0.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2008	—	DAL	14	—	36	36	430	2	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	26	1	13	0	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	DAL	15	—	86	38	596	7	44.2%	15.7	6.9	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	15	—	64	37	530	5	57.8%	14.3	8.3	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	—	CHI	15	—	63	37	507	2	58.7%	13.7	8.0	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	123	—	493	392	5,713	44	79.5%	14.6	11.6	—	274	6	17	0	2.8	0.0	2	33.3	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	10	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	0

Career EPA347.8·-1 passing · -1 rushing · 350 receiving·43.5/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2004	23	DET	14	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	13.2
Career			14		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	90.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%
2004	23	DET	14	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	0	0.0
2006	25	DET	16	—	2	2	1.0	0.0	0	0.0
2007	26	DET	12	—	2	1	0.5	0.0	1	50.0
2008	27	DAL	14	—	1	13	13.0	0.0	1	100.0
Career			56		6	17	2.8	—	2	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	23	DET	14	—	54	54	817	8	100.0%	15.1	15.1	—	34
2005	24	DET	12	—	45	45	687	8	100.0%	15.3	15.3	—	31
2006	25	DET	16	—	82	82	1,310	7	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	66
2007	26	DET	12	—	63	63	836	5	100.0%	13.3	13.3	—	34
2008	27	DAL	14	—	36	36	430	2	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	26
2009	28	DAL	15	—	86	38	596	7	44.2%	15.7	6.9	—	29
2010	29	DAL	15	—	64	37	530	5	57.8%	14.3	8.3	—	25
2011	30	CHI	15	—	63	37	507	2	58.7%	13.7	8.0	—	29
Career			113		493	392	5,713	44	79.5%	14.6	11.6	—	274

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR
2004	23	MIN	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	0	—
2005	24	CIN	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2006	25	DAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2007	26	NYG	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	1	—
2008	27	BAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2010	29	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2011	30	GB	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
Career			10		10	10	—	—	1	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	23	—	—	—	-0.8	-0.5	66.5	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	—	60.5	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	-0.8	109.0	980
2007	26	—	—	—	—	-0.9	56.7	528
2008	27	—	—	—	—	1.2	37.9	298
2009	28	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	987
2010	29	—	—	—	—	—	-4.7	686
2011	30	—	—	—	—	—	10.3	812
Career					—	—	—	4,291

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 46.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 64elite 702011

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #30 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

184

5 qualifying seasons

2006 DET·3 team wins#4

Receiving Yards · 1,310 · score 88

2006 DET·3 team wins#17

Receptions · 82 · score 36

2006 DET·3 team wins#19

Receiving Touchdowns · 7 · score 28

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 25% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

25% of the all-time Receptions leader25

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

43.47 EPA/season over 8 seasons64

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 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 · 2004

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

WR · 2004 class

4.48s

40-Yard

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 81thClass Pos 69thClass All 87th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt9Rec5Yds59Ctch%55.6%Y/R11.8Y/Tgt6.61D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA2.5Rec AirYd63

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #7

#1Eli ManningQB #2Robert GalleryG #3Larry FitzgeraldWR #4Philip RiversQB #5Sean TaylorFS #6Kellen WinslowTE #8DeAngelo HallS #9Reggie WilliamsWR #10Dunta RobinsonCB #11Ben RoethlisbergerQB #12Jonathan VilmaOLB #13Lee EvansWR #14Tommie HarrisDT #15Michael ClaytonWR #16Shawn AndrewsOT #18Will SmithLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Roy inherited the Detroit Lions WR room from Az-Zahir Hakim (2002–2006), and handed it to Mike Furrey (2006–2008).

Mark Nichols 1981–1987Pete Mandley 1984–1988Robert Clark 1989–1991Jeff Campbell 1990–1993Willie Green 1991–1993Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined CHI (from DAL)
2011final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2008team change
Joined DAL (from DET)
2004draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 7

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 215 lb

Frame

212 lb at 4.48s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2011	CHI	W2Questionable· GroinW3Questionable· Groin
2010	DAL	W15Questionable· GroinW16Questionable· Groin
2009	DAL	W5Doubtful· Ribs

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

B2004

B2005

A2006

B+2007

C+2008

C+2009

C+2010

C+2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

88%

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
2004	817	58.4	889+72	52.3
2005	687	57.3	852+165	50.1
2006	1,310	81.9	1,341+31	78.9
2007	836	69.7	1,122+286	66
2008	430	30.7	364-66	21.4
2009	596	39.7	558-38	32.8
2010	530	35.3	487-43	28.7
2011	507	33.8	467-40	27.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

124 career value over replacement — #835 all-time of 4,642. 15.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #7 (Rd 1) · DET · 2004 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H

67actual

61.8 expected · Δ+5.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #7

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography