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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22–23 | DET | 14 | — | 7.5 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | DET | 12 | — | 6.8 | 45 | 45 | 687 | 8 | 100.0% | 15.3 | 15.3 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 12.3 | 82 | 82 | 1,310 | 7 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25–26 | DET | 12 | — | 7.4 | 63 | 63 | 836 | 5 | 100.0% | 13.3 | 13.3 | — | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26–27 | DAL / DET | 14 | — | 2.7 | 36 | 36 | 430 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27–28 | DAL | 15 | — | 5.8 | 86 | 38 | 596 | 7 | 44.2% | 15.7 | 6.9 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28–29 | DAL | 15 | — | 4.3 | 64 | 37 | 530 | 5 | 57.8% | 14.3 | 8.3 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29–30 | CHI | 15 | — | 3.8 | 63 | 37 | 507 | 2 | 58.7% | 13.7 | 8.0 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 113 | — | 50.6 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
123 career value over replacement — #874 all-time of 4,695. 15.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · DET · 2004 · +3.7 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 12.3 in 2006
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
3.9 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2006 · +0.9 wins
0.9 of DET's 3 wins (31%)
Latest season · 2011 · +0.3 wins
0.3 of CHI's 8 wins (4%)
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#171 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22–23 | DET | 14 | — | 54 | 54 | 817 | 8 | 100.0% | 15.1 | 15.1 | — | 34 |
| 2005 | 23–24 | DET | 12 | — | 45 | 45 | 687 | 8 | 100.0% | 15.3 | 15.3 | — | 31 |
| 2006 | 24–25 | DET | 16 | — | 82 | 82 | 1,310 | 7 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | — | 66 |
| 2007 | 25–26 | DET | 12 | — | 63 | 63 | 836 | 5 | 100.0% | 13.3 | 13.3 | — | 34 |
| 2008 | 26–27 | All teams | 14 | — | 36 | 36 | 430 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 26 |
| 2009 | 27–28 | DAL | 15 | — | 86 | 38 | 596 | 7 | 44.2% | 15.7 | 6.9 | — | 29 |
| 2010 | 28–29 | DAL | 15 | — | 64 | 37 | 530 | 5 | 57.8% | 14.3 | 8.3 | — | 25 |
| 2011 | 29–30 | 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 |
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.
Blend 67 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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