Ryan Yarborough
Height6'2"
Weight195 lb
BornApr 26, 1971
Age55
CollegeWyomingSee College Stats
Rookie yr1994
Draft1994 · Rd 2, Pick 41 · NYJ
A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 8 · #3755 · Role PlayerWorth 8 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 82% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 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
×
+4
Avg surplus
peak +5
2 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 8
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 | |||||
| 1994 | — | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 6 | 42 | 1 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | NYJ | 16 | — | — | 18 | 230 | 2 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | BAL | 16 | — | — | 16 | 183 | 0 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | BAL | 6 | — | — | 4 | 39 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 0 | 44 | 494 | 3 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 45· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 29.6
Availability 17.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1994bestavg 441998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
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: 94%.
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 (Wyoming), 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
Matt StoverK2yRay LewisILB2yBrian HansenP2yMo LewisOLB2yAaron GlennDB2yRob BurnettDE2yBoomer EsiasonQB2yTony SiragusaDT2yVictor GreenDB2yMarvin WashingtonDE2yRichie AndersonFB2yBennie ThompsonDB2yJamie SharperOLB2yBrian KinchenTE2yMichael McCraryDE2yPeter BoulwareLB2yStevon MooreDB2yMichael JacksonWR2yFred BaxterTE2yPriest HolmesRB2yAdrian MurrellRB2yBrad BaxterFB2yKeith WashingtonDE2yDonald EvansDE2y
1994 Draft Class· this player went #41
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1998final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 1997team change
Joined BAL (from NYJ)
- 1994draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 2, Pick 41
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 195 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 4-season peers. See all →
45
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1994
C+1995
C+1997
F1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
80%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 42 | 3.2 | 88+46 | 5.2 |
| 1995 | 230 | 14.4 | 291+61 | 17.1 |
| 1997 | 183 | 11.4 | 219+36 | 12.9 |
| 1998 | 39 | 6.5 | 121+82 | 7.1 |
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
8 career value over replacement — #3755 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #41 (Rd 2) · NYJ · 1994 · -4.8 vs expected KV-H
45actual
49.8 expected · Δ−4.8
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