Sammy Watkins is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Watkins in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Watkins'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 | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2014 | 21 | BUF | 16 | — | 9.8 | 128 | 65 | 982 | 6 | 50.8% | 15.1 | 7.7 | — | 47 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,026 | 96.7% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 22 | BUF | 13 | — | 11.0 | 96 | 60 | 1,047 | 9 | 62.5% | 17.4 | 10.9 | — | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 715 | 81.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 23 | BUF | 8 | — | 3.9 | 52 | 28 | 430 | 2 | 53.8% | 15.4 | 8.3 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | 75.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | LAR | 15 | — | 5.8 | 70 | 39 | 593 | 8 | 55.7% | 15.2 | 8.5 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 774 | 80.4% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 25 | KC | 10 | — | 4.9 | 55 | 40 | 519 | 3 | 72.7% | 13.0 | 9.4 | — | 24 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | 72.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 | KC | 14 | — | 5.6 | 90 | 52 | 673 | 3 | 57.8% | 12.9 | 7.5 | — | 30 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 740 | 78.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | KC | 10 | — | 2.5 | 55 | 37 | 421 | 2 | 67.3% | 11.4 | 7.7 | — | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 527 | 73.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | BAL | 13 | — | 2.4 | 49 | 27 | 394 | 1 | 55.1% | 14.6 | 8.0 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 458 | 48.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 | BAL / GB | 12 | — | 1.7 | 27 | 16 | 325 | 0 | 59.3% | 20.3 | 12.0 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 357 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 111 | — | 47.6 | 622 | 364 | 5,384 | 34 | 58.5% | 14.8 | 8.7 | — | 250 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5,437 | 73.5% | 3 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.1% | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #1035 all-time of 4,695. 12.1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · BUF · 2014 · +1.7 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 109 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 23% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~12.1 surplus ≈ VORP 109
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