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

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Sean Dawkins

Top 38% all-time WRsReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight213 lb

BornFeb 3, 1971

Age55

CollegeCalifornia See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 1, Pick 16 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 36 · #2473 · Role Player

Worth 36 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18

Avg surplus

peak +22

2 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 36

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									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1993	—	IND	16	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	IND	16	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	IND	16	—	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	IND	15	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	IND	14	—	—	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NO	15	—	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	16	—	114	58	992	7	50.9%	17.1	8.7	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35.8	0	0
2000	—	SEA	16	—	100	61	690	5	61.0%	11.3	6.9	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.3	0	0
2001	—	JAX	14	—	49	20	234	0	40.8%	11.7	4.8	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	GB	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.9	0	0
Career		—	143	—	263	443	1,916	12	168.4%	4.3	7.3	—	103	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	53.2	0	0

Career EPA53.2·53 receiving·17.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1993	22	IND	16	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
1994	23	IND	16	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.1
1995	24	IND	16	—	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.8
1996	25	IND	15	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.4
1997	26	IND	14	—	—	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.2
1998	27	NO	15	—	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
1999	28	SEA	16	—	114	58	992	7	50.9%	17.1	8.7	—	51	14
2000	29	SEA	16	—	100	61	690	5	61.0%	11.3	6.9	—	41	11.7
2001	30	JAX	14	—	49	20	234	0	40.8%	11.7	4.8	—	11	4.8
Career			138		263	443	1,916	12	168.4%	4.3	7.3	—	103	90

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	35.8
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	27.3
2001	30	—	—	—	—	—	-9.9
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 40.8

Availability 19.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 59elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Receptions leader29

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

17.75 EPA/season over 3 seasons56

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: 84%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt8Rec3Yds35TD1Ctch%37.5%Y/R11.7Y/Tgt4.41D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.3

College Stats

CaliforniaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #16

#5John CopelandNT #6Eric CurryDE #7Curtis ConwayWR #8Willie RoafOT #9Lincoln KennedyOT #10Jerome BettisRB #11Dan WilliamsDE #13Brad HopkinsOT #17Tom CarterDB #19Lester HolmesG #21Robert SmithRB #22Darrien GordonDB #25O.J. McDuffieWR #26Dana StubblefieldDT #28Thomas SmithDB #29George TeagueFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sean inherited the Indianapolis Colts WR room from Jessie Hester (1990–1993), and handed it to Marvin Harrison (1996–2008).

Bill Brooks 1986–1992Jessie Hester 1990–1993Sean Dawkins 1993–1997Marvin Harrison 1996–2008Jerome Pathon 1998–2001Reggie Wayne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined JAX (from SEA)
2001final season
Last recorded season with JAX
1999team change
Joined SEA (from NO)
1998team change
Joined NO (from IND)
1993draft
Drafted by IND — Round 1, Pick 16

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 213 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 3-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

B+1999

B2000

C2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

96%

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
1999	992	62	913-79	53.7
2000	690	43.1	632-58	37.2
2001	234	16.7	135-99	7.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

36 career value over replacement — #2473 all-time of 4,642. 12/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · IND · 1993 · -6.5 vs expected KV-H

51actual

57.5 expected · Δ−6.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #16

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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