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

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Shaun McDonald

Top 31% all-time WRsReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2007Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight183 lb

BornJun 30, 1981

Age45

CollegeArizona State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 4, Pick 106 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 36 · #2475 · Role Player

Worth 36 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +22

4 seasons × ~9 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.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	—	LA	4	—	10	10	62	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	4	2	7	0	3.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	2.3	0	0
2004	—	LA	15	—	37	37	494	3	100.0%	13.4	13.4	—	23	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.7	48.5	0	0
2005	—	LA	14	—	46	46	523	0	100.0%	11.4	11.4	—	29	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	39.8	0	0
2006	—	LA	9	—	13	13	136	1	100.0%	10.5	10.5	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.7	0	101
2007	—	DET	16	—	79	79	943	6	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	46	4	2	0	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LAC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.3	70.1	0	695
2008	—	DET	10	—	35	35	339	1	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.8	0	271
Career		—	73	—	220	220	2,497	11	100.0%	11.3	11.3	—	126	11	16	0	1.5	0.0	2	18.2	1	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-8.2	186.2	0	1,067

Career EPA178.0·-8 rushing · 186 receiving·29.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2003	22	LA	4	—	2	7	3.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.8
2004	23	LA	15	—	4	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7.4
2005	24	LA	14	—	1	7	7.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	5.6
2007	26	DET	16	—	4	2	0.5	0.0	0	0.0	1	14
Career			49		11	16	1.5	—	2	—	1	34.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	22	LA	4	—	10	10	62	0	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	4
2004	23	LA	15	—	37	37	494	3	100.0%	13.4	13.4	—	23
2005	24	LA	14	—	46	46	523	0	100.0%	11.4	11.4	—	29
2006	25	LA	9	—	13	13	136	1	100.0%	10.5	10.5	—	6
2007	26	DET	16	—	79	79	943	6	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	46
2008	27	DET	10	—	35	35	339	1	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	18
Career			68		220	220	2,497	11	100.0%	11.3	11.3	—	126

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	23	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	24	NYG	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	26	LAC	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2008	27	TB	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2003	22	—	—	—	—	0.4	2.3	0
2004	23	—	—	—	—	-3.7	48.5	0
2005	24	—	—	—	—	0.4	39.8	0
2006	25	—	—	—	—	—	5.7	101
2007	26	—	—	—	—	-5.3	70.1	695
2008	27	—	—	—	—	—	19.8	271
Career					—	—	—	1,067

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 36.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 47elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Receptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

29.66 EPA/season over 6 seasons60

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: 91%.

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 · 2003

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

WR · 2003 class

4.43s

40-Yard

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 89thClass Pos 70thClass All 91th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec5Yds68Ctch%100.0%Y/R13.6Y/Tgt13.61D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA3.7

College Stats

Arizona StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona State), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #106

#97Chris SimmsQB #99Artose PinnerRB #100Todd JohnsonDB #101Domanick WilliamsRB #102Montrae HollandG #103Bradie JamesILB #104George WrighsterTE #105Onterrio SmithRB #107DeJuan GroceDB #108Quentin GriffinRB #109Jarret JohnsonOLB #110Seneca WallaceQB #111Terrence McGeeCB #112Matt WilhelmLB #114Nick EasonDE #115Lee SuggsRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shaun inherited the Detroit Lions WR room from Mike Furrey (2006–2008), and handed it to Calvin Johnson (2007–2015).

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

2008final season
Last recorded season with DET
2007team change
Joined DET (from LA)
2003draft
Drafted by LA — Round 4, Pick 106

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 183 lb

Frame

169 lb at 4.43s

Size-speed

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

F2003

C+2004

C+2005

D2006

B+2007

C2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 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
2003	62	15.5	63+1	3.7
2004	494	32.9	381-113	22.4
2005	523	37.4	443-80	26.1
2006	136	15.1	0-136	0
2007	943	58.9	903-40	53.1
2008	339	33.9	425+86	25

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

Career Value · VORP

36 career value over replacement — #2475 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #106 (Rd 4) · LA · 2003 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H

55actual

36.8 expected · Δ+18.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #106

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator