Shawn Collins is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Collins in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Collins'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 | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1989 | 22 | ATL | 16 | — | — | 58 | 862 | 3 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | — | 34 | 503 | 2 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | ATL | 4 | — | — | 3 | 37 | 0 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | CLE | 9 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 0 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 45 | — | — | 98 | 1,433 | 5 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2573 all-time of 4,695. 8.5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · ATL · 1989 · -2.8 vs expected KV-H
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