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

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Shawn Jefferson

Top 19% all-time WRsIron Man📉 Fades · -23% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height5'11"

Weight185 lb

BornFeb 22, 1969

Age57

CollegeUCF See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 9, Pick 240 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 122 · #858 · High-Value

Worth 122 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.6

Avg surplus

peak +18

9 seasons × ~13.6 surplus ≈ VORP 122

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
1991	—	SDG	3	—	—	12	125	1	—	10.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	SDG	1	—	—	29	377	2	—	13.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	SDG	4	—	—	30	391	2	—	13.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	SDG	16	—	—	43	627	3	—	14.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	SDG	15	—	—	48	621	2	—	12.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NWE	15	—	—	50	771	4	—	15.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NWE	14	—	—	54	841	2	—	15.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NWE	16	—	—	34	771	2	—	22.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NE	16	—	76	40	698	6	52.6%	17.4	9.2	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31.6	0	0
2000	—	ATL	15	—	103	60	822	2	58.3%	13.7	8.0	—	40	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	LV	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.5	7.3	0	0
2001	—	ATL	14	—	65	37	539	2	56.9%	14.6	8.3	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.8	0	0
2002	—	ATL	13	—	49	27	394	1	55.1%	14.6	8.0	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.9	0	0
2003	—	DET	5	—	6	6	46	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	2	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2	-1.1	0	0
Career		—	153	—	299	470	7,023	29	157.2%	14.9	23.5	—	120	2	4	0	2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.7	67.6	0	0

Career EPA66.9·-1 rushing · 68 receiving·13.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2000	31	ATL	15	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	10.4
2003	34	DET	5	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.4
Career			20		2	4	2.0	—	—	86.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	22	SDG	3	—	—	12	125	1	—	10.4	—	—	—
1992	23	SDG	1	—	—	29	377	2	—	13.0	—	—	—
1993	24	SDG	4	—	—	30	391	2	—	13.0	—	—	—
1994	25	SDG	16	—	—	43	627	3	—	14.6	—	—	—
1995	26	SDG	15	—	—	48	621	2	—	12.9	—	—	—
1996	27	NWE	15	—	—	50	771	4	—	15.4	—	—	—
1997	28	NWE	14	—	—	54	841	2	—	15.6	—	—	—
1998	29	NWE	16	—	—	34	771	2	—	22.7	—	—	—
1999	30	NE	16	—	76	40	698	6	52.6%	17.4	9.2	—	33
2000	31	ATL	15	—	103	60	822	2	58.3%	13.7	8.0	—	40
2001	32	ATL	14	—	65	37	539	2	56.9%	14.6	8.3	—	27
2002	33	ATL	13	—	49	27	394	1	55.1%	14.6	8.0	—	18
2003	34	DET	5	—	6	6	46	0	100.0%	7.7	7.7	—	2
Career			147		299	470	7,023	29	157.2%	14.9	23.5	—	120

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	30	BAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2000	31	LV	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2001	32	ATL	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	33	ATL	3	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			11		7	7	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	30	—	—	—	—	—	31.6
2000	31	—	—	—	—	-0.5	7.3
2001	32	—	—	—	—	—	15.8
2002	33	—	—	—	—	—	13.9
2003	34	—	—	—	—	-0.2	-1.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 552003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader31

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

13.39 EPA/season over 5 seasons54

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: 92%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 14.9 regular season → 11.4 playoffs (7 playoff seasons)

-23%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

11 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt4Rec36Yds412TD2Ctch%900.0%Y/R11.4Y/Tgt103.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-7.3

College Stats

UCFCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCF), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #240

#211Mike DingleRB #214Gary BrownRB #215Jimmy SpencerDB #216Scott KowalkowskiLB #221Tony HargainWR #222Brad LambWR #226Ernie LoganNT #236Howard GriffithRB #248Louis RiddickDB #249Mark MaddoxLB #274Andrew GloverTE #306Ted PopsonTE #310Bob ChristianFB #312Ernie ThompsonRB #323Jeff BradyLB #326Keenan McCardellWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shawn inherited the Los Angeles Chargers WR room from Nate Lewis (1990–1993), and handed it to Tony Martin (1994–1997).

Bobby Duckworth 1982–1984Jamie Holland 1987–1989Nate Lewis 1990–1993Shawn Jefferson 1991–1995Tony Martin 1994–1997Bryan Still

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined DET (from ATL)
2003final season
Last recorded season with DET
2000team change
Joined ATL (from NE)
1999team change
Joined NE (from NWE)
1996team change
Joined NWE (from SDG)
1991draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 9, Pick 240
1991team change
Joined SDG (from HOU)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 185 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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

D1993

B1994

B1995

B1996

B1997

B1998

B1999

B2000

C+2001

C+2002

F2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

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
1993	391	97.8	1,510+1,119	88.8
1994	627	39.2	602-25	35.4
1995	621	41.4	639+18	37.6
1996	771	51.4	749-22	44.1
1997	841	60.1	856+15	50.4
1998	771	48.2	697-74	41
1999	698	43.6	641-57	37.7
2000	822	54.8	819-3	48.2
2001	539	38.5	534-5	31.4
2002	394	30.3	366-28	21.5
2003	46	9.2	0-46	0

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

122 career value over replacement — #858 all-time of 4,642. 11.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #240 (Rd 9) · HOU · 1991 · +39.2 vs expected KV-H

62actual

22.8 expected · Δ+39.2

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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

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #240

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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