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

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Stacey Bailey

Top 19% all-time WRsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight162 lb

BornFeb 10, 1960

Age66

CollegeSan Jose State See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1982 · Rd 3, Pick 63 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 73 · #1567 · Above Average

Worth 73 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 35% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.6

Avg surplus

peak +30

5 seasons × ~14.6 surplus ≈ VORP 73

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									Rushing								Defense
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
1982	—	ATL	5	—	—	2	24	1	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	ATL	14	—	—	55	881	6	—	16.0	—	—	—	2	-5	0	-2.5	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	ATL	16	—	—	67	1,138	6	—	17.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	ATL	15	—	—	30	364	0	—	12.1	—	—	—	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	ATL	6	—	—	3	39	0	—	13.0	—	—	—	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	ATL	7	—	—	20	325	3	—	16.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	ATL	10	—	—	17	437	2	—	25.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	ATL	15	—	—	8	170	0	—	21.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	ATL	3	—	—	4	44	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	91	—	0	206	3,422	18	—	16.6	—	—	—	4	-2	0	-0.5	0.0	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1983	23	ATL	14	—	2	-5	-2.5	0.0	—	—	—	17.5
1985	25	ATL	15	—	1	-3	-3.0	0.0	—	—	—	8.1
1986	26	ATL	6	—	1	6	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	2.1
Career			35		4	-2	-0.5	—	—	—	—	65.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1982	22	ATL	5	—	—	2	24	1	—	12.0	—	—	—
1983	23	ATL	14	—	—	55	881	6	—	16.0	—	—	—
1984	24	ATL	16	—	—	67	1,138	6	—	17.0	—	—	—
1985	25	ATL	15	—	—	30	364	0	—	12.1	—	—	—
1986	26	ATL	6	—	—	3	39	0	—	13.0	—	—	—
1987	27	ATL	7	—	—	20	325	3	—	16.3	—	—	—
1988	28	ATL	10	—	—	17	437	2	—	25.7	—	—	—
1989	29	ATL	15	—	—	8	170	0	—	21.3	—	—	—
1990	30	ATL	3	—	—	4	44	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
Career			91		0	206	3,422	18	—	16.6	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	23	ATL	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	24	ATL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	25	ATL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	27	ATL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	28	ATL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	29	ATL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					7	7	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

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 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 41.5

Availability 15.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1982bestavg 52elite 701989

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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+).

College Stats

San Jose StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Jose 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.

1982 Draft Class· this player went #63

#40Robert WeathersRB #44Oliver LuckQB #45Joe MorrisRB #47Lawrence SampletonTE #48Matt KoflerQB #52Mark DuperWR #56Cedric JonesWR #62Tim WrightmanTE #65Benny PerrinFS #66Eugene GoodlowWR #68Kenny DuckettWR #71Del RodgersRB #72Stan EdwardsRB #74Jerry BellTE #75Pete MetzelaarsTE #78Vyto KabTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stacey opened the Atlanta Falcons WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Charlie Brown (1985–1987).

Stacey Bailey 1982–1990Charlie Brown 1985–1987Floyd Dixon 1986–1991Michael Haynes 1988–1997Shawn Collins 1989–1991George Thomas 1989–1992

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1990final season
Last recorded season with ATL
1982draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 3, Pick 63

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 162 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 69

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

F1982

B+1983

B+1984

C+1985

F1986

C1987

C+1988

C+1989

Availability

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

67%

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
1982	24	4.8	194+170	11.4
1983	881	62.9	1,087+206	63.9
1984	1,138	71.1	1,194+56	70.2
1985	364	24.3	459+95	27
1986	39	6.5	168+129	9.9
1987	325	46.4	767+442	45.1
1988	437	43.7	723+286	42.5
1989	170	11.3	230+60	13.5

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

73 career value over replacement — #1567 all-time of 4,642. 9.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 3) · ATL · 1982 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

46.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1982 Draft Class· this player went #63

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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