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

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Stephen Starring

Top 28% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight172 lb

BornJul 30, 1961

Age64

CollegeMcNeese State See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 3, Pick 74 · NWE

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 42 · #2284 · Above Average

Worth 42 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.4

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~8.4 surplus ≈ VORP 42

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
1983	—	NE	15	—	—	17	389	2	—	22.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	NE	16	—	—	46	657	4	—	14.3	—	—	—	2	-16	0	-8.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	NE	16	—	—	16	235	0	—	14.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	NE	14	—	—	16	295	2	—	18.4	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	NE	11	—	—	17	289	3	—	17.0	—	—	—	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	DET	12	—	—	5	89	0	—	17.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	TB	12	—	—	3	75	0	—	25.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	96	—	0	120	2,029	11	—	16.9	—	—	—	5	-3	0	-0.6	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
1984	23	NE	16	—	2	-16	-8.0	0.0	—	—	—	13.4
1986	25	NE	14	—	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.3
1987	26	NE	11	—	2	13	6.5	0.0	—	—	—	5.8
Career			41		5	-3	-0.6	—	—	—	—	45.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1983	22	NE	15	—	—	17	389	2	—	22.9	—	—	—
1984	23	NE	16	—	—	46	657	4	—	14.3	—	—	—
1985	24	NE	16	—	—	16	235	0	—	14.7	—	—	—
1986	25	NE	14	—	—	16	295	2	—	18.4	—	—	—
1987	26	NE	11	—	—	17	289	3	—	17.0	—	—	—
1988	27	DET	12	—	—	5	89	0	—	17.8	—	—	—
1988	27	TB	12	—	—	3	75	0	—	25.0	—	—	—
Career			96		0	120	2,029	11	—	16.9	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	22	NE	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	23	NE	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	25	NE	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	26	NE	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	27	TB	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					7	7	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 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 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 37.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 551988

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader9

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: 94%.

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

McNeese StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (McNeese 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.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #74

#52Wayne CapersWR #56Richard WilliamsRB #60Clint SampsonWR #62Glen YoungWR #63Jamie WilliamsTE #65John TiceTE #66Cliff AustinRB #69Chris DresselTE #78Jo-Jo TownsellWR #85Phil SmithWR #88Mike McCloskeyTE #93Trey JunkinTE #104Mike MillerWR #107Pat DunsmoreTE #108Chris FaulknerTE #114Larry MoriartyRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stephen opened the New England Patriots WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Irving Fryar (1984–1992).

Stephen Starring 1983–1987Irving Fryar 1984–1992Hart Lee Dykes 1989–1990Michael Timpson 1989–1994Greg McMurtry 1990–1993Vincent Brisby 1993–1999

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1988team change
Joined TB (from NE)
1988final season
Last recorded season with TB
1983draft
Drafted by NWE — Round 3, Pick 74
1983team change
Joined NE (from NWE)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 172 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

C+1983

B1984

C+1985

C+1986

C+1987

C1988

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

88%

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
1983	389	25.9	530+141	31.2
1984	657	41.1	730+73	43
1985	235	14.7	315+80	18.5
1986	295	21.1	388+93	22.8
1987	289	26.3	462+173	27.2
1988	89	7.4	170+81	10

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

42 career value over replacement — #2284 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #74 (Rd 3) · NWE · 1983 · +17 vs expected KV-H

57actual

40 expected · Δ+17

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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

1983 Draft Class· this player went #74

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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