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

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Tai Streets

Top 31% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight207 lb

BornApr 20, 1977

Age49

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 6, Pick 171 · SF

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 31 · #2651 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.8

Avg surplus

peak +16

4 seasons × ~7.8 surplus ≈ VORP 31

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
1999	—	SF	1	—	3	2	25	0	66.7%	12.5	8.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.8	0	0
2000	—	SF	13	—	41	19	287	0	46.3%	15.1	7.0	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.1	0	0
2001	—	SF	16	—	52	28	345	1	53.8%	12.3	6.6	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	0	0
2002	—	SF	15	—	109	72	756	5	66.1%	10.5	6.9	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	ARI	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.1	0	0
2003	—	SF	14	—	47	47	595	7	100.0%	12.7	12.7	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	CIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	59.5	0	0
2004	—	DET	13	—	28	28	260	1	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.6	0	0
Career		—	82	—	280	196	2,268	14	70.0%	11.6	8.1	—	121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	106.2	0	0

Career EPA106.2·106 receiving·17.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
No regular-season rushing rows are available in this profile artifact.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1999	22	SF	1	—	3	2	25	0	66.7%	12.5	8.3	—	2
2000	23	SF	13	—	41	19	287	0	46.3%	15.1	7.0	—	10
2001	24	SF	16	—	52	28	345	1	53.8%	12.3	6.6	—	20
2002	25	SF	15	—	109	72	756	5	66.1%	10.5	6.9	—	46
2003	26	SF	14	—	47	47	595	7	100.0%	12.7	12.7	—	30
2004	27	DET	13	—	28	28	260	1	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	13
Career			72		280	196	2,268	14	70.0%	11.6	8.1	—	121

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	23	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	25	ARI	6	—	7	7	0.0	0.0	—
2003	26	CIN	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
Career			10		11	11	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	22	—	—	—	—	—	3.8
2000	23	—	—	—	—	—	-4.1
2001	24	—	—	—	—	—	1.2
2002	25	—	—	—	—	—	29.1
2003	26	—	—	—	—	—	59.5
2004	27	—	—	—	—	—	16.6
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 532004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Receptions leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

17.69 EPA/season over 6 seasons56

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

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 11.6 regular season → 12.1 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+5%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds9Y/A9.0

Receiving

Tgt22Rec14Yds170TD2Ctch%63.6%Y/R12.1Y/Tgt7.71D11

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA1.0Rec EPA13.2

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #171

#152Charlie RogersRB #153Rod ColemanDT #156Jay ForemanLB #157Terry JacksonRB #158David BowensILB #159De'Mond ParkerRB #160Jason CraftDB #164Eugene BakerWR #172Cecil MartinRB #173Kelly GreggNT #174Marcus SpriggsDT #176Lionel BarnesDE #177Clint KriewaldtLB #179Desmond ClarkTE #182Emarlos LeroyDT #184Rashard CookDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tai inherited the San Francisco 49ers WR room from Terrell Owens (1996–2003), and handed it to Brandon Lloyd (2003–2014).

Mike Wilson 1981–1990Jerry Rice 1985–2000John Taylor 1987–1995J.J. Stokes 1995–2002Terrell Owens 1996–2003Tai Streets

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined DET (from SF)
2004final season
Last recorded season with DET
1999draft
Drafted by SF — Round 6, Pick 171

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 207 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 58

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

C2000

C+2001

B2002

C+2003

C2004

Availability

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

89%

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
2000	287	22.1	295+8	17.3
2001	345	21.6	223-122	13.1
2002	756	50.4	748-8	44
2003	595	42.5	594-1	34.9
2004	260	20	122-138	7.2

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

Career Value · VORP

31 career value over replacement — #2651 all-time of 4,642. 6.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #171 (Rd 6) · SF · 1999 · +27.8 vs expected KV-H

55actual

27.2 expected · Δ+27.8

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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

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #171

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator