Terrell Owens is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 96 in the Knox value model. Owens led his position in a major category 3 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.

On the boards· Appears on 6 boards

Streaks5 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 2000–04

WRCIN#81RES

Terrell Owens

"T.O."

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 0% all-time WRsIron Legend

Career Value · VORP

407 career value over replacement — #41 all-time of 4,695. 27.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 3×15 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #89 (Rd 3) · SFO · 1996 · +58.5 vs expected KV-H

96actual

37.5 expected · Δ+58.5

💔+36.6 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height6'3"

Weight224 lb

BornDec 7, 1973

Age52

CollegeTennessee-Chattanooga See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 3, Pick 89 · SFO

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #46 of 568 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

136

6 qualifying seasons

2010 CIN·4 team wins#17

Receiving Touchdowns · 9 · score 27

2010 CIN·4 team wins#18

Receiving Yards · 983 · score 24

2000 SF·6 team wins#3

Receiving Yards · 1,451 · score 23

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 78% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

78% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader78

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 14.8 regular season → 13.9 playoffs (8 playoff seasons)

-6%

vs reg season

Career Milestones17

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19971K career receiving yards
1998100 career receptions
199825 career receiving TDs
19993K career receiving yards
2000250 career receptions
20015K career receiving yards

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt45Rec54Yds751TD5Ctch%120.0%Y/R13.9Y/Tgt16.71D24

Passing

College Stats

Tennessee-ChattanoogaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 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.

Top Teammates

Bryant YoungDT8y J.J. StokesWR7y Fred BeasleyFB6y Jerry RiceWR5y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Terrell inherited the San Francisco 49ers WR room from J.J. Stokes (1995–2002), and handed it to Brandon Lloyd (2003–2014).

Dwight Clark 1979–1987Jerry Rice 1985–2000John Taylor 1987–1995J.J. Stokes 1995–2002Terrell Owens 1996–2003Brandon Lloyd

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined CIN (from BUF)
2010final season
Last recorded season with CIN
2009team change
Joined BUF (from DAL)
2006team change
Joined DAL (from PHI)
2004team change
Joined PHI (from SF)
1996draft
Drafted by SFO — Round 3, Pick 89
1996team change
Joined SF (from SFO)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 224 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 15-season peers. See all →

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — 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
1996	520	32.5	529+9	31.1
1997	936	58.5	847-89	49.8
1998	1,097	68.6	992-105	58.3
1999	747	53.4	785+38	46.2
2000	1,451	103.6	1,582+131	93.1
2001	1,412	88.3	1,421+9	83.6
2002	1,300	92.9	1,503+203	88.4
2003	1,102	73.5	1,178+76	69.3
2004	1,200	85.7	1,417+217	83.4
2005	763	109	1,881+1,118	110.7
2006	1,180	73.8	1,139-41	67
2007	1,355	90.3	1,529+174	90
2008	1,052	65.8	1,022-30	60.1
2009	829	51.8	775-54	45.6
2010	983	75.6	1,204+221	70.8

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

50 career receiving TDs

2002500 career receptions

20038K career receiving yards

200375 career receiving TDs

200510K career receiving yards

2005100 career receiving TDs

2006750 career receptions

200712K career receiving yards

2007125 career receiving TDs

20091000 career receptions

201015K career receiving yards

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

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

C+1996

B1997

B+1998

B1999

A2000

A2001

A2002

B+2003

A2004

B+2005

B+2006

A2007

B+2008

B2009

B+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

91%

19962010

2005 · cause not documented · 44%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

All-Pro 35.7%Era Quality (KV-H) 20.7%All-Time Ranks 14.3%Longevity 11.6%Pro Bowls 10.7%League Leads 7.1%

Monitor score 168.3 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity91

Peak91

Accolades75

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Receiving Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#49

2000 · WR · all-time

Career Geography

Journeyman · 5 crestsLeague board →

Wore 5 distinct franchise crests across 15 seasons (1996–2010) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

SF 1996–2003 PHI 2004–2005 DAL 2006–2008 BUF 2009 CIN 2010

On the boards· Appears on 6 boards

Terrell Owens

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Passing

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

1996 Draft Class· this player went #89

Career Geography