Thomas Lewis
Height6'1"
Weight195 lb
BornJan 10, 1972
Age54
CollegeIndianaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1994
Draft1994 Β· Rd 1, Pick 24 Β· NYG
A wide receiver with a middle-tier career β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 15 Β· #3374 Β· Role PlayerWorth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+15
Avg surplus
peak +15
1 seasons Γ ~15 surplus β VORP 15
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | β | NYG | 9 | β | β | 4 | 46 | 0 | β | 11.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | NYG | 8 | β | β | 12 | 208 | 1 | β | 17.3 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NYG | 13 | β | β | 53 | 694 | 4 | β | 13.1 | β | β | β | 6 | 6 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NYG | 4 | β | β | 5 | 84 | 0 | β | 16.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 34 | β | 0 | 74 | 1,032 | 5 | β | 13.9 | β | β | β | 8 | 8 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
48
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
50
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 48.8 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 45Β· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 36.1
Availability 11.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1994bestavg 421997
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Receptions leader5
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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StatVault has the verified college attribution (Indiana), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Michael StrahanDE4yJessie ArmsteadOLB4yKeith HamiltonDT4yHoward CrossTE4yChris CallowayWR4yBrad DaluisoK4yChad BratzkeDE4yPhillippi SparksCB4yJason SehornDB4yCorey WidmerMLB4yCorey MillerLB4yRodney HamptonRB4yMarcus BuckleyLB4yAaron PierceTE4yDave BrownQB4yTito WootenDB4yThomas RandolphDB4yMike HoranP3yBrian KozlowskiTE3yTyrone WheatleyRB3yRobert HarrisDT3yCharles WayFB3yKeith EliasRB3yAmani ToomerWR2y
1994 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #24
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterThomas inherited the New York Giants WR room from Mike Sherrard (1993β1995), and handed it to Amani Toomer (1996β2008).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1997final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 1994draft
Drafted by NYG β Round 1, Pick 24
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 195 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
45
peak 50
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1994
C1995
B1996
F1997
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
53%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 46 | 5.1 | 115+69 | 6.8 |
| 1995 | 208 | 26 | 440+232 | 25.9 |
| 1996 | 694 | 53.4 | 773+79 | 45.5 |
| 1997 | 84 | 21 | 344+260 | 20.2 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
15 career value over replacement β #3374 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #24 (Rd 1) Β· NYG Β· 1994 Β· -11.5 vs expected KV-H
45actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξβ11.5
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