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

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Tim McGee

Top 15% all-time WRsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight183 lb

BornAug 7, 1964

Age61

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 119 · #884 · High-Value

Worth 119 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.9

Avg surplus

peak +31

8 seasons × ~14.9 surplus ≈ VORP 119

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
1986	—	CIN	16	—	—	16	276	1	—	17.3	—	—	—	4	10	0	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	CIN	11	—	—	23	408	1	—	17.7	—	—	—	1	-10	0	-10.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	CIN	16	—	—	36	686	6	—	19.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	CIN	16	—	—	65	1,211	8	—	18.6	—	—	—	2	36	0	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	CIN	16	—	—	43	737	1	—	17.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	CIN	16	—	—	51	802	4	—	15.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	CIN	16	—	—	35	408	3	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	WAS	13	—	—	39	500	3	—	12.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	CIN	14	—	—	13	175	1	—	13.5	—	—	—	1	-18	0	-18.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	134	—	0	321	5,203	28	—	16.2	—	—	—	8	18	0	2.3	0.0	—	—	—	8	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1986	22	CIN	16	—	4	10	2.5	0.0	—	—	—	7.2
1987	23	CIN	11	—	1	-10	-10.0	0.0	—	—	—	5.6
1989	25	CIN	16	—	2	36	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	18.2
1994	30	CIN	14	—	1	-18	-18.0	0.0	—	—	—	4.4
Career			57		8	18	2.3	—	—	—	—	88.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1986	22	CIN	16	—	—	16	276	1	—	17.3	—	—	—
1987	23	CIN	11	—	—	23	408	1	—	17.7	—	—	—
1988	24	CIN	16	—	—	36	686	6	—	19.1	—	—	—
1989	25	CIN	16	—	—	65	1,211	8	—	18.6	—	—	—
1990	26	CIN	16	—	—	43	737	1	—	17.1	—	—	—
1991	27	CIN	16	—	—	51	802	4	—	15.7	—	—	—
1992	28	CIN	16	—	—	35	408	3	—	11.7	—	—	—
1993	29	WAS	13	—	—	39	500	3	—	12.8	—	—	—
1994	30	CIN	14	—	—	13	175	1	—	13.5	—	—	—
Career			134		0	321	5,203	28	—	16.2	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1986	22	CIN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	27	CIN	—	—	3	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	28	CIN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	29	WAS	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1994	30	CIN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					8	5	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 42.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 61elite 701994

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader23

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: 93%.

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

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #21

#3Jim EverettQB #8Leslie O'NealDE #10Keith ByarsFB #12Chuck LongQB #16Ronnie HarmonRB #18Mike SherrardWR #26Reggie DupardRB #27Neal AndersonRB #29Garry JamesRB #31Dalton HilliardRB #33Darryl ClackRB #34Ernest GivinsWR #37Anthony ToneyRB #41Kenneth DavisRB #43Webster SlaughterWR #45Walter MurrayWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tim inherited the Cincinnati Bengals WR room from Cris Collinsworth (1981–1988), and handed it to Jeff Query (1992–1994).

David Verser 1981–1984Cris Collinsworth 1981–1988Tim McGee 1986–1994Jeff Query 1992–1994Carl Pickens 1992–1999Darnay Scott

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1994team change
Joined CIN (from WAS)
1994final season
Last recorded season with CIN
1993team change
Joined WAS (from CIN)
1986draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 1, Pick 21

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 183 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C+1986

C+1987

B1988

B+1989

B1990

B1991

C+1992

C+1993

C1994

Availability

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

94%

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
1986	276	17.3	330+54	19.4
1987	408	37.1	626+218	36.8
1988	686	42.9	710+24	41.8
1989	1,211	75.7	1,219+8	71.7
1990	737	46.1	763+26	44.9
1991	802	50.1	813+11	47.8
1992	408	25.5	427+19	25.1
1993	500	38.5	614+114	36.1
1994	175	12.5	221+46	13

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

119 career value over replacement — #884 all-time of 4,642. 13.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #21 (Rd 1) · CIN · 1986 · +8.5 vs expected KV-H

65actual

56.5 expected · Δ+8.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #21

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

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