Todd Pinkston is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Pinkston in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pinkston's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Worth 53 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons Γ ~13.3 surplus β VORP 53
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 2000 | β | PHI | 15 | β | 33 | 10 | 181 | 0 | 30.3% | 18.1 | 5.5 | β | 7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2000 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | PHI | 15 | β | 84 | 42 | 586 | 4 | 50.0% | 14.0 | 7.0 | β | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | KC | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2001 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | PHI | 15 | β | 113 | 60 | 798 | 7 | 53.1% | 13.3 | 7.1 | β | 40 | 1 | -15 | 0 | -15.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2002 | β | WAS | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2002 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -1.9 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | PHI | 15 | β | 36 | 36 | 575 | 2 | 100.0% | 16.0 | 16.0 | β | 22 | 1 | -11 | 0 | -11.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2003 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | -2.0 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | PHI | 13 | β | 36 | 36 | 676 | 1 | 100.0% | 18.8 | 18.8 | β | 24 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2004 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 55.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 79 | β | 302 | 184 | 2,816 | 14 | 60.9% | 15.3 | 9.3 | β | 116 | 3 | -21 | 0 | -7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | -3.7 | 128.3 | 0 | 0 | |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 59.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 60Β· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
Reached 12% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 89%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Mississippi), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Todd inherited the Philadelphia Eagles WR room from Torrance Small (1999β2000), and handed it to James Thrash (2001β2003).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with PHI
Drafted by PHI β Round 2, Pick 36
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 181 | 12.1 | 134-47 | 7.9 |
| 2001 | 586 | 39.1 | 544-42 | 32 |
| 2002 | 798 | 53.2 | 802+4 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 575 | 38.3 | 512-63 | 30.1 |
| 2004 | 676 | 52 | 762+86 | 44.8 |
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Career Value Β· VORP
53 career value over replacement β #1975 all-time of 4,642. 10.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #36 (Rd 2) Β· PHI Β· 2000 Β· +5.1 vs expected KV-H
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Gave the Philadelphia Eagles an entire corpus-attributed career β 5 seasons (2000β2004), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.