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

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Torrance Small

Top 24% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -29% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'3"

Weight220 lb

BornSep 4, 1970

Age55

CollegeAlcorn State See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 5, Pick 138 · NO

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 56 · #1918 · Above Average

Worth 56 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 42% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.2

Avg surplus

peak +16

5 seasons × ~11.2 surplus ≈ VORP 56

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								Passing													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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	—	NOR	2	—	—	23	278	3	—	12.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	NOR	11	—	—	16	164	1	—	10.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	NOR	16	—	—	49	719	5	—	14.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NOR	1	—	—	38	461	5	—	12.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NOR	13	—	—	50	558	2	—	11.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	STL	7	—	—	32	488	1	—	15.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	IND	4	—	—	45	681	7	—	15.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	15	—	98	48	636	4	49.0%	13.3	6.5	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PHI	14	—	92	40	569	3	43.5%	14.2	6.2	—	27	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NE	2	—	7	4	29	0	57.1%	7.3	4.1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	85	—	197	345	4,583	31	175.1%	13.3	23.3	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	3	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	33.3	0.0	-15.0	0.0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career EPA-7.2·-2 passing · -1 rushing · -5 receiving·-2.4/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Cmp%	Int	Int%	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1999	29	PHI	15	—	2	0.0%	0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	10.1
2000	30	PHI	14	—	1	0.0%	1	100.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	8.7
Career			29		3	0.0%	1	33.3	—	—	0.0	53.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2000	30	PHI	14	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			14		1	1	0	1.0	—	0	—	0

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1992	22	NOR	2	—	—	23	278	3	—	12.1	—	—	—
1993	23	NOR	11	—	—	16	164	1	—	10.3	—	—	—
1994	24	NOR	16	—	—	49	719	5	—	14.7	—	—	—
1995	25	NOR	1	—	—	38	461	5	—	12.1	—	—	—
1996	26	NOR	13	—	—	50	558	2	—	11.2	—	—	—
1997	27	STL	7	—	—	32	488	1	—	15.3	—	—	—
1998	28	IND	4	—	—	45	681	7	—	15.1	—	—	—
1999	29	PHI	15	—	98	48	636	4	49.0%	13.3	6.5	—	29
2000	30	PHI	14	—	92	40	569	3	43.5%	14.2	6.2	—	27
2001	31	NE	2	—	7	4	29	0	57.1%	7.3	4.1	—	3
Career			85		197	345	4,583	31	175.1%	13.3	23.3	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	29	—	—	—	-0.6	—	-10.7
2000	30	—	—	—	-1.3	-0.6	7.0
2001	31	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 41.1

Availability 15.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 552000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Receptions leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.39 EPA/season over 3 seasons49

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

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 13.3 regular season → 9.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-29%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt15Rec8Yds75TD1Ctch%53.3%Y/R9.4Y/Tgt5.0

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-6.9

College Stats

Alcorn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alcorn State), 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #138

#104Frankie SmithDB #105Tony McCoyDT #107Will FurrerQB #115Craig ThompsonTE #119Dexter McNabbRB #125Ed McDanielOLB #132Santana DotsonDT #133Joe BowdenLB #143Rico SmithWR #150Michael BatesWR #154Glenn CadrezOLB #157Mark ChmuraTE #160Jeff SydnerWR #166Jeff BlakeQB #171Darryl AshmoreOT #174Deems MayTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Torrance inherited the New Orleans Saints WR room from Quinn Early (1991–1995), and handed it to Michael Haynes (1994–1996).

Kenny Duckett 1982–1984Lindsay Scott 1982–1985Eugene Goodlow 1983–1986Eric Martin 1985–1993Lonzell Hill 1987–1990Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined NE (from PHI)
2001final season
Last recorded season with NE
1999team change
Joined PHI (from IND)
1998team change
Joined IND (from STL)
1997team change
Joined STL (from NOR)
1992draft
Drafted by NO — Round 5, Pick 138
1992team change
Joined NOR (from NO)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 220 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

C1993

B1994

C+1996

C+1997

C1998

B1999

C+2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

58%

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
1993	164	14.9	258+94	15.2
1994	719	44.9	684-35	40.2
1996	558	42.9	646+88	38
1997	488	69.7	982+494	57.8
1998	681	170.3	2,384+1,703	140.2
1999	636	42.4	623-13	36.7
2000	569	40.6	592+23	34.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

56 career value over replacement — #1918 all-time of 4,642. 8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #138 (Rd 5) · NO · 1992 · +25.5 vs expected KV-H

59actual

33.5 expected · Δ+25.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #138

Franchise Succession

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