Troy Brown is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Brown in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | |||||
| 1993 | 22 | NE | 12 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23 | NE | 9 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | NE | 16 | — | — | 14 | 159 | 0 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | — | 21 | 222 | 0 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | NE | 6 | — | — | 41 | 607 | 6 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | NE | 10 | — | — | 23 | 346 | 1 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | NE | 12 | — | 56 | 36 | 471 | 1 | 64.3% | 13.1 | 8.4 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 118 | 83 | 944 | 4 | 70.3% | 11.4 | 8.0 | — | 45 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 142 | 101 | 1,199 | 5 | 71.1% | 11.9 | 8.4 | — | 59 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 31 | NE | 14 | — | 141 | 97 | 890 | 3 | 68.8% | 9.2 | 6.3 | — | 48 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 32 | NE | 12 | — | 40 | 40 | 472 | 4 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 18 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 33 | NE | 8 | — | 17 | 17 | 184 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.8 | 10.8 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34 | NE | 11 | — | 39 | 39 | 466 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 35 | NE | 15 | — | 44 | 44 | 386 | 4 | 100.0% | 8.8 | 8.8 | — | 28 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 173 | — | 597 | 558 | 6,368 | 31 | 93.5% | 11.4 | 10.7 | — | 256 | 27 | 194 | 0 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 10 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
111 career value over replacement — #1007 all-time of 4,695. 7.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #198 (Rd 8) · NWE · 1993 · +40.1 vs expected KV-H
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14 seasons · peak 12.6 in 2001
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
4.3 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2001 · +1.0 wins
Latest season · 2006 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#256 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22 | NE | 12 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23 | NE | 9 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | NE | 16 | — | — | 14 | 159 | 0 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | — | 21 | 222 | 0 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | NE | 6 | — | — | 41 | 607 | 6 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | NE | 10 | — | — | 23 | 346 | 1 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | NE | 12 | — | 56 | 36 | 471 | 1 | 64.3% | 13.1 | 8.4 | — | 23 |
| 2000 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 118 | 83 | 944 | 4 | 70.3% | 11.4 | 8.0 | — | 45 |
| 2001 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 142 | 101 | 1,199 | 5 | 71.1% | 11.9 | 8.4 | — | 59 |
| 2002 | 31 | NE | 14 | — | 141 | 97 | 890 | 3 | 68.8% | 9.2 | 6.3 | — | 48 |
| 2003 | 32 | NE | 12 | — | 40 | 40 | 472 | 4 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 18 |
| 2004 | 33 | NE | 8 | — | 17 | 17 | 184 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.8 | 10.8 | — | 11 |
| 2005 | 34 | NE | 11 | — | 39 | 39 | 466 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 24 |
| 2006 | 35 | NE | 15 | — | 44 | 44 | 386 | 4 | 100.0% | 8.8 | 8.8 | — | 28 |
| Career | 173 | 597 | 558 | 6,368 | 31 | 93.5% | 11.4 | 10.7 | — | 256 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.
Blend 62.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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WR
90% match
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Famous Partnership
Willie McGinest
12 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1511