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

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Troy Edwards

Top 31% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight195 lb

BornApr 7, 1977

Age49

CollegeLouisiana Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 30 · #2696 · Role Player

Worth 30 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10

Avg surplus

peak +15

3 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 30

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								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	PIT	16	—	116	61	714	5	52.6%	11.7	6.2	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.9	0	0
2000	—	PIT	14	—	44	18	215	0	40.9%	11.9	4.9	—	11	2	-11	0	-5.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.9	-2.6	0	0
2001	—	PIT	15	—	35	19	283	0	54.3%	14.9	8.1	—	12	5	28	1	5.6	20.0	1	20.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	0.8	0	0
2002	—	LA	9	—	24	18	157	2	75.0%	8.7	6.5	—	8	3	21	0	7.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	-7.9	0	0
2003	—	JAX	12	—	36	35	487	3	97.2%	13.9	13.5	—	22	3	-9	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.3	33.8	0	0
2004	—	JAX	15	—	50	50	533	1	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	25	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	29.1	0	0
2005	—	DET	1	—	2	2	15	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0	0
Career		—	88	—	307	203	2,404	11	66.1%	11.8	7.8	—	121	15	31	1	2.1	6.7	2	13.3	0	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-6.7	61.1	0	0

Career EPA54.5·-7 rushing · 61 receiving·7.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2000	23	PIT	14	—	2	-11	0	-5.5	0.0	0	0.0	4.3
2001	24	PIT	15	—	5	28	1	5.6	20.0	1	20.0	5.2
2002	25	LA	9	—	3	21	0	7.0	0.0	1	33.3	4
2003	26	JAX	12	—	3	-9	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	6.8
2004	27	JAX	15	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	6.9
Career			65		15	31	1	2.1	—	2	—	38.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1999	22	PIT	16	—	116	61	714	5	52.6%	11.7	6.2	—	42
2000	23	PIT	14	—	44	18	215	0	40.9%	11.9	4.9	—	11
2001	24	PIT	15	—	35	19	283	0	54.3%	14.9	8.1	—	12
2002	25	LA	9	—	24	18	157	2	75.0%	8.7	6.5	—	8
2003	26	JAX	12	—	36	35	487	3	97.2%	13.9	13.5	—	22
2004	27	JAX	15	—	50	50	533	1	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	25
2005	28	DET	1	—	2	2	15	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	1
Career			82		307	203	2,404	11	66.1%	11.8	7.8	—	121

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	22	CLE	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2000	23	PHI	2	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2001	24	CIN	2	—	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	25	SF	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		5	4	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	22	—	—	—	—	—	7.9
2000	23	—	—	—	—	-2.9	-2.6
2001	24	—	—	—	—	1.8	0.8
2002	25	—	—	—	—	0.2	-7.9
2003	26	—	—	—	—	-2.3	33.8
2004	27	—	—	—	—	-3.6	29.1
2005	28	—	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 34.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 522004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Receptions leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

7.78 EPA/season over 7 seasons53

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds23Y/A23.01D11D%100.0

Receiving

Tgt5Rec3Yds22Ctch%60.0%Y/R7.3Y/Tgt4.41D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA3.1Rec EPA-0.6

College Stats

Louisiana TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisiana Tech), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #13

#4Edgerrin JamesRB #6Torry HoltWR #7Champ BaileyCB #8David BostonWR #9Chris ClaiborneLB #10Chris McAlisterDB #11Daunte CulpepperQB #12Cade McNownQB #14John TaitOT #16Jevon KearseDE #17Damien WoodyOT #18Matt StinchcombG #19Luke PetitgoutOT #20Ebenezer EkubanDE #21L.J. SheltonOT #22Lamar KingDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Troy inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from Bobby Shaw (1999–2001), and handed it to Plaxico Burress (2000–2012).

Weegie Thompson 1984–1989Louis Lipps 1984–1991Dwight Stone 1987–1994Ernie Mills 1991–1996Yancey Thigpen 1992–1997Andre Hastings

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005team change
Joined DET (from JAX)
2005final season
Last recorded season with DET
2003team change
Joined JAX (from LA)
2002team change
Joined LA (from PIT)
1999draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 195 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 58

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

B1999

C2000

C2001

D2002

C+2003

C+2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

73%

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
1999	714	44.6	656-58	38.6
2000	215	15.4	187-28	11
2001	283	18.9	174-109	10.2
2002	157	17.4	121-36	7.1
2003	487	40.6	556+69	32.7
2004	533	35.5	433-100	25.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

30 career value over replacement — #2696 all-time of 4,642. 5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1999 · -5.3 vs expected KV-H

55actual

60.3 expected · Δ−5.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #13

Franchise Succession

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Knox

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