Vincent Jackson ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Jackson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jackson a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

WRTB#83RES

Vincent Jackson

3× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2012Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #149

Height6'5"

Weight230 lb

BornJan 14, 1983

Age43

CollegeNorthern Colorado See College Stats

ConferenceGreat West Football

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 2, Pick 61 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

73rdReceiving Yards·9,080 yds 100thReceiving Touchdowns·57

Postseason all-time ranks

89thPlayoff Receiving Yards·503 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 202 · #363 · Elite

Worth 202 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.4

Avg surplus

peak +35

9 seasons × ~22.4 surplus ≈ VORP 202

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													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2005	—	LAC	2	—	3	3	59	0	100.0%	19.7	19.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	LAC	13	—	27	27	453	6	100.0%	16.8	16.8	—	19	3	16	0	5.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LAC	15	—	41	41	623	3	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	LAC	15	—	59	59	1,098	7	100.0%	18.6	18.6	—	52	4	69	0	17.3	0.0	3	75.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	LAC	15	—	107	68	1,167	9	63.6%	17.2	10.9	—	58	3	11	0	3.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	LAC	4	—	24	14	248	3	58.3%	17.7	10.3	—	12	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LAC	16	—	115	60	1,106	9	52.2%	18.4	9.6	—	54	3	51	0	17.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LV	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	TB	16	—	147	72	1,384	8	49.0%	19.2	9.4	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	LA	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	TB	16	—	160	78	1,224	7	48.8%	15.7	7.7	—	60	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	969	93.6%	1	1.0%	6	3.6%
2013	—	BUF	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	TB	16	—	142	70	1,002	2	49.3%	14.3	7.1	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	904	91.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	—	CIN	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	TB	10	—	62	33	543	3	53.2%	16.5	8.8	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	531	77.3%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2016	—	TB	5	—	32	15	173	0	46.9%	11.5	5.4	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	313	83.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	162	—	919	540	9,080	57	58.8%	16.8	9.9	—	433	15	161	0	10.7	0.0	6	40.0	0	19	19	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,717	86.3%	1	1.0%	8	3.3%

Career EPA417.0·8 rushing · 409 receiving·34.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2006	23	LAC	13	—	3	16	5.3	0.0	0	0.0	8.5
2008	25	LAC	15	—	4	69	17.3	0.0	3	75.0	15.2
2009	26	LAC	15	—	3	11	3.7	0.0	1	33.3	18.1
2010	27	LAC	4	—	1	14	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	4.3
2011	28	LAC	16	—	3	51	17.0	0.0	1	33.3	17.6
2013	30	TB	16	15*	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	15.8
Career			79	15*	15	161	10.7	—	6	—	127.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2005	22	LAC	2	—	3	3	59	0	100.0%	19.7	19.7	—	3
2006	23	LAC	13	—	27	27	453	6	100.0%	16.8	16.8	—	19
2007	24	LAC	15	—	41	41	623	3	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	28
2008	25	LAC	15	—	59	59	1,098	7	100.0%	18.6	18.6	—	52
2009	26	LAC	15	—	107	68	1,167	9	63.6%	17.2	10.9	—	58
2010	27	LAC	4	—	24	14	248	3	58.3%	17.7	10.3	—	12
2011	28	LAC	16	—	115	60	1,106	9	52.2%	18.4	9.6	—	54
2012	29	TB	16	—	147	72	1,384	8	49.0%	19.2	9.4	—	61
2013	30	TB	16	15*	160	78	1,224	7	48.8%	15.7	7.7	—	60
2014	31	TB	16	15*	142	70	1,002	2	49.3%	14.3	7.1	—	50
2015	32	TB	10	8*	62	33	543	3	53.2%	16.5	8.8	—	28
2016	33	TB	5	4*	32	15	173	0	46.9%	11.5	5.4	—	8
Career			143	42*	919	540	9,080	57	58.8%	16.8	9.9	—	433

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2005	22	WAS	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	25	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	26	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	28	LV	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2012	29	LA	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2013	30	BUF	5	5*	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2014	31	CIN	4	4*	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Career			19	9*	19	19	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	TB	16	15*	969	93.6%	1	1.0%	6	3.6%
2014	31	TB	16	15*	904	91.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	32	TB	10	8*	531	77.3%	—	0.0%	2	3.0%
2016	33	TB	5	4*	313	83.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			47	42*	2,717	—	1	—	8	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2005	22	—	—	—	—	—	5.8	0
2006	23	—	—	—	—	0.8	44.0	386
2007	24	—	—	—	—	—	55.0	497
2008	25	—	—	—	—	5.3	95.7	893
2009	26	—	—	—	—	-1.4	77.1	1,802
2010	27	—	—	—	—	1.2	13.7	269
2011	28	—	—	—	—	2.5	22.7	1,998
2012	29	—	—	—	—	—	57.2	2,314
2013	30	—	—	15*	—	-0.7	13.1	2,045
2014	31	—	—	15*	—	—	7.5	2,027
2015	32	—	—	8*	—	—	22.4	831
2016	33	—	—	4*	—	—	-5.1	435
Career				42*	—	—	—	13,497

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 51.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 63elite 702016

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #149 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2013 TB·4 team wins#14

Receiving Yards · 1,224 · score 36

2014 TB·2 team wins#22

Receiving Yards · 1,002 · score 20

2013 TB·4 team wins#23

Receptions · 78 · score 9

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 40% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

40% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader40

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

34.75 EPA/season over 12 seasons62

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: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:1.083 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.083Touch rate0.146EPA/snap0.014Snap share86.3%Off snaps2,717ReliableCV 0.27

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2005

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2005 class

4.46s

40-Yard

Above avg · 59th pct

Pos 59thAll 84thClass Pos 29thClass All 80th

39"

Vertical

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 91thClass Pos 79thClass All 85th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 16.8 regular season → 17.3 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+3%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt31Rec29Yds503TD3Ctch%93.5%Y/R17.3Y/Tgt16.21D23

Defense

Tkl1Solo1FF1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA41.1Rec AirYd499

College Stats

Northern ColoradoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Colorado), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #61

#53Dan CodyLB #54Eric SheltonRB #55Roscoe ParrishWR #56Darrent WilliamsCB #57Justin MillerDB #58Terrence MurphyWR #59Jonathan BabineauxDT #60Kelvin HaydenDB #62Bryant McFaddenCB #63Matt McCoyLB #64Adam TerryOT #65Frank GoreRB #66Oshiomogho AtogweFS #67Charlie FryeQB #68Courtney RobyWR #69Andrew WalterQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Vincent inherited the Los Angeles Chargers WR room from Malcom Floyd (2004–2015), and handed it to Chris Chambers (2007–2008).

Bobby Duckworth 1982–1984Jamie Holland 1987–1989Nate Lewis 1990–1993Shawn Jefferson 1991–1995Tony Martin 1994–1997Bryan Still

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with TB
2012team change
Joined TB (from LAC)
2005draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 61

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 230 lb

Frame

241 lb at 4.46s

Size-speed

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	TB	4	W8Doubtful· KneeW9Out· KneeW10Out· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW15Out· KneeW16Out· Knee
2014	TB	0	W6Questionable· RibW8Questionable· RibW10Questionable· Knee
2013	TB	0	W4Questionable· RibsW14Questionable· Hamstring
2011	SD	0	W4Questionable· AbdomenW16Questionable· Groin
2010	SD	0	W13Doubtful· CalfW14Questionable· Calf
2009	SD	0	W17Questionable· Achilles

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 81

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

C+2006

C+2007

B+2008

B+2009

F2010

B+2011

A2012

B+2013

B+2014

B2015

F2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

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
2006	453	34.8	389-64	22.9
2007	623	41.5	547-76	32.2
2008	1,098	73.2	1,167+69	68.6
2009	1,167	77.8	1,269+102	74.6
2010	248	62	971+723	57.1
2011	1,106	69.1	1,098-8	64.6
2012	1,384	86.5	1,385+1	81.5
2013	1,224	76.5	1,219-5	71.7
2014	1,002	62.6	945-57	55.6
2015	543	54.3	817+274	48.1
2016	173	34.6	481+308	28.3

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

Career Value · VORP

202 career value over replacement — #363 all-time of 4,642. 18.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #61 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2005 · +27.1 vs expected KV-H

74actual

46.9 expected · Δ+27.1

💔+40.5 stolen VORP·2.2 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #61

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator