Walt Powell
Role Player
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2014 | — | NYJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3.0% | — | 0.0% | 36 | 29.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | BUF | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5.0% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 33.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | BUF | 7 | — | 25 | 14 | 142 | 0 | 56.0% | 10.1 | 5.7 | — | 7 | 296 | 47.7% | — | 0.0% | 50 | 23.9% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0 | 297 |
| Career | — | 13 | — | 25 | 14 | 142 | 0 | 56.0% | 10.1 | 5.7 | — | 7 | 306 | 18.6% | — | 0.0% | 102 | 28.8% | — | — | 0.7 | 0 | 297 | |
Career EPA0.7··0.7/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | BUF | 7 | 0* | 25 | 14 | 142 | 0 | 56.0% | 10.1 | 5.7 | — | 7 | 2 |
| Career | 7 | 25 | 14 | 142 | 0 | 56.0% | 10.1 | 5.7 | — | 7 | 2 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | NYJ | 4 | 0* | 6 | 3.0% | — | 0.0% | 36 | 29.0% |
| 2015 | 24 | BUF | 2 | — | 4 | 5.0% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 33.5% |
| 2016 | 25 | BUF | 9 | 0* | 296 | 47.7% | — | 0.0% | 50 | 23.9% |
| Career | 15 | 306 | — | — | — | 102 | — |
* 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 | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | 0.7 | 0 | 297 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 297 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 25 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 25 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
35
Sustained
career value
×.6
35
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 35 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 25· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 35
On-field 27.3
Availability 7.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2016bestavg 352016
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
0.71 EPA/season over 1 season50
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Yards/snap0.48Touch rate0.084EPA/snap0.002Snap share47.7%Off snaps296Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Murray 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.
Top Teammates
Percy HarvinWR3yGreg SalasWR3yJerry HughesDE2yStephon GilmoreCB2yKyle WilliamsDT2yRobert WoodsWR2yLeSean McCoyRB2yDan CarpenterK2yCorey GrahamFS2yNickell Robey-ColemanDB2yCharles ClayTE2ySammy WatkinsWR2yMarcell DareusDT2yRonald DarbyCB2yMarquise GoodwinWR2yGarrison SanbornLS2yJordan MillsOT2yTyrod TaylorQB2yJohn MillerG2yCordy GlennOT2yRichie IncognitoG2yLeger DouzableDE2yEric WoodC2yRyan GroyG2y
2014 Draft Class· this player went #196
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 BUF
- 2015team change
Joined BUF (from NYJ)
- 2014draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 6, Pick 196
- 2014team change
Joined NYJ (from ARI)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 189 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BUF | 0 | W11Questionable· Hip |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
25
peak 35
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
31%
20142016
2014 · cause not documented · 25%2015 · cause not documented · 13%2016 · cause not documented · 56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 142 | 20.3 | 225+83 | 13.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #196 (Rd 6) · ARI · 2014 · -0.9 vs expected KV-H
25actual
25.9 expected · Δ−0.9
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