Walter Stanley is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Stanley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Stanley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Walter Stanley
Top 28% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter
A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 47 Β· #2151 Β· Above AverageWorth 47 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 47% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+11.8
Avg surplus
peak +18
4 seasons Γ ~11.8 surplus β VORP 47
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1986 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | 35 | 723 | 2 | β | 20.7 | β | β | β | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | GB | 12 | β | β | 38 | 672 | 3 | β | 17.7 | β | β | β | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | GB | 7 | β | β | 28 | 436 | 0 | β | 15.6 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | DET | 14 | β | β | 24 | 304 | 0 | β | 12.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | WAS | 9 | β | β | 2 | 15 | 0 | β | 7.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | NE | 13 | β | β | 3 | 63 | 0 | β | 21.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 71 | β | 0 | 130 | 2,213 | 5 | β | 17.0 | β | β | β | 6 | 58 | 0 | 9.7 | 0.0 | β | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 24 | GB | 16 | β | β | 35 | 723 | 2 | β | 20.7 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | 25 | GB | 12 | β | β | 38 | 672 | 3 | β | 17.7 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | 26 | GB | 7 | β | β | 28 | 436 | 0 | β | 15.6 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | 27 | DET | 14 | β | β | 24 | 304 | 0 | β | 12.7 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | 28 | WAS | 9 | β | β | 2 | 15 | 0 | β | 7.5 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 30 | NE | 13 | β | β | 3 | 63 | 0 | β | 21.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 71 | 0 | 130 | 2,213 | 5 | β | 17.0 | β | β | β |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 39.1
Availability 15.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1986bestavg 541992
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 10% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
10% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader10
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mesa State College; 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Kenneth DavisRB3yPhil EppsWR3yRandy WrightQB3yJessie ClarkFB2yDon MajkowskiQB2yBrent FullwoodRB2yDarrell GreenCB1yIrving FryarWR1yArt MonkWR1yJames LoftonWR1yRay CrockettCB1yEarnest BynerRB1yWilber MarshallOLB1yKurt GouveiaLB1yJim ArnoldP1yJerry BallDT1yBarry SandersRB1yBen CoatesTE1yAndre CollinsLB1ySam GashFB1yTony PaigeFB1yGerald RiggsRB1yJimmie JohnsonTE1yMichael TimpsonWR1y
1985 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #98
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterWalter inherited the Green Bay Packers WR room from Phil Epps (1982β1988), and handed it to Sterling Sharpe (1988β1994).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1992team change
Joined NE (from WAS)
- 1992final season
Last recorded season with NE
- 1990team change
Joined WAS (from DET)
- 1989team change
Joined DET (from GB)
- 1986team change
Joined GB (from GNB)
- 1985draft
Drafted by GNB β Round 4, Pick 98
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'9" / 180 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
57
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1986
B1987
C+1988
C+1989
D1990
C1992
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
75%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 723 | 45.2 | 752+29 | 44.2 |
| 1987 | 672 | 56 | 912+240 | 53.7 |
| 1988 | 436 | 62.3 | 1,006+570 | 59.2 |
| 1989 | 304 | 21.7 | 389+85 | 22.9 |
| 1990 | 15 | 1.7 | 60+45 | 3.6 |
| 1992 | 63 | 4.8 | 112+49 | 6.6 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
47 career value over replacement β #2151 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #98 (Rd 4) Β· GNB Β· 1985 Β· +18.3 vs expected KV-H
57actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+18.3
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