Wayne Capers
Top 44% all-time WRsSolid Contributor
Height6'2"
Weight198 lb
BornMay 17, 1961
Age65
CollegeKansasSee College Stats
Rookie yr1983
Draft1983 · Rd 2, Pick 52 · PIT
A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 13 · #3472 · Role PlayerWorth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 76% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4.3
Avg surplus
peak +10
3 seasons × ~4.3 surplus ≈ VORP 13
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 | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1983 | — | PIT | 11 | — | — | 10 | 185 | 1 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | — | PIT | 16 | — | — | 7 | 81 | 0 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | — | IND | 14 | — | — | 25 | 438 | 4 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 1 | 6.0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | IND | 6 | — | — | 9 | 118 | 0 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 47 | — | 0 | 51 | 822 | 5 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 1 | 5.2 | 20.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
50
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 47· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 34
Availability 16
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1983bestavg 471986
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 (Kansas), 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
Gary AndersonK2yRohn StarkP2yJohn StallworthWR2yPat BeachTE2yDave AhrensOLB2yMark BoyerTE2yFrank PollardRB2yRandy McMillanRB2yWalter AbercrombieRB2yTim SherwinTE2yGeorge WonsleyRB2yGregg GarrityWR2yMark MaloneQB2yRobbie MartinWR2yOwen GillRB2yMel BlountCB1yBill BrooksWR1yFranco HarrisRB1yRay ButlerWR1yMike PagelQB1yPaul SkansiWR1yLouis LippsWR1yCurtis DickeyRB1yWeegie ThompsonWR1y
1983 Draft Class· this player went #52
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1986final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 1985team change
Joined IND (from PIT)
- 1983draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 2, Pick 52
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 198 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 4-season peers. See all →
47
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1983
C+1984
C+1985
D1986
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 185 | 16.8 | 393+208 | 23.1 |
| 1984 | 81 | 5.1 | 175+94 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 438 | 31.3 | 565+127 | 33.2 |
| 1986 | 118 | 19.7 | 367+249 | 21.6 |
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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
13 career value over replacement — #3472 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #52 (Rd 2) · PIT · 1983 · -1.9 vs expected KV-H
47actual
48.9 expected · Δ−1.9
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