Willie Drewrey is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Drewrey in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Drewrey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Willie Drewrey
Top 36% all-time WRsReliable Starter
A wide receiver with a above-average career β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 21 Β· #3085 Β· Role PlayerWorth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 67% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.2 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+4.2
Avg surplus
peak +8
5 seasons Γ ~4.2 surplus β VORP 21
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1985 | β | HOU | 14 | β | β | 2 | 28 | 0 | β | 14.0 | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | HOU | 15 | β | β | 18 | 299 | 0 | β | 16.6 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | HOU | 12 | β | β | 11 | 148 | 0 | β | 13.5 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | HOU | 14 | β | β | 11 | 172 | 1 | β | 15.6 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | TAM | 16 | β | β | 14 | 157 | 1 | β | 11.2 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | TAM | 16 | β | β | 7 | 182 | 1 | β | 26.0 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | TAM | 16 | β | β | 26 | 375 | 2 | β | 14.4 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | TAM | 9 | β | β | 16 | 237 | 2 | β | 14.8 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | HOU | 16 | β | β | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | 3.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 128 | β | 0 | 212 | 3,202 | 14 | β | 15.1 | β | β | β | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22 | HOU | 14 | β | β | 2 | 28 | 0 | β | 14.0 | β | β | β | 5 |
| 1986 | 23 | HOU | 15 | β | β | 18 | 299 | 0 | β | 16.6 | β | β | β | 6.5 |
| 1987 | 24 | HOU | 12 | β | β | 11 | 148 | 0 | β | 13.5 | β | β | β | 3.7 |
| 1988 | 25 | HOU | 14 | β | β | 11 | 172 | 1 | β | 15.6 | β | β | β | 5 |
| 1989 | 26 | TAM | 16 | β | β | 14 | 157 | 1 | β | 11.2 | β | β | β | 6 |
| 1990 | 27 | TAM | 16 | β | β | 7 | 182 | 1 | β | 26.0 | β | β | β | 5.9 |
| 1991 | 28 | TAM | 16 | β | β | 26 | 375 | 2 | β | 14.4 | β | β | β | 7.7 |
| 1992 | 29 | TAM | 9 | β | β | 16 | 237 | 2 | β | 14.8 | β | β | β | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 30 | HOU | 16 | β | β | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | 3.0 | β | β | β | 4 |
| Career | 128 | 0 | 212 | 3,202 | 14 | β | 15.1 | β | β | β | 48.9 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
50
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 51.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 52Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 31.7
Availability 18.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1985bestavg 501993
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position13
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader14
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+).
Postseason Career
Receiving
Rec10Yds158TD2Y/R15.8
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (West Virginia), 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
Vinny TestaverdeQB4yMark CarrierWR4yErnest GivinsWR4yRon HallTE4yHaywood JeffiresWR3yCurtis DuncanWR3yReggie CobbRB3yAllen PinkettRB3yBruce HillWR3ySteve ChristieK2yChris ChandlerQB2yMarty CarterS2yMark RoyalsP2yLorenzo WhiteRB2yDarrell FullingtonFS2yLawrence DawseyWR2yDanny PeeblesWR2yDan StryzinskiP1yJames BrooksRB1yDave MooreTE1yWebster SlaughterWR1yChris MohrP1ySantana DotsonDT1yJesse SolomonLB1y
1985 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #281
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterWillie opened the Houston Texans WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Ernest Givins (1986β1994).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1993team change
Joined HOU (from TAM)
- 1993final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 1989team change
Joined TAM (from HOU)
- 1985draft
Drafted by HOU β Round 11, Pick 281
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'7" / 158 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 9-season peers. See all β
52
peak 54
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1985
C+1986
C1987
C1988
C+1989
C+1990
C+1991
C1992
C1993
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
90%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 28 | 2 | 123+95 | 7.3 |
| 1986 | 299 | 19.9 | 371+72 | 21.8 |
| 1987 | 148 | 12.3 | 251+103 | 14.7 |
| 1988 | 172 | 12.3 | 244+72 | 14.4 |
| 1989 | 157 | 9.8 | 207+50 | 12.2 |
| 1990 | 182 | 11.4 | 214+32 | 12.6 |
| 1991 | 375 | 23.4 | 404+29 | 23.7 |
| 1992 | 237 | 26.3 | 440+203 | 25.9 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0.2 | 35+32 | 2.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
21 career value over replacement β #3085 all-time of 4,642. 2.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #281 (Rd 11) Β· HOU Β· 1985 Β· +44 vs expected KV-H
52actual
8 expected Β· Ξ+44
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