Willie Gault is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Gault in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gault's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Willie Gault
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1983 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 40 | 836 | 8 | — | 20.9 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 34 | 587 | 6 | — | 17.3 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 33 | 704 | 1 | — | 21.3 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 42 | 818 | 5 | — | 19.5 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | CHI | 12 | — | — | 35 | 705 | 7 | — | 20.1 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | LAR | 15 | — | — | 16 | 392 | 2 | — | 24.5 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 28 | 690 | 4 | — | 24.6 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 50 | 985 | 3 | — | 19.7 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 20 | 346 | 4 | — | 17.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 27 | 508 | 4 | — | 18.8 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | LAR | 15 | — | — | 8 | 64 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 170 | — | — | 333 | 6,635 | 44 | — | 19.9 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
162 career value over replacement — #575 all-time of 4,695. 14.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1983 · +9.3 vs expected KV-H
66actual
56.7 expected · Δ+9.3
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