Willie Jackson is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Jackson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jackson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Willie Jackson

Top 24% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +29% playoffs

Height6'1"

Weight212 lb

BornAug 16, 1971

Age54

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 4, Pick 109 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 53 · #1979 · Above Average

Worth 53 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.3

Avg surplus

peak +25

4 seasons × ~13.3 surplus ≈ VORP 53

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1995	—	JAX	10	—	91	53	589	5	58.2%	11.1	6.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	JAX	2	—	42	33	486	3	78.6%	14.7	11.6	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	JAX	1	—	35	17	206	2	48.6%	12.1	5.9	—	—	3	14	0	4.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CIN	8	—	16	7	165	0	43.8%	23.6	10.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CIN	15	—	63	31	369	2	49.2%	11.9	5.9	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.3	0	0
2000	—	NO	14	—	79	36	504	6	45.6%	14.0	6.4	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.2	0	0
2001	—	NO	16	—	135	81	1,046	5	60.0%	12.9	7.7	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.7	0	0
2002	—	WAS	11	—	53	25	257	1	47.2%	10.3	4.8	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	0	0
Career		—	77	—	514	283	3,622	24	55.1%	12.8	7.0	—	—	4	16	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	18.7	0	0

Career EPA18.7·19 receiving·4.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1996	25	JAX	2	—	1	2	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1997	26	JAX	1	—	3	14	4.7	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career			3		4	16	4.0	—	0	—	0	48.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	24	JAX	10	—	91	53	589	5	58.2%	11.1	6.5	—	—
1996	25	JAX	2	—	42	33	486	3	78.6%	14.7	11.6	—	—
1997	26	JAX	1	—	35	17	206	2	48.6%	12.1	5.9	—	—
1998	27	CIN	8	—	16	7	165	0	43.8%	23.6	10.3	—	—
1999	28	CIN	15	—	63	31	369	2	49.2%	11.9	5.9	—	22
2000	29	NO	14	—	79	36	504	6	45.6%	14.0	6.4	—	27
2001	30	NO	16	—	135	81	1,046	5	60.0%	12.9	7.7	—	54
2002	31	WAS	11	—	53	25	257	1	47.2%	10.3	4.8	—	14
Career			77		514	283	3,622	24	55.1%	12.8	7.0	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	-9.3
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	-3.2
2001	30	—	—	—	—	—	33.7
2002	31	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1995bestavg 56elite 702002

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Receptions leader18

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.68 EPA/season over 4 seasons52

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 12.8 regular season → 16.5 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+29%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds-3Y/A-3.0

Receiving

Tgt32Rec18Yds297TD3Ctch%56.3%Y/R16.5Y/Tgt9.3

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.3Rec EPA16.8

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #109

#93Shane BonhamDT #95Gary DownsRB #96Chris PennWR #98Corey LouchieyOT #100Ernest JonesLB #101Malcolm FloydWR #104Corey SawyerDB #108Chris BrantleyWR #110Larry WhighamDB #114Raymont HarrisRB #120Austin RobbinsDT #121John BurkeTE #125Mike WellsDT #126Gabe WilkinsDE #127Bracy WalkerFS #131DeWayne DotsonLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Willie inherited the New Orleans Saints WR room from Keith Poole (1997–2000), and handed it to Jake Reed (2000–2002).

Kenny Duckett 1982–1984Lindsay Scott 1982–1985Eugene Goodlow 1983–1986Eric Martin 1985–1993Lonzell Hill 1987–1990Brett Perriman

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined WAS (from NO)
2002final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2000team change
Joined NO (from CIN)
1998team change
Joined CIN (from JAX)
1995team change
Joined JAX (from DAL)
1994draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 4, Pick 109

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 212 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 61

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1995

C1998

C+1999

C+2000

B+2001

C2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

60%

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
1995	589	58.9	865+276	50.9
1998	165	20.6	316+151	18.6
1999	369	24.6	360-9	21.2
2000	504	36	518+14	30.5
2001	1,046	65.4	1,026-20	60.4
2002	257	23.4	234-23	13.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference), statvault:intra-profile games cross-fill · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

53 career value over replacement — #1979 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #109 (Rd 4) · DAL · 1994 · +22.2 vs expected KV-H

59actual

36.8 expected · Δ+22.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #109

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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