Willie Ponder
Role Player
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2003 | — | NYG | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | NO | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | NYG | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | NYG | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -1.2 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-2.0·-1 rushing·-0.7/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 10 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 10 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
14
Sustained
career value
×.6
14
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 14 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 10· confidence 50%
What builds the career mark of 14
On-field 11.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2003bestavg 142003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.68 EPA/season over 3 seasons50
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: 90%.
College Stats
Southeast Missouri State; Tulsa; Coffeyville CCCollege listed; stat table pending importCollege stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southeast Missouri State; Tulsa; Coffeyville CC), 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
Jeff FeaglesP3yMichael StrahanDE3yAmani ToomerWR3yTiki BarberRB3yOsi UmenyioraDE3yJeremy ShockeyTE3yVisanthe ShiancoeTE3yShaun WilliamsS3yWilliam JamesDB3yFrank WalkerDB3yNick GreisenLB3yWilliam JosephDT3yTim CarterWR3yJim FinnFB3yKevin LewisLB3yDavid TyreeWR3yKenderick AllenDT3yEli ManningQB2yBrent AlexanderFS2yFred RobbinsDT2yIke HilliardWR2yCarlos EmmonsOLB2yKurt WarnerQB2yOmar StoutmireDB2y
2003 Draft Class· this player went #199
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with NYG
- 2003draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 6, Pick 199
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 204 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
10
peak 14
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
19%
20032005
2003 · cause not documented · 25%2004 · cause not documented · 19%2005 · cause not documented · 13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35 | 8.8 | 0-35 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #199 (Rd 6) · NYG · 2003 · -15.9 vs expected KV-H
10actual
25.9 expected · Δ−15.9
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