Willie Snead is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Snead in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Snead's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Willie Snead
Height5'11"
Weight195 lb
BornOct 17, 1992
Age33
CollegeBall StateSee College Stats
ConferenceMid-American
Rookie yr2014
A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 67 · #1694 · Above AverageWorth 67 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.4
Avg surplus
peak +24
5 seasons × ~13.4 surplus ≈ VORP 67
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 | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2015 | — | NO | 15 | — | 101 | 69 | 984 | 3 | 68.3% | 14.3 | 9.7 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | PHI | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | NO | 15 | — | 104 | 72 | 895 | 4 | 69.2% | 12.4 | 8.6 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 50 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | TB | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | NO | 7 | — | 16 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.5 | 5.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | BAL | 14 | — | 95 | 62 | 651 | 1 | 65.3% | 10.5 | 6.9 | — | 37 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | BAL | 16 | — | 46 | 31 | 339 | 5 | 67.4% | 10.9 | 7.4 | — | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | BAL | 13 | — | 48 | 33 | 432 | 3 | 68.8% | 13.1 | 9.0 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | CAR | 7 | — | 8 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.5 | 4.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | SF | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.0 | 4.7 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 98 | — | 421 | 281 | 3,445 | 16 | 66.7% | 12.3 | 8.2 | — | 182 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 50 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA117.7·5 passing · 0 rushing · 113 receiving·14.7/season
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | NO | 15 | 10* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 50 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 15 | 10* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 50 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | — | — | 158.3 | 0 | 51.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 14 | 11* | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 16 | 10* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 21* | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | — | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | NO | 15 | 11* | 101 | 69 | 984 | 3 | 68.3% | 14.3 | 9.7 | — | 44 |
| 2016 | 24 | NO | 15 | 10* | 104 | 72 | 895 | 4 | 69.2% | 12.4 | 8.6 | — | 51 |
| 2017 | 25 | NO | 7 | 0* | 16 | 8 | 92 | 0 | 50.0% | 11.5 | 5.8 | — | 4 |
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 14 | 11* | 95 | 62 | 651 | 1 | 65.3% | 10.5 | 6.9 | — | 37 |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 16 | 10* | 46 | 31 | 339 | 5 | 67.4% | 10.9 | 7.4 | — | 20 |
| 2020 | 28 | BAL | 13 | 8* | 48 | 33 | 432 | 3 | 68.8% | 13.1 | 9.0 | — | 23 |
| 2021 | 29 | CAR | 7 | 0* | 8 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.5 | 4.8 | — | 3 |
| 2023 | 31 | SF | 2 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 66.7% | 7.0 | 4.7 | — | 0 |
| Career | 89 | 50* | 421 | 281 | 3,445 | 16 | 66.7% | 12.3 | 8.2 | — | 182 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | PHI | 2 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | TB | 3 | 3* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25 | CAR | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 26 | CAR | 2 | 2* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | BUF | 1 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 8* | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | NO | 15 | 11* | 780 | 70.7% | — | 0.0% | 74 | 16.9% |
| 2016 | 24 | NO | 15 | 10* | 743 | 69.4% | — | 0.0% | 15 | 7.6% |
| 2017 | 25 | NO | 11 | 0* | 259 | 36.9% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 16 | 11* | 821 | 68.9% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 4.5% |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 16 | 10* | 677 | 60.9% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 28 | BAL | 13 | 8* | 535 | 63.5% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 3.8% |
| 2021 | 29 | LV | 9 | 0* | 56 | 9.8% | — | 0.0% | 38 | 19.3% |
| 2022 | 30 | SF | 4 | 0* | 30 | 13.8% | — | 0.0% | 38 | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 31 | SF | 4 | 0* | 47 | 18.5% | — | 0.0% | 23 | 30.3% |
| Career | 103 | 50* | 3,948 | — | — | — | 260 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | — | — | 11* | — | — | 43.8 | 0 | 1,024 |
| 2016 | 24 | — | — | 10* | 4.9 | — | 37.9 | 22 | 727 |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -1.8 | 0 | 102 |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 11* | — | 1.5 | 5.2 | 0 | 770 |
| 2019 | 27 | — | — | 10* | — | -1.4 | 14.6 | 0 | 409 |
| 2020 | 28 | — | — | 8* | — | — | 18.4 | 0 | 428 |
| 2021 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -4.8 | 0 | 67 |
| 2023 | 31 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 50* | — | — | — | 22 | 3,545 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Rushing (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 16 | 11* | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 16 | 10* | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Career | 32 | 21* | 15 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 16 | 11* | 8.1 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 9 | 5 | 0.1 | 37 | 75.4 |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 16 | 10* | 8.9 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 98.0 |
| 2020 | 28 | BAL | 13 | 8* | 8.9 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 7 | 3 | 0.1 | 23 | 109.0 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2TM | 9 | 0* | 8.4 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 24.0 |
| 2023 | 31 | SF | 4 | 0* | 6.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 77.1 |
| Career | 58 | 29* | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | — | 83 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
×.6
67
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 39.6
Availability 16.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2015bestavg 53elite 702021
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position20
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
14.71 EPA/season over 8 seasons55
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+51
Solid
SIS
Yards/snap0.883Touch rate0.108EPA/snap0.03Snap share49.8%Off snaps3,918ReliableCV 0.41
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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+).
Combine · 2014
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.62s
40-Yard
Low · 7th pct
Pos 7thAll 55thClass Pos 10thClass All 61th
33.5"
Vertical
Low · 23th pct
Pos 23thAll 49thClass Pos 34thClass All 54th
113"
Broad Jump
Low · 5th pct
Pos 5thAll 35thClass Pos 5thClass All 34th
11 reps
Bench
Low · 18th pct
Pos 18thAll 5thClass Pos 24thClass All 7th
7.19s
3-Cone
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 46thClass Pos 16thClass All 49th
4.39s
Shuttle
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 42thClass Pos 14thClass All 41th
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Reception: 12.3 regular season → 8.7 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
-29%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
6 playoff gamesPassing
Att1Rate39.6
Receiving
Tgt25Rec19Yds165Ctch%76.0%Y/R8.7Y/Tgt6.61D8
Advanced (EPA)
Pass EPA-1.5Rec EPA10.3Pass AirYd24Rec AirYd172
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ball State), 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
Mark IngramRB5yDrew BreesQB3yThomas MorsteadP3yCameron JordanDE3ySam KochP3yMorgan CoxLS3yJustin TuckerK3yMatthew JudonOLB3yTerron ArmsteadOT3yAndrus PeatG3yBradley BozemanC3yMarlon HumphreyCB3yMark AndrewsTE3yPatrick RicardRB3yChristian McCaffreyRB3yChris MooreWR3yLamar JacksonQB3yChuck ClarkSAF3yKenny VaccaroS3yRonnie StanleyOT3yChris BoardLB3ySenio KelemeteG3yTyeler DavisonDT3yJosh HillTE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterWillie inherited the Baltimore Ravens WR room from Mike Wallace (2016–2017), and handed it to Marquise Brown (2019–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 2022team change
Joined SF (from CAR)
- 2021team change
Joined CAR (from BAL)
- 2018team change
Joined BAL (from NO)
- 2015signing
Entered the NFL with NO
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 195 lb
Frame
195 lb at 4.62s
Size-speed
33.5" vert / 113" broad
Explosion
11 reps
Bench power
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BAL | 0 | W17Questionable· AnkleW18Questionable· Ankle |
| 2017 | NO | 0 | W4Questionable· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2016 | NO | 0 | W3Questionable· ToeW4Questionable· Toe |
| 2015 | NO | 0 | W13Doubtful· Calf |
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 7-season peers. See all →
61
peak 67
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2015
B2016
D2017
B2018
C+2019
C+2020
F2021
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 984 | 65.6 | 1,019+35 | 59.9 |
| 2016 | 895 | 59.7 | 929+34 | 54.7 |
| 2017 | 92 | 13.1 | 97+5 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 651 | 46.5 | 680+29 | 40 |
| 2019 | 339 | 21.2 | 237-102 | 14 |
| 2020 | 432 | 33.2 | 459+27 | 27 |
| 2021 | 38 | 5.4 | 4-34 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
67 career value over replacement — #1694 all-time of 4,642. 9.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
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