Zay Flowers is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Flowers in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Flowers's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Zay Flowers
Height5'9"
Weight183 lb
BornSep 11, 2000
Age25
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2023
Draft2023 Β· Rd 1, Pick 22 Β· BAL
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context2x
Pro Bowls
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 76 Β· #1503 Β· Above AverageWorth 76 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 33% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+25.3
Avg surplus
peak +30
3 seasons Γ ~25.3 surplus β VORP 76
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2023 | β | BAL | 16 | β | 108 | 77 | 858 | 5 | 71.3% | 11.1 | 7.9 | β | 41 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 905 | 84.3% | β | 0.0% | 7 | 4.8% |
| 2023 | β | HOU | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2024 | β | BAL | 17 | β | 116 | 74 | 1,059 | 4 | 63.8% | 14.3 | 9.1 | β | 48 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 832 | 74.7% | β | 0.0% | 6 | 5.5% |
| 2024 | β | TB | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2025 | β | BAL | 17 | β | 118 | 86 | 1,211 | 5 | 72.9% | 14.1 | 10.3 | β | 48 | 10 | 62 | 1 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 878 | 86.5% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| Career | β | 52 | β | 342 | 237 | 3,128 | 14 | 69.3% | 13.2 | 9.1 | β | 137 | 27 | 174 | 2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6 | 22.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2,615 | 81.8% | β | 0.0% | 13 | 5.2% | |
Career EPA79.9Β·6 rushing Β· 73 receivingΒ·40.0/season
Rushing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | BAL | 16 | 13* | 8 | 56 | 1 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 24 | BAL | 17 | 13* | 9 | 56 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | BAL | 17 | 15* | 10 | 62 | 1 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 16.1 |
| Career | 50 | 41* | 27 | 174 | 2 | 6.4 | β | 6 | β | 0 | 42.2 |
* GS not available from free sources β 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | BAL | 16 | 13* | 108 | 77 | 858 | 5 | 71.3% | 11.1 | 7.9 | β | 41 |
| 2024 | 24 | BAL | 17 | 13* | 116 | 74 | 1,059 | 4 | 63.8% | 14.3 | 9.1 | β | 48 |
| 2025 | 25 | BAL | 17 | 15* | 118 | 86 | 1,211 | 5 | 72.9% | 14.1 | 10.3 | β | 48 |
| Career | 50 | 41* | 342 | 237 | 3,128 | 14 | 69.3% | 13.2 | 9.1 | β | 137 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | BAL | 16 | 13* | 905 | 84.3% | β | 0.0% | 7 | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 24 | BAL | 17 | 13* | 832 | 74.7% | β | 0.0% | 6 | 5.5% |
| 2025 | 25 | BAL | 17 | 15* | 878 | 86.5% | β | 0.0% | β | 0.0% |
| Career | 50 | 41* | 2,615 | β | β | β | 13 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | β | β | 13* | β | 4.3 | 27.9 | 0 | 921 |
| 2024 | 24 | β | β | 13* | β | 2.1 | 45.6 | 0 | 1,207 |
| Career | 26* | β | β | β | 0 | 2,128 |
* GS not available from free sources β 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | BAL | 16 | 13* | 18 | 2.3 | 38 | 4.8 | 2 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 24 | BAL | 17 | 13* | 27 | 3.0 | 29 | 3.2 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | BAL | 17 | 15* | 43 | 4.3 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | β | 3 |
| Career | 50 | 41* | 88 | β | 86 | β | 3 | β | 5 |
* GS not available from free sources β 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | BAL | 16 | 13* | 8.4 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 41 | 106.2 |
| 2024 | 24 | BAL | 17 | 13* | 10.0 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 7 | 6 | 0.1 | 48 | 104.8 |
| 2025 | 25 | BAL | 17 | 15* | 10.2 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 9 | 7 | 0.1 | 48 | 112.6 |
| Career | 50 | 41* | β | β | β | 26 | 17 | β | 137 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
73
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
73
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 73 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 63Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 73
On-field 53.5
Availability 19.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2023bestavg 73elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position18
Depth
of 100
Reached 15% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
15% of the all-time Receptions leader15
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
39.97 EPA/season over 2 seasons63
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Wide Receivers Β· proprietary Β· 2012+63
Above average
SIS
Yards/snap1.263Touch rate0.141EPA/snap0.031Snap share81.8%Off snaps2,615ConsistentCV 0.15
Production per snap β 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 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+).
Combine Β· 2023
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.42s
40-Yard
Above avg Β· 74th pct
Pos 74thAll 90thClass Pos 78thClass All 87th
35.5"
Vertical
Below avg Β· 45th pct
Pos 45thAll 69thClass Pos 37thClass All 64th
127"
Broad Jump
Strong Β· 81th pct
Pos 81thAll 91thClass Pos 55thClass All 80th
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesRushing
Att2Yds4Y/A2.0
Receiving
Tgt13Rec9Yds156TD1Ctch%69.2%Y/R17.3Y/Tgt12.01D6
Advanced (EPA)
Rush EPA-0.8Rec EPA1.0Rec AirYd132
College Rushing
| Season | School | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boston College | 27 | 195 | 1 | 7.2 | 3.7 | β | β | β |
| 2020 | Boston College | 11 | 41 | 1 | 3.7 | 9.1 | β | β | β |
| 2021 | Boston College | 7 | 69 | 0 | 9.9 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 2022 | Boston College | 12 | 40 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 57 | 345 | 2 | 6.1 | 3.5 | β | β | β |
College Receiving
| Season | School | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Boston College | β | 22 | 341 | 3 | β | 15.5 | β | β | β |
| 2020 | Boston College | β | 56 | 892 | 9 | β | 15.9 | β | β | β |
| 2021 | Boston College | β | 44 | 746 | 5 | β | 17.0 | β | β | β |
| 2022 | Boston College | β | 78 | 1,077 | 12 | β | 13.8 | β | β | β |
| Career | 0 | 200 | 3,056 | 29 | β | 15.3 | β | β | β |
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Kyle Van NoyMLB3yMarlon HumphreyCB3yRoquan SmithILB3yBrent UrbanDE3yMark AndrewsTE3yPatrick RicardRB3yLamar JacksonQB3yRonnie StanleyOT3yJustice HillRB3yNnamdi MadubuikeDT3yJordan StoutP3yTylan WallaceWR3yBroderick WashingtonDT3yDaniel FaaleleG3yTravis JonesDT3yBen ClevelandG3yKyle HamiltonSAF3yRashod BatemanWR3yIsaiah LikelyTE3yTyler LinderbaumC3yTrenton SimpsonLB3yCharlie KolarTE3yTavius RobinsonLB3yDavid OjaboLB3y
2023 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #22
#14Broderick JonesOT#15Will McDonald IVDE#16Emmanuel ForbesCB#17Christian GonzalezCB#18Jack CampbellLB#19Calijah KanceyDT#20Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR#21Quentin JohnstonWR#23Jordan AddisonWR#24Deonte BanksCB#25Dalton KincaidTE#26Mazi SmithDT#27Anton HarrisonOT#28Myles MurphyDE#29Bryan BreseeDT#30Nolan SmithLB
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterZay inherited the Baltimore Ravens WR room from Rashod Bateman (2021β2025), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 2023draft
Drafted by BAL β Round 1, Pick 22
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'9" / 183 lb
Frame
182 lb at 4.42s
Size-speed
35.5" vert / 127" broad
Explosion
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BAL | 0 | W8QuestionableΒ· AnkleW17QuestionableΒ· ShoulderW19OutΒ· KneeW20DoubtfulΒ· Knee |
| 2023 | BAL | 0 | W12QuestionableΒ· HipW16QuestionableΒ· FootW17QuestionableΒ· CalfW18DoubtfulΒ· Calf |
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 3-season peers. See all β
63
peak 73
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B2023
B+2024
B+2025
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
98%
20232025
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 858 | 53.6 | 869+11 | 51.1 |
| 2024 | 1,059 | 62.3 | 1,047-12 | 61.6 |
| 2025 | 1,211 | 71.2 | 1,211 | 71.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
76 career value over replacement β #1503 all-time of 4,642. 25.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #22 (Rd 1) Β· BAL Β· 2023 Β· +6.5 vs expected KV-H
63actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξ+6.5
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