Al Toon ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Toon in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Toon a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reached 33% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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%.
Career Value · VORP
165 career value over replacement — #536 all-time of 4,649. 20.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1985 · +12.8 vs expected KV-H
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Al inherited the New York Jets WR room from Jo-Jo Townsell (1985–1990), and handed it to Chris Burkett (1989–1993).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with NYJ
Drafted by NYJ — Round 1, Pick 10
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 662 | 44.1 | 748+86 | 44 |
| 1986 | 1,176 | 73.5 | 1,160-16 | 68.2 |
| 1987 | 976 | 81.3 | 1,258+282 | 74 |
| 1988 | 1,067 | 71.1 | 1,112+45 | 65.4 |
| 1989 | 693 | 63 | 1,006+313 | 59.2 |
| 1990 | 757 | 54.1 | 881+124 | 51.8 |
| 1991 | 963 | 64.2 | 1,031+68 | 60.6 |
| 1992 | 311 | 34.6 | 557+246 | 32.8 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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Gave the New York Jets an entire corpus-attributed career — 8 seasons (1985–1992), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.