Art Monk is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 83 in the Knox value model. Monk's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Reached 61% of the all-time Receptions leader — a strong 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: 93%.
Career Value · VORP
316 career value over replacement — #107 all-time of 4,649. 21.1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1980 · +27.3 vs expected KV-H
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Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Art opened the Washington Commanders WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Virgil Seay (1981–1984).
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%).
Joined PHI (from NYJ)
Last recorded season with PHI
Joined NYJ (from WAS)
Drafted by WAS — Round 1, Pick 18
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Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 16 seasons.
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Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →
What carries the case
Monitor score 76.4 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
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Statistical profile across 5 dimensions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 797 | 49.8 | 648-149 | 38.1 |
| 1981 | 894 | 55.9 | 868-26 | 51.1 |
| 1982 | 447 | 49.7 | 836+389 | 49.1 |
| 1983 | 746 | 62.2 | 1,041+295 | 61.3 |
| 1984 | 1,372 | 85.8 | 1,393+21 | 81.9 |
| 1985 | 1,226 | 81.7 | 1,300+74 | 76.5 |
| 1986 | 1,068 | 66.8 | 1,059-9 | 62.3 |
| 1987 | 483 | 53.7 | 846+363 | 49.8 |
| 1988 | 946 | 59.1 | 931-15 | 54.8 |
| 1989 | 1,186 | 74.1 | 1,175-11 | 69.1 |
| 1990 | 770 | 48.1 | 785+15 | 46.2 |
| 1991 | 1,049 | 65.6 | 1,052+3 | 61.9 |
| 1992 | 644 | 40.3 | 646+2 | 38 |
| 1993 | 398 | 24.9 | 402+4 | 23.6 |
| 1994 | 581 | 36.3 | 569-12 | 33.5 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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92% match
1980 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Famous Partnership
Darrell Green
11 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1368
Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 16 seasons (1980–1995) — a true nomad. The crest trail: