Brian Blades ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Blades in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Blades a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Brian Blades
All-Time Rank & Honors
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Pro Bowls
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 165 · #537 · High-ValueWorth 165 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 13% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Career Value · VORP
165 career value over replacement — #537 all-time of 4,649. 15/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #49 (Rd 2) · SEA · 1988 · +20.6 vs expected KV-H
68actual
47.4 expected · Δ+20.6
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