Carlos Carson ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Carson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Carson a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Carlos Carson
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 · #538 · High-ValueWorth 165 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 13% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
2 replaced
Career Value · VORP
165 career value over replacement — #538 all-time of 4,649. 18.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #114 (Rd 5) · KAN · 1980 · +36.3 vs expected KV-H
72actual
35.7 expected · Δ+36.3
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