Demaryius Thomas ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Thomas in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Thomas a career score of 80, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

WRNYJ#18ACT

Demaryius Thomas

5× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time WRsFranchise Cornerstone🏆 Clutch · +6% playoffs Team Carrier · #238

Height6'3"

Weight225 lb

BornDec 25, 1987

Age38

CollegeGeorgia Tech

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #238 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2017 DEN·5 team wins#11

Receptions · 83 · score 30

2017 DEN·5 team wins#20

Receiving Yards · 949 · score 12

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Career Value · VORP

230 career value over replacement — #268 all-time of 4,649. 23/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

11 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #22 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2010 · +24.3 vs expected KV-H

80actual

55.7 expected · Δ+24.3

💔+25.4 stolen VORP·1.1 szns lost

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Solid

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Reached 47% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

47% of the all-time Receptions leader47

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

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: 94%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Yards / snap:1.238 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.238Touch rate0.154EPA/snap0Snap share82.1%Off snaps6,056Elite · ConsistentCV 0.19

Production per snap — 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 · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2010

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2010 class

4.52s

40-Yard

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 75thClass Pos 53thClass All 78th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 13.5 regular season → 14.3 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

+6%

vs reg season

Career Milestones9

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20121K career receiving yards
2012100 career receptions
20133K career receiving yards
201325 career receiving TDs
20145K career receiving yards
2014250 career receptions
2016500 career receptions
201650 career receiving TDs
20178K career receiving yards

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt95Rec53Yds759TD6Ctch%55.8%Y/R14.3Y/Tgt8.01D31

Snap Counts

Off431Off%88.4%ST6ST%3.4%

College Stats

Georgia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Tech), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined NYJ (from DEN)
2019final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2010draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 22

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 225 lb

Frame

224 lb at 4.52s

Size-speed

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	NYJ	0	W1Questionable· HamstringW2Questionable· HamstringW3Doubtful· Hamstring / KneeW5Questionable· HamstringW6Questionable· Hamstring / KneeW7Questionable· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· HamstringW11Questionable· Knee / HamstringW12Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· HamstringW14Questionable· Hamstring+3 more
2016	DEN	0	W2Questionable· Hip
2015	DEN	0	W6Questionable· Neck
2011	DEN	5	W1Out· Achilles / FingerW2Out· FingerW3Out· FingerW4Out· FingerW5Out· Finger
2010	DEN	4	W1Questionable· FootW6Questionable· ConcussionW12Out· AnkleW13Out· AnkleW14Out· AnkleW15Out· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 87

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2010

B2011

A2012

A2013

A2014

A2015

B+2016

B+2017

B2018

C+2019

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

89%

20102019

2010 · Ankle · 63%2011 · Finger · 63%2019 · cause not documented · 69%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Receiving Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#46

2014 · WR · all-time

Era Translator

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
2010	283	28.3	359+76	21.1
2011	551	55.1	846+295	49.8
2012	1,434	89.6	1,430-4	84.1
2013	1,430	89.4	1,434+4	84.3
2014	1,619	101.2	1,591-28	93.6
2015	1,304	81.5	1,294-10	76.1
2016	1,083	67.7	1,062-21	62.5
2017	949	59.3	930-19	54.7
2018	677	45.1	653-24	38.4
2019	433	39.4	573+140	33.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 10 seasons (2010–2019) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

DEN 2010–2018 CAR 2015 HOU 2018 NYJ 2019

Demaryius Thomas 2015

Demaryius Thomas

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Receiving

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #22

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography