Derrick Mason ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Mason in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mason a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Derrick Mason

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time WRsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003 Team Carrier · #39

Height5'10"

Weight197 lb

BornJan 17, 1974

Age52

College

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #39 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

160

6 qualifying seasons

2004 TEN·5 team wins#2

Receptions · 96 · score 48

2007 BAL·5 team wins#4

Receptions · 103 · score 44

2004 TEN

Career Value · VORP

282 career value over replacement — #153 all-time of 4,649. 18.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #98 (Rd 4) · TEN · 1997 · +41.7 vs expected KV-H

79actual

37.3 expected · Δ+41.7

💔+25.7 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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Receiving Yards · 1,168 · score 22

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 61% of the all-time Receptions leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

61% of the all-time Receptions leader61

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 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)Not available for this player

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 DayNot available for this player

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.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 12.8 regular season → 12.3 playoffs (8 playoff seasons)

-4%

vs reg season

Career Milestones12

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

20001K career receiving yards
2000100 career receptions
20023K career receiving yards
2002250 career receptions
200325 career receiving TDs
20045K career receiving yards
2005500 career receptions
20078K career receiving yards
200810K career receiving yards
2008750 career receptions
200850 career receiving TDs
201112K career receiving yards

Understanding These Stats

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.

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

15 playoff games

Rushing

Att2Yds20Y/A10.01D11D%50.0

Receiving

Tgt78Rec49Yds601TD2Ctch%62.8%Y/R12.3Y/Tgt7.71D33

College Stats

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan State), 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

2011team change
Joined HOU (from BAL)
2011final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2005team change
Joined BAL (from TEN)
1997draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 4, Pick 98

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 197 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	BAL	0	W4Questionable· IllnessW17Questionable· Knee

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 15-season peers. See all →

peak 80

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

C+1997

C+1998

F1999

B2000

B+2001

B+2002

A2003

B+2004

B+2005

B2006

B+2007

B+2008

B+2009

B2010

C2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

91%

19972011

Durability IQ

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

Iron

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
1997	186	11.6	238+52	14
1998	333	20.8	329-4	19.3
1999	89	14.8	222+133	13.1
2000	861	61.5	909+48	53.5
2001	1,128	75.2	1,192+64	70.1
2002	1,012	72.3	1,135+123	66.7
2003	1,303	81.4	1,333+30	78.4
2004	1,168	73	1,169+1	68.8
2005	1,073	67.1	1,042-31	61.3
2006	750	50	680-70	40
2007	1,087	67.9	1,078-9	63.4
2008	1,037	64.8	1,007-30	59.2
2009	1,028	64.3	1,007-21	59.3
2010	802	50.1	751-51	44.2
2011	170	15.5	141-29	8.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 15 seasons (1997–2011) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

TEN 1997–2004 BAL 2005–2010 HOU 2011 NYJ 2011

Derrick Mason 2005–2010

1999 · cause not documented · 38%2011 · cause not documented · 69%

Derrick Mason

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #98

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography