Desmond Howard is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Howard in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Howard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Desmond Howard
All-Time Rank & Honors
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Pro Bowls
A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 19 · #3135 · Role PlayerWorth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 68% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
4 replaced
Career Value · VORP
19 career value over replacement — #3135 all-time of 4,649. 3.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1992 · -10.4 vs expected KV-H
51actual
61.4 expected · Δ−10.4
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