Henry Ellard ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Ellard in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ellard a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reached 60% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
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%.
Career Value · VORP
334 career value over replacement — #90 all-time of 4,649. 20.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #32 (Rd 2) · RAM · 1983 · +29.2 vs expected KV-H
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Henry opened the Los Angeles Rams WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mike Young (1985–1988).
Henry inherited the Washington Commanders WR room from Charlie Brown (1982–1984), and handed it to Leslie Shepherd (1994–1998).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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Joined NE (from WAS)
Last recorded season with NE
Joined WAS (from LAR)
Drafted by RAM — Round 2, Pick 32
Joined LAR (from RAM)
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What carries the case
Monitor score 93.8 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
To reach 50% HOF probability (score target: 110 · current: 93.8 · gap: +16.2)
Paths ranked cheapest first · accolade-based, data-calibrated vs actual enshrinement
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 268 | 22.3 | 464+196 | 27.3 |
| 1984 | 622 | 38.9 | 680+58 | 40 |
| 1985 | 811 | 50.7 | 845+34 | 49.7 |
| 1986 | 447 | 49.7 | 805+358 | 47.3 |
| 1987 | 799 | 66.6 | 1,038+239 | 61.1 |
| 1988 | 1,414 | 88.4 | 1,371-43 | 80.7 |
| 1989 | 1,382 | 98.7 | 1,550+168 | 91.2 |
| 1990 | 1,294 | 86.3 | 1,402+108 | 82.5 |
| 1991 | 1,052 | 65.8 | 1,055+3 | 62.1 |
| 1992 | 727 | 45.4 | 726-1 | 42.7 |
| 1993 | 945 | 59.1 | 930-15 | 54.7 |
| 1994 | 1,397 | 87.3 | 1,312-85 | 77.2 |
| 1995 | 1,005 | 67 | 977-28 | 57.4 |
| 1996 | 1,014 | 63.4 | 904-110 | 53.1 |
| 1997 | 485 | 30.3 | 479-6 | 28.2 |
| 1998 | 115 | 8.2 | 157+42 | 9.2 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 16 seasons (1983–1998) — a true nomad. The crest trail:
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