John Taylor is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Taylor in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Taylor's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
123 career value over replacement — #834 all-time of 4,649. 13.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #76 (Rd 3) · SFO · 1986 · +27.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1987 | 25 | SF | 12 | — | — | 9 | 151 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | SF | 12 | — | — | 14 | 325 | 2 | — | 23.2 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | SF | 15 | — | — | 60 | 1,077 | 10 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | SF | 14 | — | — | 49 | 748 | 7 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | SF | 16 | — | — | 64 | 1,011 | 9 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | SF | 9 | — | — | 25 | 428 | 3 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | SF | 16 | — | — | 56 | 940 | 5 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | SF | 15 | — | — | 41 | 531 | 5 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | SF | 12 | — | — | 29 | 387 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 121 | — | — | 347 | 5,598 | 43 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | — | — | 118.8 | — | 98.3 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 6 | 31 | 0 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 25 | SF | 12 | — | — | 9 | 151 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | SF | 12 | — | — | 14 | 325 | 2 | — | 23.2 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | SF | 15 | — | — | 60 | 1,077 | 10 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | SF | 14 | — | — | 49 | 748 | 7 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | SF | 16 | — | — | 64 | 1,011 | 9 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | SF | 9 | — | — | 25 | 428 | 3 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | SF | 16 | — | — | 56 | 940 | 5 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | SF | 15 | — | — | 41 | 531 | 5 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | SF | 12 | — | — | 29 | 387 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | 121 | — | 347 | 5,598 | 43 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 67 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%
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Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)