Johnnie Morton ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Morton in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Morton a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Johnnie Morton

Top 10% all-time WRsIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001 Team Carrier · #72

Height6'0"

Weight193 lb

BornOct 7, 1971

Age54

CollegeUSC

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #72 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

110

2 qualifying seasons

2001 DET·2 team wins#11

Receiving Yards · 1,154 · score 75

2001 DET·2 team wins#19

Receptions · 77 · score 35

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

181 career value over replacement — #454 all-time of 4,649. 15.1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #21 (Rd 1) · DET · 1994 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H

69actual

55.7 expected · Δ+13.3

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Depth

of 100

Reached 40% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

40% of the all-time Receptions leader40

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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 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: 13.9 regular season → 14.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

+3%

vs reg season

Career Milestones8

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

19961K career receiving yards
1996100 career receptions
19983K career receiving yards
1998250 career receptions
199925 career receiving TDs
20005K career receiving yards
2003500 career receptions
20048K 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

2 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds5Y/A5.0

Receiving

Tgt11Rec3Yds43Ctch%27.3%Y/R14.3Y/Tgt3.91D2

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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

2005team change
Joined SF (from KC)
2005final season
Last recorded season with SF
2002team change
Joined KC (from DET)
1994draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 21

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 193 lb

Frame

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

C1994

B1995

B1996

B+1997

B+1998

B+1999

B2000

B+2001

C+2002

B2003

B2004

C2005

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

94%

19942005

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
1994	39	2.8	80+41	4.7
1995	590	36.9	585-5	34.4
1996	714	44.6	676-38	39.8
1997	1,057	66.1	942-115	55.4
1998	1,028	64.3	921-107	54.2
1999	1,084	67.8	988-96	58.1
2000	765	47.8	695-70	40.9
2001	1,154	72.1	1,137-17	66.9
2002	397	28.4	336-61	19.8
2003	740	49.3	720-20	42.4
2004	795	61.2	933+138	54.9
2005	288	24	173-115	10.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 12 seasons (1994–2005) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

DET 1994–2001 KC 2002–2004 SF 2005

Johnnie Morton 2002–2004

Johnnie Morton

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #21

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography