Justin McCareins is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places McCareins in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McCareins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Justin McCareins

Top 23% all-time WRsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003

Height6'2"

Weight215 lb

BornDec 1, 1978

Age47

CollegeNorthern Illinois See College Stats

Rookie yr

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2001	22–23	TEN	2	—	3	3	88	0	100.0%	29.3	29.3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	23–24	TEN	14	—	48	19	301	2	39.6%	15.8	6.3	—	12	2	18	0	9.0	0.0	1	50.0	0
2003	24–25	TEN	16	—	47	47	813	7	100.0%	17.3	17.3	—	40	1	13	0	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	0
2004	25–26	NYJ	16	—	56	56	770	4	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	43	2	-5	0	-2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0
2005	26–27	NYJ	15	—	43	43	713	2	100.0%	16.6	16.6	—	33	1	8	0	8.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2006	27–28	NYJ	10	—	23	23	345	1	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	28–29	NYJ	10	—	19	19	232	0	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	29–30	TEN	11	—	32	31	416	0	96.9%	13.4	13.0	—	22	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career		—	94	—	271	241	3,678	16	88.9%	15.3	13.6	—	178	7	38	0	5.4	0.0	2	28.6	0

Career Value · VORP

52 career value over replacement — #2005 all-time of 4,649. 7.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #124 (Rd 4) · TEN · 2001 · +28.4 vs expected KV-H

59actual

30.6 expected · Δ+28.4

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Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2002	23–24	TEN	14	—	2	18	9.0	0.0	1	50.0	5.3
2003	24–25	TEN	16	—	1	13	13.0	0.0	1	100.0	12.6
2004	25–26	NYJ	16	—	2	-5	-2.5	0.0	0	0.0	10.5
2005	26–27	NYJ	15	—	1	8	8.0	0.0	0	0.0	8.3
2008	29–30	TEN	11	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	4.4
Career			72		7	38	5.4	—	2	—	48

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2001	22–23	TEN	2	—	3	3	88	0	100.0%	29.3	29.3	—	3
2002	23–24	TEN	14	—	48	19	301	2	39.6%	15.8	6.3	—	12
2003	24–25	TEN	16	—	47	47	813	7	100.0%	17.3	17.3	—	40
2004	25–26	NYJ	16	—	56	56	770	4	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	43
2005	26–27	NYJ	15	—	43	43	713	2	100.0%	16.6	16.6	—	33
2006	27–28	NYJ	10	—	23	23	345	1	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	12
2007	28–29	NYJ	10	—	19	19	232	0	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	13
2008	29–30	TEN	11	—	32	31	416	0	96.9%	13.4	13.0	—	22
Career			94		271	241	3,678	16	88.9%	15.3	13.6	—	178

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2002bestavg 552008

Rec Yds career shape vs similar wide receivers

2001-2008

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Rec Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.