Michael Crabtree is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Crabtree delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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Michael Crabtree

Top 11% all-time WRsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +13% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2012 Team Carrier · #444

Height6'1"

Weight215 lb

BornSep 14, 1987

Age38

College

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #444 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2017 LV·6 team wins#12

Receiving Touchdowns · 8 · score 14

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 41% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

41% of the all-time Receptions leader

Career Value · VORP

162 career value over replacement — #555 all-time of 4,649. 16.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Mr. ReliableCV 0.22

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #10 (Rd 1) · SF · 2009 · +7.8 vs expected KV-H

68actual

60.2 expected · Δ+7.8

💔+33.9 stolen VORP·2.09 szns lost

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3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

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: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 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)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

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 Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

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.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:1.03 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.03Touch rate0.158EPA/snap0Snap share64.6%Off snaps4,038ConsistentCV 0.15

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2009

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2009 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 71thClass Pos 17thClass All 65th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 11.8 regular season → 13.3 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

+13%

vs reg season

Career Milestones8

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

20101K career receiving yards
2010100 career receptions
20123K career receiving yards
2012250 career receptions
201425 career receiving TDs
20155K career receiving yards
2016500 career receptions
201750 career receiving TDs

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.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

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

10 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt83Rec44Yds587TD6Ctch%53.0%Y/R13.3Y/Tgt7.11D28

Snap Counts

Off218Off%69.2%

College Stats

Texas TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas Tech), 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.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the San Francisco 49ers WR room from Brandon Lloyd (2003–2014), and handed it to Anquan Boldin (2013–2015).

Jerry Rice 1985–2000John Taylor 1987–1995J.J. Stokes 1995–2002Terrell Owens 1996–2003Tai Streets 1999–2003Brandon Lloyd 2003–2014Michael Crabtree 2009–2014Anquan Boldin 2013–2015Kendrick Bourne 2017–2025Deebo Samuel Sr. 2019–2024Brandon Aiyuk 2020–2024Jauan Jennings 2021–2025

Michael inherited the Las Vegas Raiders WR room from Andre Holmes (2013–2016), and handed it to Amari Cooper (2015–2018).

Malcolm Barnwell 1981–1984Dokie Williams 1983–1987Jessie Hester 1985–1987Mervyn Fernandez 1987–1992Tim Brown 1988–2003Raghib Ismail 1993–1995James Jett

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.

Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined ARI (from BAL)
2019final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2018team change
Joined BAL (from OAK)
2015team change
Joined OAK (from SF)
2009draft
Drafted by SF — Round 1, Pick 10

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 215 lb

Frame

215 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2017	OAK	W4Questionable· Chest
2016	OAK	W12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· FingerW16Questionable· FingerW17Questionable· AnkleW18Questionable· Ankle
2014	SF	W1Questionable· CalfW16Questionable· Knee
2011	SF	W2Questionable· Feet

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

B2009

B2010

B2011

B+2012

D2013

B2014

B2015

B+2016

B2017

C+2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

81%

20092019

2009 · cause not documented · 69%2013 · cause not documented · 31%2019 · cause not documented · 13%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

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
2009	625	56.8	869+244	51.1
2010	741	46.3	682-59	40.1
2011	874	58.3	903+29	53.1
2012	1,105	69.1	1,071-34	63
2013	284	56.8	863+579	50.8
2014	698	43.6	617-81	36.3
2015	922	57.6	872-50	51.3
2016	1,003	62.7	973-30	57.3
2017	618	47.5	718+100	42.2
2018	607	37.9	525-82	30.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (2009–2019) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

SF 2009–2014 LV 2015–2017 BAL 2018 ARI 2019

Michael Crabtree 2015–2017

Michael Crabtree

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2009

Postseason Career

Receiving

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2009 Draft Class· this player went #10

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography