Ray Butler is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Butler in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Butler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ray Butler
Height6'3"
Weight200 lb
BornJun 28, 1956
Age70
Rookie yr
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 80 · #1426 · Above AverageWorth 80 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 32% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
80 career value over replacement — #1426 all-time of 4,649. 10/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #88 (Rd 4) · BAL · 1980 · +23.7 vs expected KV-H
61actual
37.3 expected · Δ+23.7
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