Santana Moss ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Moss in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Moss a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Santana Moss

1× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -12% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005 Team Carrier · #109

Height5'10"

Weight193 lb

BornJun 1, 1979

Age47

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #109 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

5 qualifying seasons

2010 WAS·6 team wins#4

Receptions · 93 · score 22

2003 NYJ·6 team wins#8

Receiving Touchdowns · 10 · score 18

2010 WAS

Career Value · VORP

229 career value over replacement — #272 all-time of 4,649. 16.4/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler36% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2001 · +16.1 vs expected KV-H

73actual

56.9 expected · Δ+16.1

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Receiving Yards · 1,115 · score 16

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 47% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

47% of the all-time Receptions leader47

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+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.871 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.871Touch rate0.141EPA/snap0Snap share34.3%Off snaps681Emerging

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 · 2001

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

WR · 2001 class

4.31s

40-Yard

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 99thClass Pos 98thClass All 99th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 14.0 regular season → 12.4 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

-12%

vs reg season

Career Milestones10

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

20031K career receiving yards
2003100 career receptions
20053K career receiving yards
200525 career receiving TDs
2006250 career receptions
20075K career receiving yards
2009500 career receptions
20108K career receiving yards
201050 career receiving TDs
201310K 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.

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

9 playoff games

Rushing

Att4Yds44Y/A11.01D21D%50.0

Receiving

Tgt47Rec36Yds446TD4Ctch%76.6%Y/R12.4Y/Tgt9.51D23

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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

Santana inherited the Washington Commanders WR room from Laveranues Coles (2003–2004), and handed it to Antwaan Randle El (2006–2009).

Art Monk 1980–1993Virgil Seay 1981–1984Charlie Brown 1982–1984Henry Ellard 1994–1998Leslie Shepherd 1994–1998Michael Westbrook 1995–2001Albert Connell 1997–2000James Thrash 1997–2008Rod Gardner 2001–2004Laveranues Coles 2003–2004Santana Moss 2005–2014Antwaan Randle El 2006–2009Pierre Garcon 2012–2016DeSean Jackson 2014–2016Jamison Crowder 2015–2024Terry McLaurin 2019–2025Curtis Samuel 2021–2023

Santana inherited the New York Jets WR room from Laveranues Coles (2000–2008), and handed it to Justin McCareins (2004–2007).

Lam Jones 1980–1984Jo-Jo Townsell 1985–1990Al Toon 1985–1992Chris Burkett 1989–1993Terance Mathis 1990–1993Rob Moore 1990–1994Wayne Chrebet

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

2014final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2005team change
Joined WAS (from NYJ)
2001draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 1, Pick 16

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 193 lb

Frame

184 lb at 4.31s

Size-speed

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	WAS	4	W8Out· HandW9Out· HandW10Out· HandW11Out· Hand
2010	WAS	0	W12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Knee

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 80

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

F2001

C+2002

B+2003

B2004

A2005

B2006

B2007

B+2008

B2009

B+2010

B2011

C+2012

C+2013

F2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.

92%

20012014

2001 · backup · 5/16 G

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
2001	40	8	0-40	0
2002	433	28.9	345-88	20.3
2003	1,105	69.1	1,097-8	64.5
2004	838	55.9	828-10	48.7
2005	1,483	92.7	1,560+77	91.7
2006	790	56.4	805+15	47.4
2007	808	57.7	869+61	51.1
2008	1,044	69.6	1,100+56	64.7
2009	902	56.4	861-41	50.6
2010	1,115	69.7	1,101-14	64.8
2011	584	48.7	732+148	43.1
2012	573	35.8	490-83	28.8
2013	452	28.3	364-88	21.4
2014	116	23.2	271+155	15.9

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

Santana Moss 2001–2004

2014 · cause not documented · 63%

Santana Moss

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #16

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator