Shaun McDonald is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places McDonald in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McDonald's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 2003 | 22 | STL | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.2 | 6.2 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23 | STL | 15 | — | 37 | 37 | 494 | 3 | 100.0% | 13.4 | 13.4 | — | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | STL | 14 | — | 46 | 46 | 523 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.4 | 11.4 | — | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | STL | 9 | — | 13 | 13 | 136 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 79 | 79 | 943 | 6 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 27 | DET | 10 | — | 35 | 35 | 339 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.7 | 9.7 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 220 | 220 | 2,497 | 11 | 100.0% | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 126 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
36 career value over replacement — #2471 all-time of 4,649. 6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #106 (Rd 4) · LA · 2003 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
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| 2003 | 22 | STL | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.2 | 6.2 | — | 4 |
| 2004 | 23 | STL | 15 | — | 37 | 37 | 494 | 3 | 100.0% | 13.4 | 13.4 | — | 23 |
| 2005 | 24 | STL | 14 | — | 46 | 46 | 523 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.4 | 11.4 | — | 29 |
| 2006 | 25 | STL | 9 | — | 13 | 13 | 136 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 6 |
| 2007 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 79 | 79 | 943 | 6 | 100.0% | 11.9 | 11.9 | — | 46 |
| 2008 | 27 | DET | 10 | — | 35 | 35 | 339 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.7 | 9.7 | — | 18 |
| Career | 68 | 220 | 220 | 2,497 | 11 | 100.0% | 11.3 | 11.3 | — | 126 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 92%
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