Terance Mathis ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Mathis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mathis a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Terance Mathis

1× Pro BowlTop 10% all-time WRsIron ManTeam Carrier · #236

Height5'10"

Weight185 lb

BornJun 7, 1967

Age59

CollegeNew Mexico See College Stats

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #236 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

1999 ATL·5 team wins#10

Receptions · 81 · score 32

1999 ATL·5 team wins#21

Receiving Yards · 1,016 · score 10

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

184 career value over replacement — #444 all-time of 4,649. 14.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #140 (Rd 6) · NYJ · 1990 · +38.4 vs expected KV-H

69actual

30.6 expected · Δ+38.4

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Reached 44% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

44% of the all-time Receptions leader44

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 Coverage4/8 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)Not available for this player

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 DayNot available for this player

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.

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+).

Career Milestones9

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

19931K career receiving yards
1994100 career receptions
19953K career receiving yards
1995250 career receptions
199625 career receiving TDs
19975K career receiving yards
1999500 career receptions
199950 career receiving TDs
20008K 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.

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

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt12Rec6Yds80Ctch%50.0%Y/R13.3Y/Tgt6.71D5

College Stats

New MexicoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (New Mexico), 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.

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined PIT (from ATL)
2002final season
Last recorded season with PIT
1994team change
Joined ATL (from NYJ)
1990draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 6, Pick 140

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 185 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

C+1990

C+1991

C+1992

C+1993

A1994

B+1995

B1996

B1997

B+1998

B+1999

B2000

C+2001

C2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

97%

19902002

2002 · cause not documented · 69%

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
1990	245	15.3	254+9	14.9
1991	329	20.6	346+17	20.3
1992	316	19.8	327+11	19.2
1993	352	22	357+5	21
1994	1,342	83.9	1,262-80	74.2
1995	1,039	74.2	1,070+31	63
1996	771	48.2	719-52	42.3
1997	802	50.1	736-66	43.3
1998	1,136	71	1,013-123	59.6
1999	1,016	63.5	927-89	54.5
2000	665	41.6	598-67	35.2
2001	564	35.3	475-89	27.9
2002	218	19.8	181-37	10.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 13 seasons (1990–2002) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

NYJ 1990–1993 ATL 1994–2001 PIT 2002

Terance Mathis

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #140

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography