Walter Stanley is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Stanley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Stanley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Walter Stanley
Top 27% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter
Height5'9"
Weight180 lb
BornNov 5, 1962
Age63
Rookie yr1985
Draft
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1986 | 23–24 | GB | 16 | — | — | 35 | 723 | 2 | — | 20.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | — | 38 | 672 | 3 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | 4 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | GB | 7 | — | — | 28 | 436 | 0 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | DET | 14 | — | — | 24 | 304 | 0 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | WAS | 9 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | NE | 13 | — | — | 3 | 63 | 0 | — | 21.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 71 | — | — | 130 | 2,213 | 5 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | 6 | 58 | 0 | 9.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2239 all-time of 4,649. 7.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #98 (Rd 4) · GNB · 1985 · +19.7 vs expected KV-H
57actual
37.3 expected · Δ+19.7
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