Wendell Davis is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Davis in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Davis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
65 career value over replacement — #1727 all-time of 4,649. 10.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1988 · +7.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1988 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 15 | 220 | 0 | — | 14.7 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23–24 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 26 | 397 | 3 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 39 | 572 | 3 | — | 14.7 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 61 | 945 | 6 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 54 | 734 | 2 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | CHI | 5 | — | — | 12 | 132 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 81 | — | — | 207 | 3,000 | 14 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 5 | 45 | 0 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | 51.7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 61.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 94%
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92% match
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Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)