Player
Kelvin Benjamin
WR (retired)
Kelvin Benjamin: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
5-year career across CAR, BUF, KC. 3,117 career receiving yards. 1st-round 2014 (#28) bust narrative — but a 1,008-yard rookie year.
MilestoneCareer regular-season totals
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Games | 64 |
| Receptions | 220 |
| Receiving Yards | 3,117 |
| Receiving TDs | 22 |
| Y/R | 14.17 |
Lost his entire 2015 season to ACL surgery — the inflection point of the career.
TrendBenjamin pre/post-ACL years
| Year | Tm | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (rookie) | CAR | 1,116 | 11 |
| 2015 | CAR | DNP (ACL) | - |
| 2016 | CAR | 941 | 7 |
| 2017 | CAR/BUF | 680 | 3 |
Receiving yards by year
| Season | Yards |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1116 |
| 2016 | 941 |
| 2017 | 680 |
| 2018 | 380 |
Played for 3 teams across 5 active years. Mid-2017 trade from CAR to BUF was the decline trigger.
SplitBenjamin team history
| Stop | Years | Yds |
|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2014-17 | 2,532 |
| BUF | 2017-18 | 559 |
| KC | 2018 | 26 |
His 1,008 receiving yards as a rookie made him 1 of only 3 CAR rookie WRs ever to crack 1,000.
RareBenjamin 2014 rookie year
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Targets | 145 |
| Receptions | 73 |
| Yards | 1,008 |
| TDs | 9 |
| Catch% | 50.3% |
In the 2014 1st-round WR class, Benjamin's career trailed Mike Evans (#7) and Odell Beckham (#12) — but beat Brandin Cooks's 1st-round peers.
Comparison2014 1st-round WR class
| Player | Pick | Career yds |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Evans | #7 | 12,000+ |
| Odell Beckham | #12 | 7,500+ |
| Brandin Cooks | #20 | 10,000+ |
| Kelvin Benjamin | #28 | 3,117 |
His 14.2 yards-per-reception is high for a possession WR — the Cam-Newton vertical-shot profile, not a typical big-WR underneath role.
AnomalyBenjamin Y/R profile
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Career receptions | 220 |
| Career yards | 3,117 |
| Yards-per-reception | 14.17 |
| League WR avg | ~12.5 |
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