Andre Hastings is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Hastings in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hastings's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Andre Hastings

Top 23% all-time WRsReliable Starter

Height6'1"

Weight190 lb

BornNov 7, 1971

Age54

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 3, Pick 76 · PIT

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A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 67 · #1677 · Above Average

Worth 67 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.2

Avg surplus

peak +16

6 seasons × ~11.2 surplus ≈ VORP 67

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1993	—	PIT	6	—	—	3	44	0	—	14.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	PIT	16	—	—	20	281	2	—	14.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PIT	16	—	—	48	502	1	—	10.5	—	—	—	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PIT	16	—	—	72	739	6	—	10.3	—	—	—	4	71	0	17.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NO	16	—	—	48	722	5	—	15.0	—	—	—	4	35	0	8.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NO	16	—	—	35	455	3	—	13.0	—	—	—	3	32	0	10.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NO	15	—	64	40	564	1	62.5%	14.1	8.8	—	25	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.8	6.4	0	0
Career		—	102	—	64	266	3,307	18	415.6%	12.4	51.7	—	25	13	156	0	12.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.8	6.4	0	0

Career EPA5.6·-1 rushing · 6 receiving·5.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	24	PIT	16	—	1	14	14.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.1
1996	25	PIT	16	—	4	71	17.8	0.0	—	—	—	11.8
1997	26	NO	16	—	4	35	8.8	0.0	—	—	—	11
1998	27	NO	16	—	3	32	10.7	0.0	—	—	—	8.6
1999	28	NO	15	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7.8
Career			79		13	156	12.0	—	0	—	0	54.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1993	22	PIT	6	—	—	3	44	0	—	14.7	—	—	—
1994	23	PIT	16	—	—	20	281	2	—	14.1	—	—	—
1995	24	PIT	16	—	—	48	502	1	—	10.5	—	—	—
1996	25	PIT	16	—	—	72	739	6	—	10.3	—	—	—
1997	26	NO	16	—	—	48	722	5	—	15.0	—	—	—
1998	27	NO	16	—	—	35	455	3	—	13.0	—	—	—
1999	28	NO	15	—	64	40	564	1	62.5%	14.1	8.8	—	25
Career			101		64	266	3,307	18	415.6%	12.4	51.7	—	25

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	28	—	—	—	—	-0.8	6.4	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1993bestavg 551999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Receptions leader17

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

5.61 EPA/season over 1 season52

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: 90%.

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+).

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #76

#63Ty PartenDT #65Ray BuchananFS #66Marcus BuckleyLB #67Harold AlexanderP #68Mike ComptonG #70Jason ElamK #72James TrappCB #74Will ShieldsG #78Terry KirbyRB #79Gilbert BrownNT #81Earl DotsonOT #82John LynchFS #83Mike CaldwellLB #85Dean WellsLB #87Ronald MooreRB #89Lorenzo NealFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Andre inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers WR room from Yancey Thigpen (1992–1997), and handed it to Charles Johnson (1994–1998).

Weegie Thompson 1984–1989Louis Lipps 1984–1991Dwight Stone 1987–1994Ernie Mills 1991–1996Yancey Thigpen 1992–1997Andre Hastings

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with NO
1997team change
Joined NO (from PIT)
1993draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 76

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 190 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

F1993

C+1994

C+1995

B1996

B1997

C+1998

C+1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

99%

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
1993	44	7.3	144+100	8.4
1994	281	17.6	293+12	17.2
1995	502	31.4	510+8	30
1996	739	46.2	686-53	40.3
1997	722	45.1	660-62	38.8
1998	455	28.4	424-31	24.9
1999	564	37.6	552-12	32.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, 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 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

67 career value over replacement — #1677 all-time of 4,642. 9.6/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #76 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1993 · +19 vs expected KV-H

59actual

40 expected · Δ+19

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #76

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator