Anthony Hancock is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Hancock in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hancock's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Anthony Hancock
Top 28% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight200 lb
BornJun 10, 1960
Age66
CollegeTennesseeSee College Stats
Rookie yr1982
Draft1982 Β· Rd 1, Pick 11 Β· KAN
A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 33 Β· #2547 Β· Role PlayerWorth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.3
Avg surplus
peak +16
4 seasons Γ ~8.3 surplus β VORP 33
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | β | KC | 9 | β | β | 7 | 116 | 1 | β | 16.6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | KC | 16 | β | β | 37 | 584 | 1 | β | 15.8 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | KC | 14 | β | β | 10 | 217 | 1 | β | 21.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | KC | 16 | β | β | 15 | 286 | 2 | β | 19.1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | KC | 4 | β | β | 4 | 63 | 0 | β | 15.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 59 | β | 0 | 73 | 1,266 | 5 | β | 17.3 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 90%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 35.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1982bestavg 491986
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader6
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Carlos CarsonWR5yWillie ScottTE4yTodd BlackledgeQB4yJim ArnoldP3yHerman HeardRB3yBilly JacksonRB3yJonathan HayesTE2yJim HadnotRB2yLawrence RicksRB2yEthan HortonTE1yLarry MoriartyRB1yEmile HarryWR1yMike HolstonWR1yJewerl ThomasRB1yBoyce GreenRB1yBob GaglianoQB1yBruce KingRB1yJoe DelaneyRB1yKen ThomasRB1yLes StuddardC1y
1982 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #11
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAnthony inherited the Kansas City Chiefs WR room from Carlos Carson (1980β1989), and handed it to Emile Harry (1986β1992).
Carlos Carson 1980β1989Anthony Hancock 1982β1986Emile Harry 1986β1992Robb Thomas 1989β1991J.J. Birden 1990β1994Tim Barnett
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1986final season
Last recorded season with KC
- 1982draft
Drafted by KAN β Round 1, Pick 11
- 1982team change
Joined KC (from KAN)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 200 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
56
peak 58
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1982
B1983
C+1984
C+1985
F1986
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
81%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 116 | 12.9 | 314+198 | 18.5 |
| 1983 | 584 | 36.5 | 689+105 | 40.5 |
| 1984 | 217 | 15.5 | 336+119 | 19.8 |
| 1985 | 286 | 17.9 | 363+77 | 21.3 |
| 1986 | 63 | 15.8 | 308+245 | 18.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
33 career value over replacement β #2547 all-time of 4,642. 6.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #11 (Rd 1) Β· KAN Β· 1982 Β· -4.4 vs expected KV-H
56actual
60.4 expected Β· Ξβ4.4
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