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

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Az-Zahir Hakim

Top 28% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height5'10"

Weight185 lb

BornJun 3, 1977

Age49

CollegeSan Diego State See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 4, Pick 96 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 69 · #1636 · Above Average

Worth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.9

Avg surplus

peak +16

7 seasons × ~9.9 surplus ≈ VORP 69

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								Passing													Defense
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	—	STL	4	—	—	20	247	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	2	30	1	15.0	50.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	13	—	49	30	611	8	61.2%	20.4	12.5	—	23	4	44	0	11.0	0.0	1	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	LA	15	—	80	53	734	4	66.3%	13.8	9.2	—	33	5	19	0	3.8	0.0	0	0.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	LA	15	—	53	39	374	3	73.6%	9.6	7.1	—	21	11	50	0	4.5	0.0	2	18.2	0	1	1	100.0%	51	1	0	100.0	0.0	51.0	71.0	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	DET	10	—	82	37	541	3	45.1%	14.6	6.6	—	25	4	3	0	0.8	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	DET	13	—	49	49	449	4	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	27	3	51	0	17.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	1	1	100.0%	21	0	0	0.0	0.0	21.0	21.0	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	GB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	DET	10	—	31	31	533	3	100.0%	17.2	17.2	—	23	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	NO	9	—	34	34	489	2	100.0%	14.4	14.4	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DET	5	—	17	17	147	0	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	6	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	104	—	395	310	4,125	28	78.5%	13.3	10.4	—	183	31	198	1	6.4	3.2	4	12.9	1	2	2	100.0%	72	1	0	50.0	0.0	36.0	46.0	—	158.3	0	10	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA232.4·6 passing · -1 rushing · 227 receiving·29.1/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
2001	24	LA	15	—	1	1	100.0%	51	1	100.0	51.0	71.0	—	158.3	8.4
2003	26	DET	13	—	1	1	100.0%	21	0	0.0	21.0	21.0	—	118.8	8
Career			28		2	2	100.0%	72	1	50.0	36.0	—	—	158.3	64

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1998	21	STL	4	—	2	30	1	15.0	50.0	—	—	—
1999	22	LA	13	—	4	44	0	11.0	0.0	1	25.0	0
2000	23	LA	15	—	5	19	0	3.8	0.0	0	0.0	1
2001	24	LA	15	—	11	50	0	4.5	0.0	2	18.2	0
2002	25	DET	10	—	4	3	0	0.8	0.0	0	0.0	0
2003	26	DET	13	—	3	51	0	17.0	0.0	1	33.3	0
2004	27	DET	10	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2006	29	DET	5	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			85		31	198	1	6.4	—	4	—	1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1998	21	STL	4	—	—	20	247	1	—	12.3	—	—	—
1999	22	LA	13	—	49	30	611	8	61.2%	20.4	12.5	—	23
2000	23	LA	15	—	80	53	734	4	66.3%	13.8	9.2	—	33
2001	24	LA	15	—	53	39	374	3	73.6%	9.6	7.1	—	21
2002	25	DET	10	—	82	37	541	3	45.1%	14.6	6.6	—	25
2003	26	DET	13	—	49	49	449	4	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	27
2004	27	DET	10	—	31	31	533	3	100.0%	17.2	17.2	—	23
2005	28	NO	9	—	34	34	489	2	100.0%	14.4	14.4	—	25
2006	29	DET	5	—	17	17	147	0	100.0%	8.6	8.6	—	6
Career			94		395	310	4,125	28	78.5%	13.3	10.4	—	183

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	22	SF	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2000	23	CAR	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	24	CAR	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	25	BUF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	26	GB	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2004	27	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			10		10	10	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	22	—	—	—	—	-0.1	52.7	0
2000	23	—	—	—	—	-6.3	31.6	0
2001	24	—	—	—	4.2	4.3	13.0	0
2002	25	—	—	—	—	-2.0	-6.6	0
2003	26	—	—	—	1.5	3.8	36.4	0
2004	27	—	—	—	—	-0.5	46.4	0
2005	28	—	—	—	—	—	43.3	0
2006	29	—	—	—	—	0.2	10.4	88
Career					—	—	—	88

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 40.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 512006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Receptions leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

29.06 EPA/season over 8 seasons60

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: 93%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 13.3 regular season → 13.5 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+2%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Rushing

Att4Yds24Y/A6.01D11D%25.0

Receiving

Tgt37Rec21Yds284Ctch%56.8%Y/R13.5Y/Tgt7.71D16

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA2.2Rec EPA13.2

College Stats

San Diego StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Diego State), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #96

#85Allen RossumDB #86Jonathan QuinnQB #87Kevin WilliamsDB #88Rashaan SheheeRB #91Brian GrieseQB #92Hines WardWR #93Steve McKinneyG #94Alonzo MayesTE #97Fred WearyDB #98Roland WilliamsTE #100Michael MyersDT #101Tavian BanksRB #102Lorenzo BromellDE #103Omar BrownDB #104Todd WashingtonC #105Glen SteeleDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Az-Zahir inherited the Detroit Lions WR room from Germane Crowell (1998–2002), and handed it to Roy Williams (2004–2007).

Mark Nichols 1981–1987Pete Mandley 1984–1988Robert Clark 1989–1991Jeff Campbell 1990–1993Willie Green 1991–1993Brett Perriman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006team change
Joined DET (from NO)
2006final season
Last recorded season with DET
2005team change
Joined NO (from DET)
2002team change
Joined DET (from LA)
1999team change
Joined LA (from STL)
1998draft
Drafted by LA — Round 4, Pick 96
1998team change
Joined STL (from LA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 185 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

F1998

B1999

B2000

C+2001

B2002

C+2003

C+2004

C+2005

F2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

70%

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
1998	247	61.8	884+637	52
1999	611	47	691+80	40.7
2000	734	48.9	725-9	42.6
2001	374	24.9	285-89	16.8
2002	541	54.1	819+278	48.2
2003	449	34.5	437-12	25.7
2004	533	53.3	788+255	46.4
2005	489	54.3	792+303	46.6
2006	147	29.4	278+131	16.4

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

69 career value over replacement — #1636 all-time of 4,642. 7.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #96 (Rd 4) · LA · 1998 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H

56actual

38.7 expected · Δ+17.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #96

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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