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

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Bob Hayes

"Bullet Bob"

Top 17% all-time WRsIron Man📉 Fades · -21% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1966

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Career Value · VORP

123 career value over replacement — #863 all-time of 4,695. 12.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
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
1965	22–23	DAL	13	—	—	46	1,003	12	—	21.8	—	—	—	4	-8	1	-2.0	25.0	—	—	—
1966	23–24	DAL	14	—	—	64	1,232	13	—	19.3	—	—	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
1967	24–25	DAL	13	—	—	49	998	10	—	20.4	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1968	25–26	DAL	14	—	—	53	909	10	—	17.2	—	—	—	4	2	0	0.5	0.0	—	—	—
1969	26–27	DAL	10	—	—	40	746	4	—	18.6	—	—	—	4	17	0	4.3	0.0	—	—	—
1970	27–28	DAL	13	—	—	34	889	10	—	26.1	—	—	—	4	34	1	8.5	25.0	—	—	—
1971	28–29	DAL	14	—	—	35	840	8	—	24.0	—	—	—	3	18	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—
1972	29–30	DAL	12	—	—	15	200	0	—	13.3	—	—	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—
1973	30–31	DAL	13	—	—	22	360	3	—	16.4	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	31–32	DAL	—	—	—	7	118	1	—	16.9	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	32–33	SF	4	—	—	6	119	0	—	19.8	—	—	—	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	0	371	7,414	71	—	20.0	—	—	0	24	68	2	2.8	8.3	0	0.0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

11 seasons · peak 23.6 in 1970

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

10.3 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1970 · +1.8 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+1.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1965	22–23	DAL	13	—	4	-8	1	-2.0	25.0	—	—	—	16.1
1966	23–24	DAL	14	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	20
1967	24–25	DAL	13	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.9
1968	25–26	DAL	14	—	4	2	0	0.5	0.0	—	—	—	14.6
1969	26–27	DAL	10	—	4	17	0	4.3	0.0	—	—	—	12.9
1970	27–28	DAL	13	—	4	34	1	8.5	25.0	—	—	—	23.6
1971	28–29	DAL	14	—	3	18	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	18.5
1972	29–30	DAL	12	—	2	8	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	3.9
1973	30–31	DAL	13	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.2
1974	31–32	DAL	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4
1975	32–33	SF	4	—	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	—	—	—	0.3
Career			—		24	68	2	2.8	8.3	0	0.0	0	135.4

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1965	22–23	DAL	13	—	—	46	1,003	12	—	21.8	—	—	—
1966	23–24	DAL	14	—	—	64	1,232	13	—	19.3	—	—	—
1967	24–25	DAL	13	—	—	49	998	10	—	20.4	—	—	—
1968	25–26	DAL	14	—	—	53	909	10	—	17.2	—	—	—
1969	26–27	DAL	10	—	—	40	746	4	—	18.6	—	—	—
1970	27–28	DAL	13	—	—	34	889	10	—	26.1	—	—	—
1971	28–29	DAL	14	—	—	35	840	8	—	24.0	—	—	—
1972	29–30	DAL	12	—	—	15	200	0	—	13.3	—	—	—
1973	30–31	DAL	13	—	—	22	360	3	—	16.4	—	—	—
1974	31–32	DAL	—	—	—	7	118	1	—	16.9	—	—	—
1975	32–33	SF	4	—	—	6	119	0	—	19.8	—	—	—
Career			—		0	371	7,414	71	—	20.0	—	—	0

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41

Availability 18

On-field production

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Bob Hayes

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · WR