Bobby Duckworth is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Duckworth in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Duckworth's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Bobby Duckworth
Height6'3"
Weight198 lb
BornNov 27, 1958
Age67
CollegeArkansasSee College Stats
Rookie yr1982
Draft1981 Β· Rd 6, Pick 162 Β· SDG
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 41 Β· #2294 Β· Above AverageWorth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+13.7
Avg surplus
peak +19
3 seasons Γ ~13.7 surplus β VORP 41
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 | LAC | 5 | β | β | 2 | 77 | 0 | β | 38.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | LAC | 16 | β | β | 20 | 422 | 5 | β | 21.1 | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | LAC | 16 | β | β | 25 | 715 | 4 | β | 28.6 | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | LAR | 14 | β | β | 25 | 422 | 3 | β | 16.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | LAR | 11 | β | β | 9 | 141 | 1 | β | 15.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | PHI | 11 | β | β | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | 7.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 73 | β | 0 | 82 | 1,784 | 13 | β | 21.8 | β | β | β | 6 | 6 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24 | LAC | 5 | β | β | 2 | 77 | 0 | β | 38.5 | β | β | β | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 25 | LAC | 16 | β | β | 20 | 422 | 5 | β | 21.1 | β | β | β | 11.5 |
| 1984 | 26 | LAC | 16 | β | β | 25 | 715 | 4 | β | 28.6 | β | β | β | 12.6 |
| 1985 | 27 | LAR | 14 | β | β | 25 | 422 | 3 | β | 16.9 | β | β | β | 10.3 |
| 1986 | 28 | LAR | 11 | β | β | 9 | 141 | 1 | β | 15.7 | β | β | β | 3.3 |
| 1986 | 28 | PHI | 11 | β | β | 1 | 7 | 0 | β | 7.0 | β | β | β | 3.3 |
| Career | 73 | 0 | 82 | 1,784 | 13 | β | 21.8 | β | β | β | 39.5 |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 58Β· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 38.7
Availability 17.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1982bestavg 521986
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader8
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: 90%.
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 (Arkansas), 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
Maury BufordP3yEric SieversTE3yEd LutherQB3yHenry EllardWR2yJames BrooksRB2yMarcus AllenRB2yEric DickersonRB2yBilly Ray Smith Jr.LB2yMike YoungWR2yBarry ReddenRB2yCharles WhiteRB2yMike GumanRB2yDale HatcherP2yClyde SimmonsDE1yReggie WhiteDE1yKeith ByarsFB1yRandall CunninghamQB1yJim EverettQB1yTerry HoageDB1yMichael HaddixFB1yBuford McGeeRB1yMike QuickWR1yKenny JacksonWR1yByron DarbyDT1y
1981 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #162
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBobby opened the Los Angeles Chargers WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Jamie Holland (1987β1989).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1986final season
Last recorded season with LAR
- 1985team change
Joined LAR (from LAC)
- 1982team change
Joined LAC (from SDG)
- 1981draft
Drafted by SDG β Round 6, Pick 162
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 198 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
58
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1982
B1983
B1984
C+1985
C1986
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
85%
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 | 77 | 15.4 | 351+274 | 20.7 |
| 1983 | 422 | 26.4 | 537+115 | 31.6 |
| 1984 | 715 | 44.7 | 786+71 | 46.2 |
| 1985 | 422 | 30.1 | 548+126 | 32.2 |
| 1986 | 141 | 12.8 | 263+122 | 15.5 |
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
41 career value over replacement β #2294 all-time of 4,642. 8.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #162 (Rd 6) Β· SDG Β· 1981 Β· +27.9 vs expected KV-H
58actual
30.1 expected Β· Ξ+27.9
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