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

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Courtney Hawkins

Top 20% all-time WRsElite Playmaker⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height5'9"

Weight190 lb

BornDec 12, 1969

Age56

CollegeMichigan State See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 2, Pick 44 · TB

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 61 · #1803 · Above Average

Worth 61 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+12.2

Avg surplus

peak +25

5 seasons × ~12.2 surplus ≈ VORP 61

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1992	—	TAM	5	—	—	20	336	2	—	16.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	TAM	12	—	—	62	933	5	—	15.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	TAM	12	—	—	37	438	5	—	11.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	TAM	3	—	—	41	493	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	TAM	16	—	—	46	544	1	—	11.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	PIT	3	—	—	45	555	3	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PIT	14	—	—	66	751	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PIT	11	—	55	30	285	0	54.5%	9.5	5.2	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0	0	0
2000	—	PIT	9	—	42	19	238	1	45.2%	12.5	5.7	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.5	0	0
Career		—	87	—	97	366	4,573	18	377.3%	12.5	47.1	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-12.5	0	0

Career EPA-12.5·-13 receiving·-6.3/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1992	23	TAM	5	—	—	20	336	2	—	16.8	—	—	—	4.7
1993	24	TAM	12	—	—	62	933	5	—	15.0	—	—	—	12.3
1994	25	TAM	12	—	—	37	438	5	—	11.8	—	—	—	9
1995	26	TAM	3	—	—	41	493	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	—
1996	27	TAM	16	—	—	46	544	1	—	11.8	—	—	—	7.1
1997	28	PIT	3	—	—	45	555	3	—	12.3	—	—	—	—
1998	29	PIT	14	—	—	66	751	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	8.8
1999	30	PIT	11	—	55	30	285	0	54.5%	9.5	5.2	—	19	4.7
2000	31	PIT	9	—	42	19	238	1	45.2%	12.5	5.7	—	10	4.1
Career			85		97	366	4,573	18	377.3%	12.5	47.1	—	—	50.7

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	30	—	—	—	—	—	-4.0
2000	31	—	—	—	—	—	-8.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 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 60.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 42

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 55elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Receptions leader24

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-6.26 EPA/season over 2 seasons48

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: 91%.

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+).

Postseason Career

Receiving

Rec8Yds58Y/R7.3

College Stats

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #44

#30Steve IsraelDB #31Carl PickensWR #33Marquez PopeS #36Jimmy SmithWR #37Darren WoodsonS #38Levon KirklandMLB #39Robert HarrisDT #41Phillippi SparksCB #45Amp LeeRB #50Eddie RobinsonOLB #51Chuck SmithDE #53Tracy ScrogginsDE #54Shane DronettDT #57Marc BoutteDT #59Mark WheelerDT #60Todd KinchenWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Courtney inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR room from Lawrence Dawsey (1991–1995), and handed it to Horace Copeland (1993–1997).

Gerald Carter 1981–1987Bruce Hill 1987–1991Mark Carrier 1987–1992Willie Drewrey 1989–1992Lawrence Dawsey 1991–1995Courtney Hawkins

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with PIT
1997team change
Joined PIT (from TAM)
1992draft
Drafted by TB — Round 2, Pick 44
1992team change
Joined TAM (from TB)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 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 66

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

D1992

B+1993

C+1994

B1996

B1998

C1999

C2000

Availability

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

63%

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
1992	336	67.2	1,063+727	62.5
1993	933	77.8	1,208+275	71.1
1994	438	36.5	564+126	33.2
1996	544	34	537-7	31.6
1998	751	53.6	772+21	45.4
1999	285	25.9	380+95	22.3
2000	238	26.4	365+127	21.5

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

Career Value · VORP

61 career value over replacement — #1803 all-time of 4,642. 8.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #44 (Rd 2) · TB · 1992 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H

61actual

49.8 expected · Δ+11.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #44

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator