D'Wayne Bates
Durable Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2002
A wide receiver who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 14 · #3387 · Role PlayerWorth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14
Avg surplus
peak +14
1 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 14
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 | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1999 | — | CHI | 4 | — | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 28.6% | 9.5 | 2.7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | WAS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CHI | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 57.1% | 10.5 | 6.0 | — | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CHI | 4 | — | 14 | 9 | 160 | 1 | 64.3% | 17.8 | 11.4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | MIN | 14 | — | 80 | 50 | 689 | 4 | 62.5% | 13.8 | 8.6 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | MIN | 8 | — | 15 | 15 | 151 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.1 | 10.1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 36 | — | 123 | 80 | 1,061 | 6 | 65.0% | 13.3 | 8.6 | — | 54 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | -1.0 | 65.2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA64.2·-1 rushing · 65 receiving·12.8/season
Rushing
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 41 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 41 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
41
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 41 × longevity 1 = KV-H 41· confidence 73%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 30.6
Availability 10.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1999bestavg 322003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Receptions leader5
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
12.84 EPA/season over 5 seasons54
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 (Northwestern), 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.
Top Teammates
Bryan RobinsonNT3yWalt HarrisCB3yMarty BookerWR3yTony ParrishS3yRosevelt ColvinLB3yGlyn MilburnWR3yWarrick HoldmanLB3yMarcus RobinsonWR3yJerry AzumahCB3yJames AllenRB3yJim MillerQB3yShane MatthewsQB3yClyde SimmonsDE2yRandy MossWR2yPhillip DanielsDE2yBrian UrlacherMLB2yGreg BiekertMLB2yCorey ChavousS2yFred RobbinsDT2yBobby EngramWR2yLance JohnstoneDE2yJim FlaniganDT2yChris HovanDT2yR.W. McQuartersCB2y
1999 Draft Class· this player went #71
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 2002team change
Joined MIN (from CHI)
- 1999draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 3, Pick 71
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 215 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
41
peak 41
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1999
F2000
F2001
B2002
D2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19 | 4.8 | 67+48 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 42 | 8.4 | 76+34 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 160 | 40 | 561+401 | 33 |
| 2002 | 689 | 49.2 | 726+37 | 42.7 |
| 2003 | 151 | 18.9 | 129-22 | 7.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3387 all-time of 4,642. 2.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · CHI · 1999 · -2.6 vs expected KV-H
41actual
43.6 expected · Δ−2.6
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