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

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Danan Hughes

Top 40% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight211 lb

BornDec 11, 1970

Age55

CollegeIowa See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 7, Pick 186 · KAN

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 5 · #3914 · Role Player

Worth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 85% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+2.5

Avg surplus

peak +3

2 seasons × ~2.5 surplus ≈ VORP 5

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
1993	—	KC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	KC	16	—	—	7	80	0	—	11.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	—	KC	16	—	—	14	103	1	—	7.4	—	—	—	1	5	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	KC	15	—	—	17	167	1	—	9.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	30	0	0	0.0	0.0	30.0	30.0	—	118.8	0	7	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	2	—	—	—
1997	—	KC	16	—	—	7	65	2	—	9.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	16	—	—	1	10	0	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	25.0	25.0	—	118.8	0	8	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
Career		—	79	—	0	46	425	4	—	9.2	—	—	—	1	5	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	100.0%	55	0	0	0.0	0.0	27.5	27.5	—	118.8	0	51	44	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	3	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1996	26	KC	15	—	1	1	100.0%	30	30.0	30.0	—	118.8	4.8
1998	28	KC	16	—	1	1	100.0%	25	25.0	25.0	—	118.8	4.6
Career			31		2	2	100.0%	55	27.5	—	—	118.8	23.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1995	25	KC	16	—	1	5	0	5.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			16		1	5	0	5.0	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	26	KC	15	—	—	17	167	1	—	9.8	—	—	—
1998	28	KC	16	—	—	1	10	0	—	10.0	—	—	—
1994	24	KC	16	—	—	7	80	0	—	11.4	—	—	—
1995	25	KC	16	—	—	14	103	1	—	7.4	—	—	—
1997	27	KC	16	—	—	7	65	2	—	9.3	—	—	—
Career			79		0	46	425	4	—	9.2	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1996	26	KC	—	—	7	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	—	—	—
1998	28	KC	—	—	8	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
1994	24	KC	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1995	25	KC	—	—	17	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1997	27	KC	—	—	11	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1993	23	KC	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
Career					51	44	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 29.1

Availability 19.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 491998

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Receptions leader3

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

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+).

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #186

#170Michael McCraryDE #174Ty HallockLB #176Tyree DavisWR #178Darnell WalkerDB #181Greg BiekertMLB #182Tony KimbroughWR #183Bob KuberskiDT #185Jeff ZgoninaDT #187Patrick RobinsonWR #189Craig KeithTE #194Troy WilsonDE #196Brock MarionFS #198Troy BrownWR #200Craig HentrichP #202Doug PelfreyK #203Dave ThomasDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Danan inherited the Kansas City Chiefs WR room from Lake Dawson (1994–1997), and handed it to Tamarick Vanover (1995–1998).

Carlos Carson 1980–1989Anthony Hancock 1982–1986Emile Harry 1986–1992Robb Thomas 1989–1991J.J. Birden 1990–1994Tim Barnett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1998final season
Last recorded season with KC
1993draft
Drafted by KAN — Round 7, Pick 186
1993team change
Joined KC (from KAN)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 211 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

C1994

C+1995

C+1996

C1997

C1998

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

99%

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
1994	80	5	114+34	6.7
1995	103	6.4	188+85	11.1
1996	167	11.1	258+91	15.2
1997	65	4.1	122+57	7.2
1998	10	0.6	40+30	2.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

5 career value over replacement — #3914 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #186 (Rd 7) · KAN · 1993 · +23.1 vs expected KV-H

49actual

25.9 expected · Δ+23.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #186

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography