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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22–23 | KC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | KC | 16 | — | — | 7 | 80 | 0 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | KC | 16 | — | — | 14 | 103 | 1 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | 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 | 26–27 | KC | 16 | — | — | 7 | 65 | 2 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | 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 | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3969 all-time of 4,695. 1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #186 (Rd 7) · KAN · 1993 · +25.7 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 0.3 in 1997
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.
#530 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22–23 | KC | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | KC | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | KC | — | — | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | KC | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | KC | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | KC | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 51 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
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.
Blend 49.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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