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

WRDAL#85ACT

Darnay Scott

Top 34% all-time WRsReliable StarterTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #463

Height6'1"

Weight204 lb

BornJul 7, 1972

Age54

CollegeSan Diego State See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 2, Pick 30 · CIN

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 41 · #2298 · Above Average

Worth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.5

Avg surplus

peak +23

2 seasons × ~20.5 surplus ≈ VORP 41

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)
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1994	—	CIN	16	—	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CIN	16	—	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CIN	16	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CIN	16	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CIN	13	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CIN	16	—	121	67	1,012	6	55.4%	15.1	8.4	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41.9	0	0
2001	—	CIN	16	—	103	57	819	2	55.3%	14.4	8.0	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	TEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.2	0	0
2002	—	DAL	14	—	35	22	218	1	62.9%	9.9	6.2	—	12	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	-3.6	0	0
Career		—	128	—	259	407	2,049	9	157.1%	5.0	7.9	—	—	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	1.5	63.5	0	0

Career EPA65.0·2 rushing · 63 receiving·21.7/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2002	30	DAL	14	—	1	14	0	14.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	4.2
Career			14		1	14	0	14.0	—	1	—	0	78.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	22	CIN	16	—	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	23	CIN	16	—	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	24	CIN	16	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	25	CIN	16	—	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	26	CIN	13	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	27	CIN	16	—	121	67	1,012	6	55.4%	15.1	8.4	—	45
2001	29	CIN	16	—	103	57	819	2	55.3%	14.4	8.0	—	40
2002	30	DAL	14	—	35	22	218	1	62.9%	9.9	6.2	—	12
Career			123		259	407	2,049	9	157.1%	5.0	7.9	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	27	JAX	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2001	29	TEN	2	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2002	30	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		8	8	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	41.9
2001	29	—	—	—	—	—	25.2
2002	30	—	—	—	—	1.5	-3.6
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 61 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 41.8

Availability 19.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 61elite 702002

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #463 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

1999 CIN·4 team wins#22

Receiving Yards · 1,012 · score 12

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Receptions leader26

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

21.67 EPA/season over 3 seasons57

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: 86%.

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

San Diego StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Diego 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #30

#21Johnnie MortonWR #22Rob FredricksonOLB #24Thomas LewisWR #25Greg HillRB #26Henry FordDT #27Jeff BurrisCB #28William FloydFB #29Derrick AlexanderWR #31Tre' JohnsonG #33Isaac BruceWR #34Errict RhettRB #35Kevin LeeWR #36Kevin MawaeC #38Chuck LevyRB #39Marcus SpearsOT #40David PalmerRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Darnay inherited the Cincinnati Bengals WR room from Carl Pickens (1992–1999), and handed it to David Dunn (1995–1997).

David Verser 1981–1984Cris Collinsworth 1981–1988Tim McGee 1986–1994Jeff Query 1992–1994Carl Pickens 1992–1999Darnay Scott

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined DAL (from CIN)
2002final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1994draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 30

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 204 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

B+1999

B2001

C2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

96%

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	1,012	63.3	931-81	54.8
2001	819	51.2	766-53	45.1
2002	218	15.6	86-132	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

41 career value over replacement — #2298 all-time of 4,642. 13.7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #30 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1994 · -1.9 vs expected KV-H

53actual

54.9 expected · Δ−1.9

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #30

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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