Darrius Heyward-Bey is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Heyward-Bey in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Heyward-Bey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Height6'2"
Weight210 lb
BornFeb 26, 1987
Age39
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2009 | 22 | OAK | 11 | — | 0.1 | 40 | 9 | 124 | 1 | 22.5% | 13.8 | 3.1 | — | 8 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | OAK | 14 | — | 1.7 | 65 | 26 | 366 | 1 | 40.0% | 14.1 | 5.6 | — | 17 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | OAK | 14 | — | 9.4 | 115 | 64 | 975 | 4 | 55.7% | 15.2 | 8.5 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | OAK | 15 | — | 5.4 | 80 | 41 | 606 | 5 | 51.2% | 14.8 | 7.6 | — | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 0.9 | 64 | 29 | 309 | 1 | 45.3% | 10.7 | 4.8 | — | 16 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 603 | 57.1% | — | 0.0% | 29 | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 60.0% | 11.0 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 123 | 10.9% | — | 0.0% | 174 | 37.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 1.1 | 39 | 21 | 314 | 2 | 53.8% | 15.0 | 8.1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 401 | 39.3% | — | 0.0% | 174 | 38.7% |
| 2016 | 29 | PIT | 10 | — | 1.9 | 19 | 6 | 114 | 2 | 31.6% | 19.0 | 6.0 | — | 4 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 60.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | 34.4% | — | 0.0% | 114 | 38.6% |
| 2017 | 30 | PIT | 16 | — | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 66.7% | 23.5 | 15.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 16.0 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 89 | 8.4% | — | 0.0% | 232 | 52.6% |
| 2018 | 31 | PIT | 14 | — | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 50.0% | 9.0 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 76 | 7.9% | — | 0.0% | 200 | 49.2% |
| Career | — | 142 | — | 20.5 | 432 | 202 | 2,897 | 16 | 46.8% | 14.3 | 6.7 | — | 127 | 15 | 194 | 2 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
41 career value over replacement — #2338 all-time of 4,695. 4.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · LV · 2009 · -9.3 vs expected KV-H
54actual
63.3 expected · Δ−9.3
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