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

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Derrick Mayes

Top 32% all-time WRsReliable Starter⭐ Shooting Star · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight205 lb

BornJan 28, 1974

Age52

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 2, Pick 56 · GB

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 26 · #2822 · Role Player

Worth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.7

Avg surplus

peak +18

3 seasons × ~8.7 surplus ≈ VORP 26

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1996	—	GB	7	—	—	6	46	2	—	7.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	GB	12	—	—	18	290	0	—	16.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	GB	10	—	—	30	394	3	—	13.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	16	—	103	62	829	10	60.2%	13.4	8.0	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LAC	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54.1	0	0
2000	—	SEA	11	—	46	28	263	1	60.9%	9.4	5.7	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	0	0
Career		—	62	—	149	144	1,822	16	96.6%	12.7	12.2	—	58	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	54.7	0	0

Career EPA54.7·55 receiving·27.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1996	22	GB	7	—	—	6	46	2	—	7.7	—	—	—	3.1
1997	23	GB	12	—	—	18	290	0	—	16.1	—	—	—	4.9
1998	24	GB	10	—	—	30	394	3	—	13.1	—	—	—	6.6
1999	25	SEA	16	—	103	62	829	10	60.2%	13.4	8.0	—	43	15
2000	26	SEA	11	—	46	28	263	1	60.9%	9.4	5.7	—	15	5
Career			56		149	144	1,822	16	96.6%	12.7	12.2	—	58	34.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	25	LAC	5	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2000	26	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	—	54.1
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	0.6
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 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 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 38.1

Availability 14.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 502000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

27.35 EPA/season over 2 seasons59

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

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #56

#44Tory JamesCB #47Fred ThomasCB #49Randall GodfreyOLB #50Patrick SappOLB #52Bobby EngramWR #53Gabe NorthernDE #54Jason DunnTE #55DeRon JenkinsCB #57Lance JohnstoneDE #58Reggie TongueDB #59Ernie ConwellTE #61Brian DawkinsS #62Ray MickensDB #63Aaron BeasleyCB #64Johnny McWilliamsTE #65Detron SmithRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Derrick inherited the Seattle Seahawks WR room from Mike Pritchard (1996–1999), and handed it to Sean Dawkins (1999–2000).

Daryl Turner 1984–1987Paul Skansi 1984–1991Byron Franklin 1985–1987Ray Butler 1985–1988Louis Clark 1988–1992Tommy Kane

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with SEA
1999team change
Joined SEA (from GB)
1996draft
Drafted by GB — Round 2, Pick 56

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 205 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 57

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

D1996

C+1997

C+1998

B1999

C2000

Availability

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

77%

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
1996	46	6.6	203+157	11.9
1997	290	24.2	386+96	22.7
1998	394	39.4	576+182	33.9
1999	829	51.8	762-67	44.8
2000	263	23.9	324+61	19.1

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), 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

26 career value over replacement — #2822 all-time of 4,642. 5.2/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #56 (Rd 2) · GB · 1996 · +7.1 vs expected KV-H

54actual

46.9 expected · Δ+7.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #56

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator