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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | GB | 7 | — | — | 6 | 46 | 2 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | — | 18 | 290 | 0 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | GB | 10 | — | — | 30 | 394 | 3 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | SEA | 16 | — | 103 | 62 | 829 | 10 | 60.2% | 13.4 | 8.0 | — | 43 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | SEA | 11 | — | 46 | 28 | 263 | 1 | 60.9% | 9.4 | 5.7 | — | 15 |
| Career | — | 56 | — | 149 | 144 | 1,822 | 16 | 96.6% | 12.7 | 12.2 | — | 58 | |
Career Value · VORP
25 career value over replacement — #2913 all-time of 4,695. 5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Pick #56 (Rd 2) · GNB · 1996 · +7.9 vs expected KV-H
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Worth 25 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 63% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 25
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