Devin Hester is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a modest career value score of 59 in the Knox value model. Hester's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | 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% | |||||
| 2006 | 23–24 | CHI | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | CHI | 13 | — | 20 | 20 | 299 | 2 | 100.0% | 14.9 | 14.9 | — | 11 | 7 | -10 | 0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | CHI | 15 | — | 52 | 52 | 665 | 3 | 100.0% | 12.8 | 12.8 | — | 29 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | CHI | 13 | — | 91 | 57 | 757 | 3 | 62.6% | 13.3 | 8.3 | — | 34 | 6 | -1 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 73 | 40 | 475 | 4 | 54.8% | 11.9 | 6.5 | — | 23 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | CHI | 12 | — | 56 | 26 | 369 | 1 | 46.4% | 14.2 | 6.6 | — | 15 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | CHI | 13 | — | 40 | 23 | 242 | 1 | 57.5% | 10.5 | 6.0 | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | CHI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 246 | 51.0% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | ATL | 16 | — | 59 | 38 | 504 | 2 | 64.4% | 13.3 | 8.5 | — | 21 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 36.1% | — | 0.0% | 144 | 32.1% |
| 2015 | 32–33 | ATL | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.4% | — | 0.0% | 42 | 35.4% |
| 2016 | 33–34 | BAL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.1% | — | 0.0% | 126 | 36.5% |
| Career | — | 137 | — | 391 | 256 | 3,311 | 16 | 65.5% | 12.9 | 8.5 | — | 142 | 35 | 116 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 7 | 20.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
48 career value over replacement — #2138 all-time of 4,695. 6.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #57 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2006 · +12.9 vs expected KV-H
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11 seasons · peak 6.4 in 2009
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.
1.8 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2009 · +0.5 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#308 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24–25 | CHI | 13 | — | 7 | -10 | 0 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 25–26 | CHI | 15 | — | 5 | 61 | 0 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 26–27 | CHI | 13 | — | 6 | -1 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 7 | 30 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | 28–29 | CHI | 12 | — | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2012 | 29–30 | CHI | 13 | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | 31–32 | ATL | 15 | 0* | 6 | 36 | 1 | 6.0 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 97 | 35 | 116 | 1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 7 | 20.0 | 0 | 23.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24–25 | CHI | 13 | — | 20 | 20 | 299 | 2 | 100.0% | 14.9 | 14.9 | — | 11 |
| 2008 | 25–26 | CHI | 15 | — | 52 | 52 | 665 | 3 | 100.0% | 12.8 | 12.8 | — | 29 |
| 2009 | 26–27 | CHI | 13 | — | 91 | 57 | 757 | 3 | 62.6% | 13.3 | 8.3 | — | 34 |
| 2010 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 73 | 40 | 475 | 4 | 54.8% | 11.9 | 6.5 | — | 23 |
| 2011 | 28–29 | CHI | 12 | — | 56 | 26 | 369 | 1 | 46.4% | 14.2 | 6.6 | — | 15 |
| 2012 | 29–30 | CHI | 13 | — | 40 | 23 | 242 | 1 | 57.5% | 10.5 | 6.0 | — | 9 |
| 2014 | 31–32 | ATL | 15 | 0* | 59 | 38 | 504 | 2 | 64.4% | 13.3 | 8.5 | — | 21 |
| Career | 97 | 391 | 256 | 3,311 | 16 | 65.5% | 12.9 | 8.5 | — | 142 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23–24 | CHI | 6 | — | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24–25 | CHI | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28–29 | CHI | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29–30 | CHI | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30–31 | CHI | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 31–32 | ATL | 1 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30–31 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 246 | 51.0% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | ATL | 16 | 0* | 389 | 36.1% | — | 0.0% | 144 | 32.1% |
| 2015 | 32–33 | ATL | 5 | 0* | 1 | 0.4% | — | 0.0% | 42 | 35.4% |
| 2016 | 33–34 | BAL | 12 | 0* | 1 | 0.1% | — | 0.0% | 126 | 36.5% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 57.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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