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

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Don Beebe

Top 26% all-time WRsReliable Starter📉 Fades · -15% playoffs

Height5'11"

Weight185 lb

BornDec 18, 1964

Age61

CollegeChadron State; Aurora University; Western Illinois See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 3, Pick 82 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 63 · #1755 · Above Average

Worth 63 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 39% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.9

Avg surplus

peak +15

8 seasons × ~7.9 surplus ≈ VORP 63

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
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
1989	—	BUF	14	—	—	17	317	2	—	18.6	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	BUF	12	—	—	11	221	1	—	20.1	—	—	—	1	23	0	23.0	0.0	—	—	—
1991	—	BUF	11	—	—	32	414	6	—	12.9	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	BUF	12	—	—	33	554	2	—	16.8	—	—	—	1	-6	0	-6.0	0.0	—	—	—
1993	—	BUF	14	—	—	31	504	3	—	16.3	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	BUF	13	—	—	40	527	4	—	13.2	—	—	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—
1995	—	CAR	14	—	—	14	152	1	—	10.9	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	GB	16	—	—	39	699	4	—	17.9	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	GB	10	—	—	2	28	0	—	14.0	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	116	—	0	219	3,416	23	—	15.6	—	—	—	4	28	0	7.0	0.0	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1989	25	BUF	14	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.1
1990	26	BUF	12	—	1	23	0	23.0	0.0	—	—	—	5.2
1991	27	BUF	11	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.5
1992	28	BUF	12	—	1	-6	0	-6.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.8
1993	29	BUF	14	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.6
1994	30	BUF	13	—	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	—	—	—	8.8
1995	31	CAR	14	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.4
1996	32	GB	16	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.4
1997	33	GB	10	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.9
Career			116		4	28	0	7.0	—	—	—	—	65.7

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1989	25	BUF	14	—	—	17	317	2	—	18.6	—	—	—
1990	26	BUF	12	—	—	11	221	1	—	20.1	—	—	—
1991	27	BUF	11	—	—	32	414	6	—	12.9	—	—	—
1992	28	BUF	12	—	—	33	554	2	—	16.8	—	—	—
1993	29	BUF	14	—	—	31	504	3	—	16.3	—	—	—
1994	30	BUF	13	—	—	40	527	4	—	13.2	—	—	—
1995	31	CAR	14	—	—	14	152	1	—	10.9	—	—	—
1996	32	GB	16	—	—	39	699	4	—	17.9	—	—	—
1997	33	GB	10	—	—	2	28	0	—	14.0	—	—	—
Career			116		0	219	3,416	23	—	15.6	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 38.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 541997

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 15.6 regular season → 13.3 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

-15%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

Receiving

Rec35Yds466TD3Y/R13.3

College Stats

Chadron State; Aurora University; Western IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Chadron State; Aurora University; Western Illinois), 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.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #82

#61Derek HillWR #63Marv CookTE #65Jerry FontenotC #71Elroy HarrisRB #73Chris GannonTE #74Anthony DilwegQB #76Robert DrummondRB #78Greg JacksonDB #83Erik WilhelmQB #84Keith HendersonRB #86Ray CrockettCB #93Lewis TillmanRB #100Michael TimpsonWR #101Travis McNealTE #104Rod HarrisWR #108Darryl IngramTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Don inherited the Buffalo Bills WR room from Andre Reed (1985–1999), and handed it to Steve Tasker (1990–1996).

Byron Franklin 1981–1984Chris Burkett 1985–1989Andre Reed 1985–1999Don Beebe 1989–1994Steve Tasker 1990–1996Bill Brooks

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997final season
Last recorded season with GB
1996team change
Joined GB (from CAR)
1995team change
Joined CAR (from BUF)
1989draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 3, Pick 82

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 185 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C+1989

C1990

C+1991

B1992

C+1993

C+1994

C1995

B1996

C1997

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

81%

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
1989	317	22.6	404+87	23.8
1990	221	18.4	326+105	19.2
1991	414	37.6	622+208	36.6
1992	554	46.2	742+188	43.6
1993	504	36	577+73	33.9
1994	527	40.5	621+94	36.6
1995	152	10.9	245+93	14.4
1996	699	43.7	655-44	38.5
1997	28	2.8	106+78	6.2

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

63 career value over replacement — #1755 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #82 (Rd 3) · BUF · 1989 · +18.3 vs expected KV-H

57actual

38.7 expected · Δ+18.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #82

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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