Don Hutson is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a strong career value score of 74 in the Knox value model. Hutson's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Don Hutson
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
3
Title Seasons
10
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
A top 10% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1935 | — | GB | 5 | — | — | 18 | 420 | 6 | — | 23.3 | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | — | GB | 5 | — | — | 34 | 536 | 8 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | — | GB | 5 | — | — | 41 | 552 | 7 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | — | GB | 7 | — | — | 32 | 548 | 9 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | 3 | -1 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | — | GB | 8 | — | — | 34 | 846 | 6 | — | 24.9 | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | GB | 6 | — | — | 45 | 664 | 7 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1941 | — | GB | 4 | — | — | 58 | 738 | 10 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 50.0 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | — | GB | 4 | — | — | 74 | 1,211 | 17 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | — | GB | 9 | — | — | 47 | 776 | 11 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | — | GB | 7 | — | — | 58 | 866 | 9 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — | 12 | 87 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | — | GB | — | — | — | 47 | 834 | 9 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | 8 | 60 | 1 | 7.5 | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 0 | 488 | 7,991 | 99 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 62 | 284 | 3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | — | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 22 | GB | 5 | — | — | 18 | 420 | 6 | — | 23.3 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | 23 | GB | 5 | — | — | 34 | 536 | 8 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | 24 | GB | 5 | — | — | 41 | 552 | 7 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | 25 | GB | 7 | — | — | 32 | 548 | 9 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | 26 | GB | 8 | — | — | 34 | 846 | 6 | — | 24.9 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 27 | GB | 6 | — | — | 45 | 664 | 7 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | 28 | GB | 4 | — | — | 58 | 738 | 10 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | 29 | GB | 4 | — | — | 74 | 1,211 | 17 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | 30 | GB | 9 | — | — | 47 | 776 | 11 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | 31 | GB | 7 | — | — | 58 | 866 | 9 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 32 | GB | — | — | — | 47 | 834 | 9 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | 60 | 0 | 488 | 7,991 | 99 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 74 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
94
Sustained
career value
×.6
94
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 94 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 94
On-field 79.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1939bestavg 94elite 701943
8 pre-1999 seasons omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position55
Solid
of 100
Reached 50% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
50% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader50
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
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: 97%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📊 Consistent
Yards / Reception: 16.4 regular season → 16.3 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)
-0%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
Rushing
Att1Yds3Y/A3.0
Receiving
Rec10Yds163TD1Y/R16.3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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.
Top Teammates
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1945final season
Last recorded season with GB
- 1935signing
Entered the NFL with GB
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 2-season peers. See all →
74
peak 94
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A+1939
A+1943
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 846 | 105.8 | 1,895+1,049 | 111.5 |
| 1943 | 776 | 86.2 | 1,557+781 | 91.6 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
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