Don Maynard is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a solid career value score of 69 in the Knox value model. Maynard's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Don Maynard
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A high-end wide receiver defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 180 · #464 · EliteWorth 180 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+18
Avg surplus
peak +32
10 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 180
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1958 | — | NYG | — | — | — | 5 | 84 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | NYT | 12 | — | — | 72 | 1,265 | 6 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | NYT | 7 | — | — | 43 | 629 | 8 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | NYT | 13 | — | — | 56 | 1,041 | 8 | — | 18.6 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | NYJ | 12 | — | — | 38 | 780 | 9 | — | 20.5 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 46 | 847 | 8 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 68 | 1,218 | 14 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 48 | 840 | 5 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 71 | 1,434 | 10 | — | 20.2 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 57 | 1,297 | 10 | — | 22.8 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | NYJ | 11 | — | — | 47 | 938 | 6 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | NYJ | 8 | — | — | 31 | 525 | 0 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 21 | 408 | 2 | — | 19.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 29 | 510 | 2 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | STL | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 159 | — | 0 | 633 | 11,834 | 88 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 23 | NYG | — | — | — | 5 | 84 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 25 | NYT | 12 | — | — | 72 | 1,265 | 6 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 26 | NYT | 7 | — | — | 43 | 629 | 8 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 27 | NYT | 13 | — | — | 56 | 1,041 | 8 | — | 18.6 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 28 | NYJ | 12 | — | — | 38 | 780 | 9 | — | 20.5 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 29 | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 46 | 847 | 8 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 30 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 68 | 1,218 | 14 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 31 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 48 | 840 | 5 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 32 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 71 | 1,434 | 10 | — | 20.2 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 33 | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 57 | 1,297 | 10 | — | 22.8 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 34 | NYJ | 11 | — | — | 47 | 938 | 6 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 35 | NYJ | 8 | — | — | 31 | 525 | 0 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 36 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 21 | 408 | 2 | — | 19.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 37 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 29 | 510 | 2 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 38 | STL | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 159 | 0 | 633 | 11,834 | 88 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 69 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
61
Sustained
career value
×.6
78
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 61
On-field 42.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1960bestavg 61elite 701972
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position57
Solid
of 100
Reached 52% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
52% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader52
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: 96%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas Western), 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
- 1973team change
Joined STL (from NYJ)
- 1973final season
Last recorded season with STL
- 1963team change
Joined NYJ (from NYT)
- 1960team change
Joined NYT (from NYG)
- 1958signing
Entered the NFL with NYG
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 13-season peers. See all →
69
peak 78
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+1960
C1961
B1962
C+1963
C+1964
B+1965
C+1966
B+1967
A1968
B+1969
C+1970
D1971
C1972
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,265 | 105.4 | 1,043-222 | 61.4 |
| 1961 | 629 | 89.9 | 741+112 | 43.6 |
| 1962 | 1,041 | 80.1 | 807-234 | 47.4 |
| 1963 | 780 | 65 | 410-370 | 24.1 |
| 1964 | 847 | 65.2 | 497-350 | 29.2 |
| 1965 | 1,218 | 87 | 914-304 | 53.7 |
| 1966 | 840 | 60 | 353-487 | 20.8 |
| 1967 | 1,434 | 102.4 | 1,177-257 | 69.2 |
| 1968 | 1,297 | 99.8 | 1,315+18 | 77.4 |
| 1969 | 938 | 85.3 | 1,220+282 | 71.8 |
| 1970 | 525 | 65.6 | 629+104 | 37 |
| 1971 | 408 | 29.1 | 0-408 | 0 |
| 1972 | 510 | 36.4 | 49-461 | 2.9 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
180 career value over replacement — #464 all-time of 4,642. 13.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
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