Don Maynard is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a strong career value score of 71 in the Knox value model. Maynard's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
193 career value over replacement — #417 all-time of 4,695. 14.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1958 | 23–24 | NYG | — | — | — | 5 | 84 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 25–26 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 72 | 1,265 | 6 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 26–27 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 43 | 629 | 8 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 27–28 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,041 | 8 | — | 18.6 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 28–29 | NYJ | 12 | — | — | 38 | 780 | 9 | — | 20.5 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 29–30 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 46 | 847 | 8 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 30–31 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 68 | 1,218 | 14 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 31–32 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 48 | 840 | 5 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 32–33 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 71 | 1,434 | 10 | — | 20.2 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 33–34 | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 57 | 1,297 | 10 | — | 22.8 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 34–35 | NYJ | 11 | — | — | 47 | 938 | 6 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 35–36 | NYJ | 10 | — | — | 31 | 525 | 0 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 36–37 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 21 | 408 | 2 | — | 19.4 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 37–38 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 29 | 510 | 2 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 38–39 | STL | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 633 | 11,834 | 88 | — | 18.7 | — | — | 0 | |
15 seasons · peak 23.1 in 1967
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.
15.0 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1967 · +1.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 23–24 | NYG | — | — | — | 5 | 84 | 0 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1960 | 25–26 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 72 | 1,265 | 6 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — | 13.9 |
| 1961 | 26–27 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 43 | 629 | 8 | — | 14.6 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1962 | 27–28 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,041 | 8 | — | 18.6 | — | — | — | 20.5 |
| 1963 | 28–29 | NYJ | 12 | — | — | 38 | 780 | 9 | — | 20.5 | — | — | — | 15.3 |
| 1964 | 29–30 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 46 | 847 | 8 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — | 15.6 |
| 1965 | 30–31 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 68 | 1,218 | 14 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — | 19.5 |
| 1966 | 31–32 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 48 | 840 | 5 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1967 | 32–33 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 71 | 1,434 | 10 | — | 20.2 | — | — | — | 23.1 |
| 1968 | 33–34 | NYJ | 13 | — | — | 57 | 1,297 | 10 | — | 22.8 | — | — | — | 19.9 |
| 1969 | 34–35 | NYJ | 11 | — | — | 47 | 938 | 6 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 1970 | 35–36 | NYJ | 10 | — | — | 31 | 525 | 0 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — | 10.1 |
| 1971 | 36–37 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 21 | 408 | 2 | — | 19.4 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 1972 | 37–38 | NYJ | 14 | — | — | 29 | 510 | 2 | — | 17.6 | — | — | — | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 38–39 | STL | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | — | 0 | 633 | 11,834 | 88 | — | 18.7 | — | — | 0 | 196 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 69.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%
Steve Largent
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94% match
Latest season · 1973 · −0.1 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.
#107 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)