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

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Donald Hayes

Top 30% all-time WRsReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight220 lb

BornJul 13, 1975

Age51

College

Career Value · VORP

33 career value over replacement — #2593 all-time of 4,695. 6.6/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #106 (Rd 4) · CAR · 1998 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H

55actual

35.7 expected · Δ+19.3

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1998	23	CAR	7	—	—	3	62	0	—	20.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	24	CAR	12	—	29	11	270	2	37.9%	24.5	9.3	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	25	CAR	15	—	110	64	909	3	58.2%	14.2	8.3	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	26	CAR	16	—	105	52	597	2	49.5%	11.5	5.7	—	33	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	27	NE	11	—	31	12	133	2	38.7%	11.1	4.3	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	61	—	275	142	1,971	9	51.6%	13.9	7.2	—	94	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

5 seasons · peak 8.5 in 2000

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.1 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2000 · +0.7 wins

Receiving+0.7

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.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1998	23	CAR	7	—	—	3	62	0	—	20.7	—	—	—	0
1999	24	CAR	12	—	29	11	270	2	37.9%	24.5	9.3	—	10	1.8
2000	25	CAR	15	—	110	64	909	3	58.2%	14.2	8.3	—	46	8.5
2001	26	CAR	16	—	105	52	597	2	49.5%	11.5	5.7	—	33	4.4
2002	27	NE	11	—	31	12	133	2	38.7%	11.1	4.3	—	5	0.2
Career			61		275	142	1,971	9	51.6%	13.9	7.2	—	94	14.9

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 36.8

Availability 16.2

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Donald Hayes

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · WR