Doug Donley
Top 41% all-time WRsDurable Contributor
Height6'0"
Weight175 lb
BornFeb 6, 1959
Age67
CollegeOhio StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1981
Draft1981 Β· Rd 2, Pick 53 Β· DAL
A wide receiver who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 20 Β· #3099 Β· Role PlayerWorth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+10
Avg surplus
peak +12
2 seasons Γ ~10 surplus β VORP 20
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| 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 | |||||
| 1981 | β | DAL | 11 | β | β | 3 | 32 | 0 | β | 10.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1982 | β | DAL | 6 | β | β | 2 | 23 | 0 | β | 11.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | DAL | 11 | β | β | 18 | 370 | 2 | β | 20.6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | DAL | 15 | β | β | 32 | 473 | 2 | β | 14.8 | β | β | β | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 43 | β | 0 | 55 | 898 | 4 | β | 16.3 | β | β | β | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
51
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
53
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 51.8 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 48Β· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 36
Availability 15
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1981bestavg 481984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader4
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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 (Ohio State), 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 β every name is linked.
1981 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #53
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDoug opened the Dallas Cowboys WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Kelvin Martin (1987β1996).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1984final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1981draft
Drafted by DAL β Round 2, Pick 53
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 175 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
48
peak 53
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1981
D1982
C+1983
B1984
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
75%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32 | 2.9 | 202+170 | 11.9 |
| 1982 | 23 | 3.8 | 179+156 | 10.6 |
| 1983 | 370 | 33.6 | 646+276 | 38 |
| 1984 | 473 | 31.5 | 583+110 | 34.3 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
20 career value over replacement β #3099 all-time of 4,642. 5/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #53 (Rd 2) Β· DAL Β· 1981 Β· 0 vs expected KV-H
48actual
48 expected Β· Ξ0
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