Hayward Clay
Role Player
Height6'3"
Weight260 lb
BornJul 5, 1973
Age53
CollegeTexas A&MSee College Stats
Rookie yr1996
Draft1996 · Rd 6, Pick 201 · STL
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1996 | — | LAR | 11 | — | — | 4 | 51 | 0 | — | 12.8 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | DAL | 3 | — | — | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | 27.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 14 | — | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 35 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 35 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
49
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 49 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 35· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 35.1
Availability 13.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1996bestavg 491996
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position0
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader0
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 91%.
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), 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
Sean LandetaP1yEmmitt SmithRB1yKevin CarterDE1yRoman PhiferLB1yDarren WoodsonS1yDeion SandersCB1yGreg EllisDE1yTodd LyghtCB1yRandall GodfreyOLB1yTroy AikmanQB1yChris WarrenRB1yMichael IrvinWR1yFred StricklandLB1yDaryl JohnstonRB1yDexter CoakleyLB1yGeorge TeagueFS1yKeith LyleFS1yMichael MyersDT1yChad HenningsDT1yToby GowinP1yLeon LettDE1yKavika PittmanDE1yJeremy LincolnDB1yOmar StoutmireDB1y
1996 Draft Class· this player went #201
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1998team change
Joined DAL (from LAR)
- 1998final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1996draft
Drafted by STL — Round 6, Pick 201
- 1996team change
Joined LAR (from STL)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 260 lb
Frame
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 1-season peers. See all →
35
peak 49
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
44%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
46
FragileEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 51 | 4.6 | 290+239 | 17 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #201 (Rd 6) · STL · 1996 · +10.6 vs expected KV-H
35actual
24.4 expected · Δ+10.6
Fan Rating
Rate Hayward Clay — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players