Haywood Jeffires ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Jeffires in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jeffires a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

WRNO#80RES

Haywood Jeffires

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 9% all-time WRsIron Man🏆 Clutch · +6% playoffs

Height6'2"

Weight210 lb

BornDec 12, 1964

Age61

CollegeN.C. State See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 1, Pick 20 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

83rdPlayoff Receiving Yards·513 yds 86thPlayoff Receptions·41

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1991·Rec100

Archetype Intelligence

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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 142 · #689 · High-Value

Worth 142 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.3

Avg surplus

peak +29

7 seasons × ~20.3 surplus ≈ VORP 142

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	—	HOU	9	—	—	7	89	0	—	12.7	—	—	—
1988	—	HOU	2	—	—	2	49	1	—	24.5	—	—	—
1989	—	HOU	16	—	—	47	619	2	—	13.2	—	—	—
1990	—	HOU	16	—	—	74	1,048	8	—	14.2	—	—	—
1991	—	HOU	16	—	—	100	1,181	7	—	11.8	—	—	—
1992	—	HOU	16	—	—	90	913	9	—	10.1	—	—	—
1993	—	HOU	16	—	—	66	753	6	—	11.4	—	—	—
1994	—	HOU	16	—	—	68	783	6	—	11.5	—	—	—
1995	—	HOU	16	—	—	61	684	8	—	11.2	—	—	—
1996	—	NO	9	—	—	20	215	3	—	10.8	—	—	—
Career		—	132	—	—	535	6,334	50	—	11.8	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1987	23	HOU	9	—	—	7	89	0	—	12.7	—	—	—	2.6
1988	24	HOU	2	—	—	2	49	1	—	24.5	—	—	—	—
1989	25	HOU	16	—	—	47	619	2	—	13.2	—	—	—	10
1990	26	HOU	16	—	—	74	1,048	8	—	14.2	—	—	—	17.6
1991	27	HOU	16	—	—	100	1,181	7	—	11.8	—	—	—	22.4
1992	28	HOU	16	—	—	90	913	9	—	10.1	—	—	—	16.9
1993	29	HOU	16	—	—	66	753	6	—	11.4	—	—	—	13.4
1994	30	HOU	16	—	—	68	783	6	—	11.5	—	—	—	12.7
1995	31	HOU	16	—	—	61	684	8	—	11.2	—	—	—	13.5
1996	32	NO	9	—	—	20	215	3	—	10.8	—	—	—	5.1
Career			132		—	535	6,334	50	—	11.8	—	—	—	114.2

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1987bestavg 63elite 701996

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 35% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

35% of the all-time Receptions leader35

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: 94%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 11.8 regular season → 12.5 playoffs (7 playoff seasons)

+6%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

Receiving

Rec41Yds513TD3Y/R12.5

College Stats

N.C. StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (N.C. 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 — every name is linked.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #20

#3Alonzo HighsmithRB #3Cris CarterWR #4Brent FullwoodRB #6Kelly StoufferQB #10Rod WoodsonFS #13Chris MillerQB #14D.J. DozierRB #19Paul PalmerRB #21Roger VickRB #23Bruce ArmstrongOT #24Rod BernstineRB #25Terrence FlaglerRB #26Jim HarbaughQB #27Ricky NattielWR #31Kenny FlowersRB #34Tim McDonaldS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Haywood inherited the Houston Texans WR room from Curtis Duncan (1987–1993), and handed it to Webster Slaughter (1992–1994).

Willie Drewrey 1985–1993Ernest Givins 1986–1994Curtis Duncan 1987–1993Haywood Jeffires 1987–1995Webster Slaughter 1992–1994Chris Sanders

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1996team change
Joined NO (from HOU)
1996final season
Last recorded season with NO
1987draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 1, Pick 20

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 210 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 75

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C1987

B1989

B+1990

B+1991

B+1992

B1993

B1994

B1995

C1996

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

83%

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
1987	89	9.9	214+125	12.6
1989	619	38.7	650+31	38.3
1990	1,048	65.5	1,071+23	63
1991	1,181	73.8	1,177-4	69.2
1992	913	57.1	908-5	53.4
1993	753	47.1	744-9	43.8
1994	783	48.9	741-42	43.6
1995	684	42.8	656-28	38.6
1996	215	23.9	414+199	24.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

142 career value over replacement — #689 all-time of 4,642. 15.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · HOU · 1987 · +13.5 vs expected KV-H

70actual

56.5 expected · Δ+13.5

💔+27 stolen VORP·1.7 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #20

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator