Kenny Duckett
Durable Contributor
Height6'0"
Weight184 lb
BornOct 1, 1959
Age66
CollegeWake ForestSee College Stats
Rookie yr1982
Draft1982 Β· Rd 3, Pick 68 Β· NOR
A wide receiver who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 7 Β· #3797 Β· Role PlayerWorth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 83% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+7
Avg surplus
peak +7
1 seasons Γ ~7 surplus β VORP 7
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | β | NO | 7 | β | β | 12 | 196 | 2 | β | 16.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | NO | 14 | β | β | 19 | 283 | 2 | β | 14.9 | β | β | β | 2 | -16 | 0 | -8.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | NO | 11 | β | β | 3 | 24 | 0 | β | 8.0 | β | β | β | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | DAL | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 32 | β | 0 | 34 | 503 | 4 | β | 14.8 | β | β | β | 3 | -19 | 0 | -6.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 42 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
49
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 48.6 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 42Β· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 33.6
Availability 15.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1982bestavg 481984
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader2
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 (Wake Forest), 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.
Top Teammates
1982 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #68
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKenny opened the New Orleans Saints WR lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Lindsay Scott (1982β1985).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1985team change
Joined DAL (from NO)
- 1985final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1982draft
Drafted by NOR β Round 3, Pick 68
- 1982team change
Joined NO (from NOR)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 184 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 3-season peers. See all β
42
peak 48
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1982
C+1983
C1984
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
78%
19821984
1984 Β· cause not documented Β· 69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 196 | 28 | 538+342 | 31.7 |
| 1983 | 283 | 20.2 | 444+161 | 26.1 |
| 1984 | 24 | 2.2 | 131+107 | 7.7 |
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
7 career value over replacement β #3797 all-time of 4,642. 2.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #68 (Rd 3) Β· NOR Β· 1982 Β· -1.6 vs expected KV-H
42actual
43.6 expected Β· Ξβ1.6
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