Matt Hatchette
A wide receiver with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4484 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 98% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1997 | — | MIN | 16 | — | — | 3 | 54 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | MIN | 5 | — | — | 15 | 216 | 0 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | MIN | 9 | — | 19 | 9 | 180 | 2 | 47.4% | 20.0 | 9.5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | MIN | 13 | — | 33 | 16 | 190 | 2 | 48.5% | 11.9 | 5.8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | NYJ | 6 | — | 15 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 13.3% | 22.0 | 2.9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | JAX | 6 | — | 15 | 15 | 203 | 2 | 100.0% | 13.5 | 13.5 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 82 | 60 | 887 | 6 | 73.2% | 14.8 | 10.8 | — | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA17.6·18 receiving·4.4/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 43 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
46
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 43 × longevity 1 = KV-H 43· confidence 86%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 27.9
Availability 13.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1997bestavg 372003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
4.4 EPA/season over 4 seasons51
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Reception: 14.8 regular season → 2.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-86%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt5Rec1Yds2Ctch%20.0%Y/R2.0Y/Tgt0.4
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-2.7
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Langston University; Mercyhurst College), 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
Cris CarterWR4yJohn RandleDT4yRobert GriffithFS4yMitch BergerP4yEd McDanielOLB4yMoe WilliamsRB4yOrlando ThomasFS4yTony WilliamsDT4yChris WalshWR4yDwayne RuddLB4yDavid PalmerRB4yRobert SmithRB4yGary AndersonK3yRandy MossWR3yRandall CunninghamQB3yJerry BallDT3yJake ReedWR3yKailee WongLB3yDuane ClemonsDE3yAndrew GloverTE3yLeroy HoardRB3yRobert TateDB3yAntonio BanksCB3yJason FiskNT2y
1997 Draft Class· this player went #235
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined JAX (from NYJ)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2001team change
Joined NYJ (from MIN)
- 1997draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 7, Pick 235
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 200 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
43
peak 46
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1997
D1998
C1999
C2000
F2001
D2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
57%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54 | 3.4 | 113+59 | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 216 | 43.2 | 628+412 | 36.9 |
| 1999 | 180 | 20 | 292+112 | 17.2 |
| 2000 | 190 | 14.6 | 175-15 | 10.3 |
| 2001 | 44 | 7.3 | 0-44 | 0 |
| 2003 | 203 | 33.8 | 423+220 | 24.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4484 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #235 (Rd 7) · MIN · 1997 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H
43actual
22.8 expected · Δ+20.2
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