Sam Hurd
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A wide receiver with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4567 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 99% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 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 | |||||
| 2006 | — | DAL | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 100.0% | 15.0 | 15.0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3 | 0 | 65 |
| 2007 | — | DAL | 11 | — | 19 | 19 | 314 | 1 | 100.0% | 16.5 | 16.5 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.8 | 0 | 216 |
| 2009 | — | DAL | 6 | — | 12 | 7 | 121 | 1 | 58.3% | 17.3 | 10.1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0 | 88 |
| 2010 | — | DAL | 10 | — | 23 | 14 | 120 | 0 | 60.9% | 8.6 | 5.2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 0 | 158 |
| 2011 | — | CHI | 7 | — | 15 | 8 | 109 | 0 | 53.3% | 13.6 | 7.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | KC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.1 | 0 | 188 |
| Career | — | 38 | — | 74 | 53 | 739 | 2 | 71.6% | 13.9 | 10.0 | — | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40.7 | 0 | 715 | |
Career EPA40.7·41 receiving·8.1/season
Receiving
Defense
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 36 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
38
Sustained
career value
×.6
39
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 38.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 36· confidence 91%
What builds the career mark of 38
On-field 27.4
Availability 10.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2007bestavg 372011
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
8.14 EPA/season over 5 seasons53
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%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northern Illinois), 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
Marion BarberRB5yJason WittenTE4yJason WhittleG4yTerence NewmanCB4yDeMarcus WareOLB4yBradie JamesILB4yTony RomoQB4yJason HatcherDE4yJay RatliffDE4yMat McBriarP4yStephen BowenDE4yPatrick CraytonWR4yRoy WilliamsWR3yMiles AustinWR3yAnthony SpencerLB3yAlan BallCB3yBobby CarpenterLB3yPat WatkinsDB3yNick FolkK2yKeith BrookingMLB2yTerrell OwensWR2yGreg EllisDE2yJason FergusonNT2yMartellus BennettTE2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2011team change
Joined CHI (from DAL)
- 2011final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2006signing
Entered the NFL with DAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 200 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | CHI | 1 | W1Questionable· AnkleW15Out· Not Injury Related |
| 2010 | DAL | 1 | W17Out· Head |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
36
peak 39
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2007
F2009
D2010
D2011
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
53%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 314 | 28.5 | 282-32 | 16.6 |
| 2009 | 121 | 20.2 | 192+71 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | 120 | 12 | 64-56 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | 109 | 15.6 | 141+32 | 8.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4567 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level WR.
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