Bob Hayes is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Hayes in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hayes's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1965 | 22–23 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 46 | 1,003 | 12 | — | 21.8 | — | — | — | 4 | -8 | 1 | -2.0 | 25.0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 23–24 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 64 | 1,232 | 13 | — | 19.3 | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 24–25 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 49 | 998 | 10 | — | 20.4 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 25–26 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 53 | 909 | 10 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 26–27 | DAL | 10 | — | — | 40 | 746 | 4 | — | 18.6 | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 27–28 | DAL | 9 | — | — | 34 | 889 | 10 | — | 26.1 | — | — | — | 4 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 25.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 28–29 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 35 | 840 | 8 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 29–30 | DAL | 5 | — | — | 15 | 200 | 0 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 30–31 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 22 | 360 | 3 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 31–32 | DAL | — | — | — | 7 | 118 | 1 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 32–33 | SF | 3 | — | — | 6 | 119 | 0 | — | 19.8 | — | — | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 0 | 371 | 7,414 | 71 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — | 24 | 68 | 2 | 2.8 | 8.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
134 career value over replacement — #741 all-time of 4,649. 14.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 22–23 | DAL | 13 | — | 4 | -8 | 1 | -2.0 | 25.0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 23–24 | DAL | 14 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 24–25 | DAL | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 25–26 | DAL | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 26–27 | DAL | 10 | — | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 27–28 | DAL | 9 | — | 4 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 | 25.0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 28–29 | DAL | 13 | — | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 29–30 | DAL | 5 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 30–31 | DAL | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 31–32 | DAL | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 32–33 | SF | 3 | — | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 107 | 24 | 68 | 2 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 22–23 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 46 | 1,003 | 12 | — | 21.8 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 23–24 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 64 | 1,232 | 13 | — | 19.3 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 24–25 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 49 | 998 | 10 | — | 20.4 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 25–26 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 53 | 909 | 10 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 26–27 | DAL | 10 | — | — | 40 | 746 | 4 | — | 18.6 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 27–28 | DAL | 9 | — | — | 34 | 889 | 10 | — | 26.1 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 28–29 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 35 | 840 | 8 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 29–30 | DAL | 5 | — | — | 15 | 200 | 0 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 30–31 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 22 | 360 | 3 | — | 16.4 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 31–32 | DAL | — | — | — | 7 | 118 | 1 | — | 16.9 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 32–33 | SF | 3 | — | — | 6 | 119 | 0 | — | 19.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | 107 | 0 | 371 | 7,414 | 71 | — | 20.0 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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