Donald Hayes is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Hayes in the top half 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.
Donald Hayes
Top 30% all-time WRsReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1998 | 23 | CAR | 7 | — | — | 3 | 62 | 0 | — | 20.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | CAR | 12 | — | 29 | 11 | 270 | 2 | 37.9% | 24.5 | 9.3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 25 | CAR | 15 | — | 110 | 64 | 909 | 3 | 58.2% | 14.2 | 8.3 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 26 | CAR | 16 | — | 105 | 52 | 597 | 2 | 49.5% | 11.5 | 5.7 | — | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | NE | 11 | — | 31 | 12 | 133 | 2 | 38.7% | 11.1 | 4.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 61 | — | 275 | 142 | 1,971 | 9 | 51.6% | 13.9 | 7.2 | — | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2578 all-time of 4,649. 6.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #106 (Rd 4) · CAR · 1998 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H
55actual
35.7 expected · Δ+19.3
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