← 1981 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R2 · #53 OVERALL · WR

Doug Donley

Drafted by DAL · GM Tex Schramm · Ohio St.

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Doug Donley across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played43
Games started10
Weighted career AV7
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons4

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1981 · Round 2 · #53

DAL draft credit

GM Tex Schramm

Team games43
Team starts10
On-team AV7
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Average-0.26 contribution25th of 71 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

An Average pick

Doug Donley was Tex Schramm's 25th-best of 71 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -0.26. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Tex Schramm's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
43
on drafting team
Games started
10
on drafting team
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
7
modeled; full weighted AV 7
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Tex Schramm's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Tex Schramm pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Doug Donley totals -0.26. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-4-3-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+611. Irvin#11 · Michael Irvin · aggregate +6.35Irvin +6.3152. Lockhart#152 · Eugene Lockhart · aggregate +2.62Lockhart +2.6105. Petersen#105 · Kurt Petersen · aggregate +2.16Petersen +2.276. Ker#76 · Crawford Ker · aggregate +1.51173. Fellows#173 · Ron Fellows · aggregate +1.19137. Pozderac#137 · Phil Pozderac · aggregate +1.09162. Newsome#162 · Timmy Newsome · aggregate +1.01113. Pelluer#113 · Steve Pelluer · aggregate +1.0053. Rohrer#53 · Jeff Rohrer · aggregate +0.84140. Chandler#140 · Thornton Chandler · aggregate +0.5581. Titensor#81 · Glen Titensor · aggregate +0.48180. Sweeney#180 · Kevin Sweeney · aggregate +0.3695. Martin#95 · Kelvin Martin · aggregate +0.2739. Francis#39 · Ron Francis · aggregate +0.23162. Collier#162 · Reggie Collier · aggregate +0.0612. Noonan#12 · Danny Noonan · aggregate +0.03185. Holloway#185 · Johnny Holloway · aggregate +0.00189. Schultz#189 · Chris Schultz · aggregate -0.01114. Walker#114 · Herschel Walker · aggregate -0.02178. Powe#178 · Karl Powe · aggregate -0.03100. Zendejas#100 · Max Zendejas · aggregate -0.18124. Gay#124 · Everett Gay · aggregate -0.2181. Cornwell#81 · Fred Cornwell · aggregate -0.25184. Herrmann#184 · Jim Herrmann · aggregate -0.2553. Donley#53 · Doug Donley · aggregate -0.26Donley -0.3103. Lavette#103 · Robert Lavette · aggregate -0.28151. Secules#151 · Scott Secules · aggregate -0.29193. Purifoy#193 · Bill Purifoy · aggregate -0.32137. Granger#137 · Norm Granger · aggregate -0.3474. Walen#74 · Mark Walen · aggregate -0.34144. Ploeger#144 · Kurt Ploeger · aggregate -0.3640. Scott#40 · Victor Scott · aggregate -0.37135. McSwain#135 · Chuck McSwain · aggregate -0.37191. Miller#191 · Ken Miller · aggregate -0.3880. Jones#80 · James Jones · aggregate -0.39137. Spradlin#137 · Danny Spradlin · aggregate -0.39165. Daum#165 · Charles Daum · aggregate -0.41178. Hooven#178 · Owen Hooven · aggregate -0.45163. Skillings#163 · Vince Skillings · aggregate -0.47193. Martin#193 · Ed Martin · aggregate -0.47189. Brown#189 · Lester Brown · aggregate -0.48109. Hunter#109 · Monty Hunter · aggregate -0.53108. Faulkner#108 · Chris Faulkner · aggregate -0.5368. Zimmerman#68 · Jeff Zimmerman · aggregate -0.5417. Brooks#17 · Kevin Brooks · aggregate -0.5744. Penn#44 · Jesse Penn · aggregate -0.57158. Yancey#158 · Lloyd Yancey · aggregate -0.57151. Onosai#151 · Joe Onosai · aggregate -0.58166. Levelis#166 · Joe Levelis · aggregate -0.60157. Moran#157 · Matt Moran · aggregate -0.6033. Clack#33 · Darryl Clack · aggregate -0.66101. Carpenter#101 · Brian Carpenter · aggregate -0.74143. Hammond#143 · Ken Hammond · aggregate -0.76119. Darwin#119 · Matt Darwin · aggregate -0.7877. Caldwell#77 · Bryan Caldwell · aggregate -0.8526. Richards#26 · Howard Richards · aggregate -1.0091. Pelluer#91 · Scott Pelluer · aggregate -1.0567. Hutson#67 · Mark Hutson · aggregate -1.0581. Eliopulos#81 · Jim Eliopulos · aggregate -1.0723. Jeffcoat#23 · Jim Jeffcoat · aggregate -1.16133. Hogeboom#133 · Gary Hogeboom · aggregate -1.24108. Nelson#108 · Derrie Nelson · aggregate -1.3025. Hill#25 · Rod Hill · aggregate -1.6225. Cannon#25 · Billy Cannon · aggregate -1.6341. Jr.#41 · Ken Norton Jr. · aggregate -1.8978. Roe#78 · Bill Roe · aggregate -2.18Roe -2.2150. Gelbaugh#150 · Stan Gelbaugh · aggregate -2.45Gelbaugh -2.594. Widell#94 · Dave Widell · aggregate -2.77Widell -2.8110. DeOssie#110 · Steve DeOssie · aggregate -2.88DeOssie -2.950. Walter#50 · Mike Walter · aggregate -4.16Walter -4.218. Sherrard#18 · Mike Sherrard · aggregate -4.58Sherrard -4.6

Incremental contribution by season

-14-12-10-8-6-4-20+2+41980 · Kurt Petersen · incremental +0.181980 · Timmy Newsome · incremental -0.081980 · James Jones · incremental -0.141980 · Gary Hogeboom · incremental -0.221980 · Lester Brown · incremental -0.781980 · Bill Roe · incremental -3.411981 · James Jones · incremental +0.061981 · Ron Fellows · incremental +0.081981 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.191981 · Kurt Petersen · incremental +0.631981 · Gary Hogeboom · incremental -0.011981 · Doug Donley · incremental -0.031981 · Glen Titensor · incremental -0.141981 · Howard Richards · incremental -0.391981 · Danny Spradlin · incremental -0.461981 · Ken Miller · incremental -0.681981 · Vince Skillings · incremental -0.841981 · Scott Pelluer · incremental -1.691981 · Derrie Nelson · incremental -2.091982 · Doug Donley · incremental +0.031982 · James Jones · incremental +0.041982 · Glen Titensor · incremental +0.041982 · Phil Pozderac · incremental +0.051982 · Ron Fellows · incremental +0.121982 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.131982 · Kurt Petersen · incremental +0.541982 · Gary Hogeboom · incremental -0.021982 · Jeff Rohrer · incremental -0.051982 · Danny Spradlin · incremental -0.121982 · Bill Purifoy · incremental -0.571982 · Howard Richards · incremental -0.641982 · Charles Daum · incremental -0.721982 · Monty Hunter · incremental -0.901982 · Brian Carpenter · incremental -1.241982 · Ken Hammond · incremental -1.241982 · Jim Eliopulos · incremental -1.731982 · Rod Hill · incremental -1.881983 · Glen Titensor · incremental +0.151983 · Jeff Rohrer · incremental +0.181983 · Ron Fellows · incremental +0.221983 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.231983 · Phil Pozderac · incremental +0.301983 · Kurt Petersen · incremental +0.661983 · Chris Schultz · incremental -0.011983 · Reggie Collier · incremental -0.011983 · Gary Hogeboom · incremental -0.031983 · Doug Donley · incremental -0.081983 · Howard Richards · incremental -0.121983 · Chuck McSwain · incremental -0.371983 · Rod Hill · incremental -0.631983 · Chris Faulkner · incremental -1.051983 · Bryan Caldwell · incremental -1.401983 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental -4.491983 · Mike Walter · incremental -6.631984 · James Jones · incremental +0.071984 · Jeff Rohrer · incremental +0.201984 · Glen Titensor · incremental +0.201984 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.221984 · Eugene Lockhart · incremental +0.231984 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.251984 · Phil Pozderac · incremental +0.481984 · Ron Fellows · incremental +0.531984 · Kurt Petersen · incremental +0.541984 · Steve Pelluer · incremental -0.041984 · Victor Scott · incremental -0.051984 · Chuck McSwain · incremental -0.181984 · Fred Cornwell · incremental -0.221984 · Doug Donley · incremental -0.241984 · Howard Richards · incremental -0.241984 · Norm Granger · incremental -0.501984 · Ed Martin · incremental -0.791984 · Joe Levelis · incremental -0.991984 · Gary Hogeboom · incremental -1.051984 · Steve DeOssie · incremental -1.231984 · Billy Cannon · incremental -2.521985 · Steve Pelluer · incremental +0.021985 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.221985 · Glen Titensor · incremental +0.241985 · Jeff Rohrer · incremental +0.331985 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.351985 · Ron Fellows · incremental +0.371985 · Phil Pozderac · incremental +0.381985 · Eugene Lockhart · incremental +0.641985 · Kurt Petersen · incremental +0.691985 · Chris Schultz · incremental -0.001985 · Howard Richards · incremental -0.011985 · Karl Powe · incremental -0.071985 · Crawford Ker · incremental -0.091985 · Kevin Brooks · incremental -0.181985 · Kurt Ploeger · incremental -0.211985 · Fred Cornwell · incremental -0.231985 · Steve DeOssie · incremental -0.321985 · Robert Lavette · incremental -0.411985 · Jesse Penn · incremental -0.431985 · Gary Hogeboom · incremental -0.451985 · James Jones · incremental -0.471985 · Jim Herrmann · incremental -0.481985 · Victor Scott · incremental -0.511985 · Herschel Walker · incremental -0.521985 · Matt Moran · incremental -0.991985 · Matt Darwin · incremental -1.271986 · Robert Lavette · incremental +0.071986 · Reggie Collier · incremental +0.081986 · Thornton Chandler · incremental +0.181986 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.221986 · Glen Titensor · incremental +0.241986 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.351986 · Jeff Rohrer · incremental +0.411986 · Phil Pozderac · incremental +0.471986 · Ron Fellows · incremental +0.541986 · Steve Pelluer · incremental +0.551986 · Crawford Ker · incremental +0.571986 · Eugene Lockhart · incremental +0.661986 · Victor Scott · incremental -0.001986 · Karl Powe · incremental -0.001986 · Darryl Clack · incremental -0.001986 · Kevin Brooks · incremental -0.031986 · Mark Walen · incremental -0.031986 · Johnny Holloway · incremental -0.051986 · Jesse Penn · incremental -0.061986 · Howard Richards · incremental -0.141986 · Herschel Walker · incremental -0.161986 · Steve DeOssie · incremental -0.321986 · Kurt Ploeger · incremental -0.421986 · Max Zendejas · incremental -0.451986 · Lloyd Yancey · incremental -0.961986 · Stan Gelbaugh · incremental -3.781986 · Mike Sherrard · incremental -7.431987 · Victor Scott · incremental +0.001987 · Ron Francis · incremental +0.011987 · Robert Lavette · incremental +0.021987 · Phil Pozderac · incremental +0.071987 · Darryl Clack · incremental +0.081987 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.171987 · Thornton Chandler · incremental +0.171987 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.241987 · Kevin Sweeney · incremental +0.251987 · Steve Pelluer · incremental +0.251987 · Jeff Rohrer · incremental +0.311987 · Eugene Lockhart · incremental +0.381987 · Crawford Ker · incremental +0.431987 · Herschel Walker · incremental +0.521987 · Mark Walen · incremental -0.081987 · Danny Noonan · incremental -0.101987 · Everett Gay · incremental -0.181987 · Kevin Brooks · incremental -0.281987 · Kelvin Martin · incremental -0.341987 · Jesse Penn · incremental -0.361987 · Jeff Zimmerman · incremental -0.431987 · Joe Onosai · incremental -0.961987 · Steve DeOssie · incremental -1.591988 · Jeff Zimmerman · incremental +0.001988 · Victor Scott · incremental +0.011988 · Danny Noonan · incremental +0.081988 · Glen Titensor · incremental +0.101988 · Ron Francis · incremental +0.121988 · Kelvin Martin · incremental +0.121988 · Timmy Newsome · incremental +0.201988 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.211988 · Kevin Sweeney · incremental +0.261988 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.371988 · Herschel Walker · incremental +0.461988 · Thornton Chandler · incremental +0.531988 · Crawford Ker · incremental +0.531988 · Eugene Lockhart · incremental +0.611988 · Steve Pelluer · incremental +0.611988 · Darryl Clack · incremental -0.151988 · Everett Gay · incremental -0.181988 · Kevin Brooks · incremental -0.311988 · Mark Walen · incremental -0.431988 · Scott Secules · incremental -0.491988 · Owen Hooven · incremental -0.771988 · Steve DeOssie · incremental -0.851988 · Mark Hutson · incremental -1.711988 · Ken Norton Jr. · incremental -2.401988 · Dave Widell · incremental -3.181989 · Danny Noonan · incremental +0.041989 · Kelvin Martin · incremental +0.061989 · Thornton Chandler · incremental +0.081989 · Ron Francis · incremental +0.121989 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.171989 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.221989 · Crawford Ker · incremental +0.511989 · Eugene Lockhart · incremental +0.741989 · Herschel Walker · incremental -0.071989 · Ken Norton Jr. · incremental -0.161989 · Jeff Zimmerman · incremental -0.361989 · Darryl Clack · incremental -0.741989 · Dave Widell · incremental -1.091990 · Jeff Zimmerman · incremental +0.021990 · Danny Noonan · incremental +0.071990 · Kelvin Martin · incremental +0.091990 · Ron Francis · incremental +0.141990 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.201990 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.291990 · Crawford Ker · incremental +0.491990 · Eugene Lockhart · incremental +0.661990 · Ken Norton Jr. · incremental -0.201991 · Danny Noonan · incremental +0.091991 · Kelvin Martin · incremental +0.141991 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.221991 · Michael Irvin · incremental +2.291991 · Ken Norton Jr. · incremental -0.211992 · Danny Noonan · incremental +0.011992 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.141992 · Kelvin Martin · incremental +0.161992 · Michael Irvin · incremental +1.351992 · Ken Norton Jr. · incremental -0.221993 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.131993 · Michael Irvin · incremental +1.351993 · Ken Norton Jr. · incremental -0.271994 · Jim Jeffcoat · incremental +0.121994 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.711995 · Michael Irvin · incremental +1.401996 · Kelvin Martin · incremental +0.131996 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.431996 · Herschel Walker · incremental -0.081997 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.531997 · Herschel Walker · incremental -0.121998 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.571999 · Michael Irvin · incremental +0.13Roe -3.4Donley -0.0Nelson -2.1Donley +0.0Eliopulos -1.7Hill -1.9Donley -0.1Jeffcoat -4.5Walter -6.6Donley -0.2Cannon -2.5Gelbaugh -3.8Sherrard -7.4Jr. -2.4Widell -3.2Irvin +2.319806 players198113 players198218 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Above expectationBelow expectationDoug DonleyGM total -28.5Doug Donley by season -0.3

How much retained production did Doug Donley return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: WRs drafted within ±5 picks of Doug Donley since 2010 (23 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50+0.5+1+1.5Model value above slot51. BrownA.J. Brown · model value +1.553. AdamsDavante Adams · model value +1.355. RiceRashee Rice · model value +1.250. ReedJayden Reed · model value +1.252. PickensGeorge Pickens · model value +0.755. BoydTyler Boyd · model value +0.753. PierceAlec Pierce · model value +0.556. HardmanMecole Hardman · model value +0.349. ClaypoolChase Claypool · model value +0.352. MitchellAdonai Mitchell · model value +0.357. AtwellTutu Atwell · model value +0.258. SmithTorrey Smith · model value +0.149. MooreRondale Moore · model value -0.158. BechJack Bech · model value -0.153. DonleyDoug Donley · model value -0.2-0.257. JeffersonVan Jefferson · model value -0.254. BroylesRyan Broyles · model value -0.351. MillerAnthony Miller · model value -0.455. HarrisTre Harris · model value -0.456. EskridgeD'Wayne Eskridge · model value -0.554. MooreSkyy Moore · model value -0.550. ThorntonTyquan Thornton · model value -0.756. LatimerCody Latimer · model value -0.957. Arcega-WhitesideJJ Arcega-Whiteside · model value -0.9
Doug DonleySlot-similar peers (23)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'82'84'8503581001Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (5 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1981DAL1100
1982DAL600
1983DAL1114
1984DAL1593
1985000

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