Alex Van Dyke
Solid Contributor
A wide receiver with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 2 · #4077 · Role PlayerWorth 2 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 89% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2
Avg surplus
peak +2
1 seasons × ~2 surplus ≈ VORP 2
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1996 | — | NYJ | 15 | — | — | 17 | 118 | 1 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | NYJ | 5 | — | — | 3 | 53 | 2 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | NYJ | 16 | — | — | 5 | 40 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | PHI | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | PHI | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 16.7% | 8.0 | 1.3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 39 | — | 8 | 26 | 219 | 3 | 325.0% | 8.4 | 27.4 | — | 1 | — | — | -9.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-9.0·-9 receiving·-4.5/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 37 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 37 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
45
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 43 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 37· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 45
On-field 27.6
Availability 17.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1996bestavg 401998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-4.51 EPA/season over 2 seasons48
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nevada; Sacramento City), 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
Hugh DouglasDE4yBrian HansenP3yMo LewisOLB3yAaron GlennDB3yKeyshawn JohnsonWR3yOtis SmithCB3yKyle BradyTE3yVictor GreenDB3yRichie AndersonFB3yRay MickensDB3yBobby HamiltonDE3yMarcus ColemanDB3yWayne ChrebetWR3yFred BaxterTE3yChad CascaddenLB3yGlenn FoleyQB3ySean LandetaP2yJames FarriorILB2yBrian DawkinsS2yTroy VincentS2yDavid AkersK2yDonovan McNabbQB2yAl HarrisCB2yHollis ThomasDT2y
1996 Draft Class· this player went #31
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 1999team change
Joined PHI (from NYJ)
- 1996draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 2, Pick 31
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 205 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
37
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1996
F1997
C1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 118 | 7.9 | 218+100 | 12.8 |
| 1997 | 53 | 10.6 | 208+155 | 12.2 |
| 1998 | 40 | 2.5 | 66+26 | 3.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, 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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
2 career value over replacement — #4077 all-time of 4,642. 0.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #31 (Rd 2) · NYJ · 1996 · -17.9 vs expected KV-H
37actual
54.9 expected · Δ−17.9
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