Alfred Pupunu is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Pupunu in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pupunu's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Alfred Pupunu
Top 25% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter
Height6'2"
Weight260 lb
BornOct 17, 1969
Age56
Rookie yr1992
A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 67 · #1676 · Above AverageWorth 67 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+16.8
Avg surplus
peak +21
4 seasons × ~16.8 surplus ≈ VORP 67
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 | |||||
| 1993 | — | LAC | 16 | — | — | 13 | 142 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | LAC | 13 | — | — | 21 | 214 | 2 | — | 10.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | LAC | 15 | — | — | 35 | 315 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | LAC | 9 | — | — | 24 | 271 | 1 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | LAC | 8 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | NYG | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LAC | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 80.0% | 4.3 | 3.4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | DET | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.7 | 10.7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 8 | 102 | 1,000 | 3 | 1275.0% | 9.8 | 125.0 | — | 1 | — | — | -2.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-2.3·-2 receiving·-1.2/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | LAC | 16 | — | — | 13 | 142 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| 1994 | 25 | LAC | 13 | — | — | 21 | 214 | 2 | — | 10.2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1995 | 26 | LAC | 15 | — | — | 35 | 315 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | 10.4 |
| 1996 | 27 | LAC | 9 | — | — | 24 | 271 | 1 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | 8.9 |
| 1997 | 28 | LAC | 8 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1998 | 29 | NYG | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1999 | 30 | LAC | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 80.0% | 4.3 | 3.4 | — | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 31 | DET | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.7 | 10.7 | — | 1 | — |
| Career | 75 | 8 | 102 | 1,000 | 3 | 1275.0% | 9.8 | 125.0 | — | 1 | 40.4 |
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 41.3
Availability 15.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1993bestavg 551998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Receptions leader7
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-1.16 EPA/season over 2 seasons50
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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends 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 (Weber State; Dixie College (UT)), 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
John CarneyK6yRaylee JohnsonDE6yLewis BushOLB6yJohn ParrellaDT5yChris MimsDE5yStan HumphriesQB5yDwayne HarperDB4yDarren BennettP4yTerrance ShawCB4yDarrien GordonDB4yDuane YoungTE3yJohn KiddP2yMarco ColemanDE2yKurt GouveiaLB2yGreg JacksonDB2yEric BieniemyRB2yNorman HandDT2yMike DumasFS2ySteve HendricksonTE2yDeems MayTE2yPatrick SappOLB2yBryan StillWR2yRodney CulverRB2yKenny BynumRB2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAlfred inherited the Los Angeles Chargers TE room from Duane Young (1991–1995), and handed it to Freddie Jones (1997–2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined DET (from LAC)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 1999team change
Joined LAC (from NYG)
- 1998team change
Joined NYG (from LAC)
- 1993signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 260 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 6-season peers. See all →
59
peak 62
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1993
B1994
B1995
B1996
C1997
C1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
59%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 142 | 8.9 | 348+206 | 20.4 |
| 1994 | 214 | 16.5 | 523+309 | 30.8 |
| 1995 | 315 | 21 | 602+287 | 35.4 |
| 1996 | 271 | 30.1 | 778+507 | 45.8 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0.9 | 177+170 | 10.4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0.2 | 146+144 | 8.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, 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 (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
67 career value over replacement — #1676 all-time of 4,642. 11.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
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