Alfredo Roberts is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Roberts in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Roberts's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Alfredo Roberts
Top 28% all-time TEsReliable Starter
Height6'3"
Weight250 lb
BornMar 1, 1965
Age61
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
Rookie yr1988
Draft1988 · Rd 8, Pick 197 · KAN
A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 46 · #2154 · Above AverageWorth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 47% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+9.2
Avg surplus
peak +12
5 seasons × ~9.2 surplus ≈ VORP 46
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 | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1988 | — | KC | 16 | — | — | 10 | 104 | 0 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | KC | 16 | — | — | 8 | 55 | 1 | — | 6.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | KC | 16 | — | — | 11 | 119 | 0 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | DAL | 16 | — | — | 16 | 136 | 1 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | DAL | 16 | — | — | 3 | 36 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 0 | 48 | 450 | 2 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 35.1
Availability 19.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1988bestavg 551992
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 95%.
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 (Miami), 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
Jonathan HayesTE3yNeil SmithDE3yJames SaxonRB3yTommie AgeeRB3yEmile HarryWR3yChristian OkoyeRB3yEmmitt SmithRB2yKen NortonMLB2yMike SaxonP2yTroy AikmanQB2yJack Del RioMLB2yMichael IrvinWR2yJay NovacekTE2yDerrick ThomasOLB2ySteve BeuerleinQB2yDaryl JohnstonRB2yRussell MarylandNT2yCarlos CarsonWR2yKelvin MartinWR2yRobb ThomasWR2yTodd McNairRB2yVinson SmithLB2yAlexander WrightWR2yPete MandleyWR2y
1988 Draft Class· this player went #197
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1992final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1991team change
Joined DAL (from KC)
- 1988draft
Drafted by KAN — Round 8, Pick 197
- 1988team change
Joined KC (from KAN)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 250 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 5-season peers. See all →
56
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1988
C+1989
C+1990
C+1991
C+1992
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 104 | 6.5 | 315+211 | 18.5 |
| 1989 | 55 | 3.4 | 254+199 | 15 |
| 1990 | 119 | 7.4 | 353+234 | 20.8 |
| 1991 | 136 | 8.5 | 372+236 | 21.9 |
| 1992 | 36 | 2.3 | 226+190 | 13.3 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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
46 career value over replacement — #2154 all-time of 4,642. 9.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #197 (Rd 8) · KAN · 1988 · +30.1 vs expected KV-H
56actual
25.9 expected · Δ+30.1
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