Byron Chamberlain is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Chamberlain in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Chamberlain's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Byron Chamberlain

1× Pro BowlTop 14% all-time TEsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight264 lb

BornOct 17, 1971

Age54

CollegeWayne State College; Missouri See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 7, Pick 222 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 111 · #977 · High-Value

Worth 111 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.5

Avg surplus

peak +36

6 seasons × ~18.5 surplus ≈ VORP 111

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1995	—	DEN	5	—	—	1	11	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	DEN	11	—	—	12	129	0	—	10.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DEN	10	—	—	2	18	0	—	9.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DEN	16	—	—	3	35	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	14	—	57	32	488	2	56.1%	15.3	8.6	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.5	0	0
2000	—	DEN	9	—	31	21	245	1	67.7%	11.7	7.9	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	0	0
2001	—	MIN	16	—	80	57	666	3	71.3%	11.7	8.3	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	GB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.7	0	0
2002	—	MIN	13	—	50	34	389	0	68.0%	11.4	7.8	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	TB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.1	0	0
2003	—	WAS	2	—	4	4	29	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	0	0
Career		—	101	—	222	166	2,010	6	74.8%	12.1	9.1	—	74	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	58.0	0	0

Career EPA58.0·58 receiving·11.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	24	DEN	5	—	—	1	11	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	1.9
1996	25	DEN	11	—	—	12	129	0	—	10.8	—	—	—	6.1
1997	26	DEN	10	—	—	2	18	0	—	9.0	—	—	—	3.8
1998	27	DEN	16	—	—	3	35	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	5.4
1999	28	DEN	14	—	57	32	488	2	56.1%	15.3	8.6	—	18	11.7
2000	29	DEN	9	—	31	21	245	1	67.7%	11.7	7.9	—	11	6.2
2001	30	MIN	16	—	80	57	666	3	71.3%	11.7	8.3	—	29	17.2
2002	31	MIN	13	—	50	34	389	0	68.0%	11.4	7.8	—	15	8.2
2003	32	WAS	2	—	4	4	29	0	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	1	—
Career			96		222	166	2,010	6	74.8%	12.1	9.1	—	74	60.5

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2000	29	SF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2001	30	GB	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	1	—
2002	31	TB	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			5		4	4	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	18.5
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6
2001	30	—	—	—	—	—	23.7
2002	31	—	—	—	—	—	18.1
2003	32	—	—	—	—	—	1.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 45.1

Availability 15.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1995bestavg 57elite 702002

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

11.59 EPA/season over 5 seasons54

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: 83%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.4

College Stats

Wayne State College; MissouriCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wayne State College; Missouri), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #222

#197Craig WhelihanQB #206Charles WayFB #207Tom BarndtDT #208Fred McCraryRB #209Chad CotaDB #214Gerald McBurrowsS #219Curtis MarshWR #221Tom NuttenG #226Scott TurnerDB #230Adam TimmermanG #235Henry BaileyWR #240J.T. ThomasWR #241Chad EatonDT #242Travis DavisFS #243Jason FiskNT #244Darick HolmesRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Byron inherited the Denver Broncos TE room from Shannon Sharpe (1990–2003), and handed it to Desmond Clark (1999–2001).

Clarence Kay 1984–1992Orson Mobley 1986–1990Shannon Sharpe 1990–2003Byron Chamberlain 1995–2000Desmond Clark 1999–2001Tony Scheffler

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined WAS (from MIN)
2003final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2001team change
Joined MIN (from DEN)
1995draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 7, Pick 222

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 264 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 74

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F1995

C+1996

C1997

C+1998

B+1999

B2000

A2001

B2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

71%

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
1995	11	2.2	239+228	14.1
1996	129	11.7	426+297	25
1997	18	1.8	195+177	11.5
1998	35	2.2	184+149	10.8
1999	488	34.9	824+336	48.5
2000	245	27.2	634+389	37.3
2001	666	41.6	944+278	55.5
2002	389	29.9	640+251	37.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

111 career value over replacement — #977 all-time of 4,642. 13.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #222 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1995 · +43.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

22.8 expected · Δ+43.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #222

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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