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 Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2001

Height6'1"

Weight264 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

111 career value over replacement — #1001 all-time of 4,695. 13.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #222 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1995 · +47.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

18.8 expected · Δ+47.2

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23–24	DEN	5	—	—	1	11	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
1996	24–25	DEN	11	—	—	12	129	0	—	10.8	—	—	—
1997	25–26	DEN	10	—	—	2	18	0	—	9.0	—	—	—
1998	26–27	DEN	16	—	—	3	35	0	—	11.7	—	—	—
1999	27–28	DEN	14	—	57	32	488	2	56.1%	15.3	8.6	—	18
2000	28–29	DEN	9	—	31	21	245	1	67.7%	11.7	7.9	—	11
2001	29–30	MIN	16	—	80	57	666	3	71.3%	11.7	8.3	—	29
2002	30–31	MIN	13	—	50	34	389	0	68.0%	11.4	7.8	—	15
2003	31–32	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

Career arc · VAL by season

8 seasons · peak 5.4 in 2001

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.1 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2001 · +0.4 wins

Receiving+0.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	23–24	DEN	5	—	—	1	11	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	0
1996	24–25	DEN	11	—	—	12	129	0	—	10.8	—	—	—	0.9
1997	25–26	DEN	10	—	—	2	18	0	—	9.0	—	—	—	0
1998	26–27	DEN	16	—	—	3	35	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	0
1999	27–28	DEN	14	—	57	32	488	2	56.1%	15.3	8.6	—	18	3.9
2000	28–29	DEN	9	—	31	21	245	1	67.7%	11.7	7.9	—	11	1.6
2001	29–30	MIN	16	—	80	57	666	3	71.3%	11.7	8.3	—	29	5.4
2002	30–31	MIN	13	—	50	34	389	0	68.0%	11.4	7.8	—	15	2.1
2003	31–32	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	13.9

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