Chad Fann
Top 45% all-time TEsSolid Contributor
Height6'3"
Weight250 lb
BornJun 7, 1970
Age56
Rookie yr1993
A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 19 · #3127 · Role PlayerWorth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6.3
Avg surplus
peak +9
3 seasons × ~6.3 surplus ≈ VORP 19
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 | |||||
| 1994 | — | ARI | 16 | — | — | 12 | 96 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | ARI | 16 | — | — | 5 | 41 | 0 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | SF | 11 | — | — | 5 | 78 | 0 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | SF | 7 | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 25.0% | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 50 | — | 8 | 24 | 223 | 0 | 300.0% | 9.3 | 27.9 | — | 0 | — | — | -7.9 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-7.9·-8 receiving·-7.9/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | -7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
50
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 47· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 33
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1994bestavg 471999
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
-7.86 EPA/season over 1 season47
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: 94%.
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 (Florida A&M; Mississippi), 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
Garrison HearstRB3yJerry RiceWR2yJeff FeaglesP2yClyde SimmonsDE2yTerrell OwensWR2yBryant YoungDT2yLarry CentersFB2yKen NortonMLB2yBrent AlexanderFS2ySteve YoungQB2yAeneas WilliamsFS2yMarvin WashingtonDE2yTerry HoageDB2yMichael BankstonDE2yEric SwannDT2yJamir MillerOLB2yDarnell WalkerDB2yLee WoodallLB2yTim McDonaldS2yJ.J. StokesWR2yJunior BryantDE2yGreg ClarkTE2yChuck LevyRB2yMark HarrisWR2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 1997team change
Joined SF (from ARI)
- 1994signing
Entered the NFL with ARI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 250 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
47
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1994
C+1995
C1997
D1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
78%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 96 | 6 | 294+198 | 17.3 |
| 1995 | 41 | 2.6 | 246+205 | 14.5 |
| 1997 | 78 | 7.1 | 297+219 | 17.5 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1.1 | 118+110 | 7 |
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
19 career value over replacement — #3127 all-time of 4,642. 4.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
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