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

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Chris Dressel

👑 Dynasty DNA · 10 seasons · 3 titles Top 19% all-time TEsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight230 lb

BornFeb 7, 1961

Age65

CollegeStanford See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 3, Pick 69 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 81 · #1414 · High-Value

Worth 81 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 31% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.5

Avg surplus

peak +24

6 seasons × ~13.5 surplus ≈ VORP 81

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									Rushing								Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	—	TEN	16	—	—	32	316	4	—	9.9	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	TEN	16	—	—	40	378	2	—	9.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	TEN	16	—	—	3	17	1	—	5.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	TEN	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	SF	1	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	KC	15	—	—	9	136	1	—	15.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	NYJ	15	—	—	3	55	0	—	18.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	NYJ	15	—	—	6	66	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NYJ	15	—	—	17	122	0	—	7.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	109	—	0	111	1,098	8	—	9.9	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	8	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1983	22	TEN	16	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	16.4
Career			16		1	3	0	3.0	—	—	—	—	54.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1983	22	TEN	16	—	—	32	316	4	—	9.9	—	—	—
1984	23	TEN	16	—	—	40	378	2	—	9.4	—	—	—
1985	24	TEN	16	—	—	3	17	1	—	5.7	—	—	—
1987	26	SF	1	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—
1989	28	KC	15	—	—	9	136	1	—	15.1	—	—	—
1989	28	NYJ	15	—	—	3	55	0	—	18.3	—	—	—
1990	29	NYJ	15	—	—	6	66	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
1991	30	NYJ	15	—	—	17	122	0	—	7.2	—	—	—
Career			109		0	111	1,098	8	—	9.9	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	22	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	24	TEN	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	30	NYJ	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	25	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					8	5	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 40.4

Availability 19.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 60elite 701991

All-Time Standing

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

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

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: 90%.

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+).

College Stats

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #69

#51Johnny HectorRB #52Wayne CapersWR #56Richard WilliamsRB #60Clint SampsonWR #62Glen YoungWR #63Jamie WilliamsTE #65John TiceTE #66Cliff AustinRB #74Stephen StarringWR #78Jo-Jo TownsellWR #85Phil SmithWR #88Mike McCloskeyTE #93Trey JunkinTE #104Mike MillerWR #107Pat DunsmoreTE #108Chris FaulknerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris opened the New York Jets TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mark Boyer (1990–1992).

Chris Dressel 1989–1991Mark Boyer 1990–1992Johnny Mitchell 1992–1995Jim Thornton 1993–1994Fred Baxter 1993–2000Kyle Brady 1995–1998

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1991final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
1990team change
Joined NYJ (from KC)
1989team change
Joined KC (from SF)
1987team change
Joined SF (from TEN)
1983draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 3, Pick 69
1983team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 230 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 →

peak 65

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

B1983

B+1984

C+1985

C+1989

C+1990

C+1991

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

85%

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
1983	316	19.8	599+283	35.2
1984	378	23.6	653+275	38.4
1985	17	1.1	194+177	11.4
1989	136	9.1	370+234	21.8
1990	66	4.4	288+222	17
1991	122	8.1	364+242	21.4

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

81 career value over replacement — #1414 all-time of 4,642. 13.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · HOU · 1983 · +18.4 vs expected KV-H

62actual

43.6 expected · Δ+18.4

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1983 Draft Class· this player went #69

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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