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

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Christian Fauria

Top 21% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +18% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight250 lb

BornSep 22, 1971

Age54

CollegeColorado See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 2, Pick 39 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 120 · #867 · High-Value

Worth 120 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12

Avg surplus

peak +22

10 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 120

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	—	SEA	14	—	—	17	181	1	—	10.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	SEA	10	—	—	18	214	1	—	11.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	SEA	16	—	—	10	110	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SEA	16	—	—	37	377	2	—	10.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	15	—	50	34	368	0	68.0%	10.8	7.4	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.7	0	0
2000	—	SEA	13	—	39	28	237	2	71.8%	8.5	6.1	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.1	0	0
2001	—	SEA	15	—	40	21	188	1	52.5%	9.0	4.7	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	0	0
2002	—	NE	15	—	40	27	253	7	67.5%	9.4	6.3	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.8	0	0
2003	—	NE	13	—	28	28	285	2	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	NYJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.4	0	0
2004	—	NE	9	—	16	16	195	2	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.6	0	0
2005	—	NE	5	—	8	8	57	2	100.0%	7.1	7.1	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.3	0	0
2006	—	WAS	2	—	2	2	17	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	0	5
2007	—	CAR	5	—	5	5	39	2	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.8	0	31
Career		—	155	—	228	251	2,521	22	110.1%	10.0	11.1	—	95	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	84.3	0	36

Career EPA84.3·84 receiving·9.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	24	SEA	14	—	—	17	181	1	—	10.6	—	—	—	8.7
1996	25	SEA	10	—	—	18	214	1	—	11.9	—	—	—	8.5
1997	26	SEA	16	—	—	10	110	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	7.1
1998	27	SEA	16	—	—	37	377	2	—	10.2	—	—	—	11.9
1999	28	SEA	15	—	50	34	368	0	68.0%	10.8	7.4	—	19	9
2000	29	SEA	13	—	39	28	237	2	71.8%	8.5	6.1	—	13	8.2
2001	30	SEA	15	—	40	21	188	1	52.5%	9.0	4.7	—	11	6.2
2002	31	NE	15	—	40	27	253	7	67.5%	9.4	6.3	—	16	12.9
2003	32	NE	13	—	28	28	285	2	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	14	7.4
2004	33	NE	9	—	16	16	195	2	100.0%	12.2	12.2	—	9	4.9
2005	34	NE	5	—	8	8	57	2	100.0%	7.1	7.1	—	7	3.2
2006	35	WAS	2	—	2	2	17	0	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	1	—
2007	36	CAR	5	—	5	5	39	2	100.0%	7.8	7.8	—	5	2.5
Career			148		228	251	2,521	22	110.1%	10.0	11.1	—	95	90.5

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	28	TB	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2001	30	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	31	LAC	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	32	NYJ	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		7	7	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	4.7	0
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	5.1	0
2001	30	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	0
2002	31	—	—	—	—	—	15.8	0
2003	32	—	—	—	—	—	22.4	0
2004	33	—	—	—	—	—	17.6	0
2005	34	—	—	—	—	—	8.3	0
2006	35	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	5
2007	36	—	—	—	—	—	7.8	31
Career					—	—	—	36

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 39.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 522007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

9.37 EPA/season over 9 seasons53

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: 92%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 10.0 regular season → 11.9 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+18%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt10Rec9Yds107Ctch%90.0%Y/R11.9Y/Tgt10.71D6

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA11.3

College Stats

ColoradoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), 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 #39

#29Blake BrockermeyerOT #32Craig NewsomeDB #33Matt O'DwyerG #34Terrance ShawCB #35Anthony CookDE #36Shawn KingDE #37Cory RaymerC #38Zach WiegertOT #42Orlando ThomasFS #44Ray ZellarsRB #45Todd CollinsQB #46Sherman WilliamsRB #47Frank SandersWR #48Ken DilgerTE #49Barret RobbinsC #50Bobby TaylorCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Christian inherited the Seattle Seahawks TE room from Carlester Crumpler (1994–1998), and handed it to Itula Mili (1998–2006).

Pete Metzelaars 1982–1984Travis McNeal 1989–1991Paul Green 1992–1994Carlester Crumpler 1994–1998Christian Fauria 1995–2001Itula Mili

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007team change
Joined CAR (from WAS)
2007final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2006team change
Joined WAS (from NE)
2002team change
Joined NE (from SEA)
1995draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 2, Pick 39

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+1995

B1996

C+1997

B1998

B1999

C+2000

C+2001

C+2002

C+2003

C+2004

F2005

F2007

Availability

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	181	12.9	446+265	26.2
1996	214	21.4	611+397	35.9
1997	110	6.9	293+183	17.2
1998	377	23.6	607+230	35.7
1999	368	24.5	608+240	35.7
2000	237	18.2	425+188	25
2001	188	12.5	255+67	15
2002	253	16.9	327+74	19.2
2003	285	21.9	414+129	24.4
2004	195	21.7	395+200	23.2
2005	57	11.4	158+101	9.3
2007	39	7.8	117+78	6.9

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

120 career value over replacement — #867 all-time of 4,642. 10/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #39 (Rd 2) · SEA · 1995 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H

61actual

49.8 expected · Δ+11.2

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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 #39

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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