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

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Clint Didier

Top 13% all-time TEsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight240 lb

BornApr 4, 1959

Age67

CollegePortland State; Columbia Basin College See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1981 · Rd 12, Pick 314 · WAS

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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 133 · #753 · High-Value

Worth 133 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.6

Avg surplus

peak +40

8 seasons × ~16.6 surplus ≈ VORP 133

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									Defense
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
1982	—	WAS	8	—	—	2	10	1	—	5.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	WAS	16	—	—	9	153	4	—	17.0	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	WAS	11	—	—	30	350	5	—	11.7	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	WAS	16	—	—	41	433	4	—	10.6	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	WAS	14	—	—	34	691	4	—	20.3	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	WAS	9	—	—	13	178	1	—	13.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	GB	15	—	—	5	37	1	—	7.4	—	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	GB	16	—	—	7	71	1	—	10.1	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	105	—	0	141	1,923	21	—	13.6	—	—	—	20	19	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1982	23	WAS	8	—	—	2	10	1	—	5.0	—	—	—	4
1983	24	WAS	16	—	—	9	153	4	—	17.0	—	—	—	12.1
1984	25	WAS	11	—	—	30	350	5	—	11.7	—	—	—	13.8
1985	26	WAS	16	—	—	41	433	4	—	10.6	—	—	—	15
1986	27	WAS	14	—	—	34	691	4	—	20.3	—	—	—	18.9
1987	28	WAS	9	—	—	13	178	1	—	13.7	—	—	—	5.5
1988	29	GB	15	—	—	5	37	1	—	7.4	—	—	—	6.8
1989	30	GB	16	—	—	7	71	1	—	10.1	—	—	—	7.6
Career			105		0	141	1,923	21	—	13.6	—	—	—	83.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1982	23	WAS	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	24	WAS	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	25	WAS	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	26	WAS	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	27	WAS	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	29	GB	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	30	GB	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					20	19	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 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 66.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 45.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1982bestavg 63elite 701989

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

11% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader11

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: 87%.

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

Portland State; Columbia Basin CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Portland State; Columbia Basin College), 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #314

#212Lin DawsonTE #222Toussaint TylerRB #226Stump MitchellRB #241Robb RiddickRB #246Mike WilsonWR #249Hokie GajanRB #261Steve FolsomTE #262Les StuddardC #266James MurphyWR #269Robert AlexanderRB #275Hubie OliverRB #276Frank HawkinsRB #291Jim JensenWR #299Buster BarnettTE #304Chester WillisRB #319Bob GaglianoQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Clint opened the Washington Commanders TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Terry Orr (1986–1992).

Clint Didier 1982–1987Terry Orr 1986–1992Jimmie Johnson 1989–1991James Jenkins 1994–2000Scott Galbraith 1995–1996Jamie Asher 1995–1998

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1989final season
Last recorded season with GB
1988team change
Joined GB (from WAS)
1981draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 12, Pick 314

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 240 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

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

peak 72

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

C1982

C+1983

B+1984

B+1985

A1986

C+1987

C+1988

C+1989

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

88%

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
1982	10	1.3	201+191	11.8
1983	153	9.6	398+245	23.4
1984	350	31.8	814+464	47.9
1985	433	27.1	707+274	41.6
1986	691	49.4	1,093+402	64.3
1987	178	19.8	569+391	33.5
1988	37	2.5	235+198	13.8
1989	71	4.4	275+204	16.2

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

133 career value over replacement — #753 all-time of 4,642. 16.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #314 (Rd 12) · WAS · 1981 · +59 vs expected KV-H

67actual

8 expected · Δ+59

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #314

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

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