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Damon Jones

Top 41% all-time TEsSolid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight277 lb

BornSep 18, 1974

Age51

CollegeSouthern Illinois; Michigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 5, Pick 147 · JAX

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2961 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.7

Avg surplus

peak +12

3 seasons × ~7.7 surplus ≈ VORP 23

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
1997	—	JAX	11	—	—	5	87	2	—	17.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	JAX	16	—	—	8	90	4	—	11.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	JAX	14	—	34	19	221	4	55.9%	11.6	6.5	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.2	0	0
2000	—	JAX	1	—	1	1	12	0	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	0	0
2001	—	JAX	6	—	13	8	140	1	61.5%	17.5	10.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CIN	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-12.3	0	0
Career		—	52	—	48	41	550	11	85.4%	13.4	11.5	—	23	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	—	1.8	0	0

Career EPA1.8·2 receiving·0.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1997	23	JAX	11	—	—	5	87	2	—	17.4	—	—	—	6.9
1998	24	JAX	16	—	—	8	90	4	—	11.3	—	—	—	10.5
1999	25	JAX	14	—	34	19	221	4	55.9%	11.6	6.5	—	15	9.8
2000	26	JAX	1	—	1	1	12	0	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	1	—
2001	27	JAX	6	—	13	8	140	1	61.5%	17.5	10.8	—	7	3.9
Career			48		48	41	550	11	85.4%	13.4	11.5	—	23	31.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2001	27	CIN	4	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Career			4		0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	1	1	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	—	13.2
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	0.8
2001	27	—	—	—	—	—	-12.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 49· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 36

Availability 16

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 502001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

0.6 EPA/season over 3 seasons50

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: 84%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt2Rec1Yds7Ctch%50.0%Y/R7.0Y/Tgt3.5

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-4.8

College Stats

Southern Illinois; MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Illinois; Michigan), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #147

#135Pete ChryplewiczTE #136Sam GarnesS #137Patrick HapeTE #138Kenny BynumRB #140Keith ThibodeauxDB #143George McCulloughDB #144Andre PurvisDE #145Ray AustinDB #148Twan RussellLB #149Barron TannerDT #150Nate JacquetWR #151Tony WilliamsDT #154George JonesRB #155Luther BroughtonTE #156Carl PowellDE #158Taje AllenDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Damon inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars TE room from Pete Mitchell (1995–2002), and handed it to Kyle Brady (1999–2006).

Rich Griffith 1995–2000Pete Mitchell 1995–2002Damon Jones 1997–2001Kyle Brady 1999–2006George Wrighster 2003–2008Marcedes Lewis

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with JAX
1997draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 5, Pick 147

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 277 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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

C+1997

C+1998

C+1999

D2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

60%

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
1997	87	7.9	313+226	18.4
1998	90	5.6	252+162	14.8
1999	221	15.8	425+204	25
2001	140	23.3	511+371	30.1

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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

23 career value over replacement — #2961 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #147 (Rd 5) · JAX · 1997 · +16 vs expected KV-H

49actual

33 expected · Δ+16

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Archetype Intelligence

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

1997 Draft Class· this player went #147

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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