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

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Dan Campbell

Top 40% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2006

Height6'5"

Weight265 lb

BornApr 13, 1976

Age50

CollegeTexas A&M See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 3, Pick 79 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 19 · #3129 · Role Player

Worth 19 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.8

Avg surplus

peak +10

4 seasons × ~4.8 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.

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
1999	—	NYG	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4	0	0
2000	—	NYG	11	—	13	8	46	3	61.5%	5.8	3.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	0	0
2001	—	NYG	12	—	25	13	148	1	52.0%	11.4	5.9	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.1	0	0
2002	—	NYG	14	—	31	22	175	1	71.0%	8.0	5.6	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.8	0	0
2003	—	DAL	11	—	20	20	195	1	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.4	0	0
2004	—	DAL	2	—	2	2	16	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	0	0
2005	—	DAL	3	—	3	3	24	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.2	0	0
2006	—	DET	13	—	21	21	308	4	100.0%	14.7	14.7	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.2	0	203
2007	—	DET	1	—	1	1	1	0	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	0	1
2008	—	DET	1	—	1	1	21	0	100.0%	21.0	21.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	0	13
Career		—	75	—	118	91	934	11	77.1%	10.3	7.9	—	52	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	39.0	0	217

Career EPA39.0·39 receiving·3.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1999	23	NYG	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
2000	24	NYG	11	—	13	8	46	3	61.5%	5.8	3.5	—	5	5.7
2001	25	NYG	12	—	25	13	148	1	52.0%	11.4	5.9	—	9	4.9
2002	26	NYG	14	—	31	22	175	1	71.0%	8.0	5.6	—	10	6.1
2003	27	DAL	11	—	20	20	195	1	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	8	4.7
2004	28	DAL	2	—	2	2	16	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	1	—
2005	29	DAL	3	—	3	3	24	1	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	2	—
2006	30	DET	13	—	21	21	308	4	100.0%	14.7	14.7	—	16	8.6
2007	31	DET	1	—	1	1	1	0	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	0	—
2008	32	DET	1	—	1	1	21	0	100.0%	21.0	21.0	—	1	—
Career			69		118	91	934	11	77.1%	10.3	7.9	—	52	30

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	23	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4	0
2000	24	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	0
2001	25	—	—	—	—	—	-3.1	0
2002	26	—	—	—	—	—	6.8	0
2003	27	—	—	—	—	—	10.4	0
2004	28	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	0
2005	29	—	—	—	—	—	3.2	0
2006	30	—	—	—	—	—	24.2	203
2007	31	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	1
2008	32	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	13
Career					—	—	—	217

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 33.6

Availability 15.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 492006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.9 EPA/season over 10 seasons51

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: 89%.

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

Tgt3Rec2Yds13Ctch%66.7%Y/R6.5Y/Tgt4.31D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.0

College Stats

Texas A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #79

#70Jared DeVriesDE #71D'Wayne BatesWR #72Grey RuegamerG #73Joey PorterOLB #75Gary StillsLB #76Marquis SmithDB #77Brock HuardQB #78Marty BookerWR #80Martin GramaticaK #81Zach PillerG #82Karsten BaileyWR #83Tom BurkeDE #84Larry AtkinsDB #85Dat NguyenILB #86Shawn BrysonRB #87Mike McKenzieCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dan inherited the New York Giants TE room from Pete Mitchell (1999–2000), and handed it to Jeremy Shockey (2002–2007).

Mark Bavaro 1985–1990Howard Cross 1989–2001Aaron Pierce 1993–1997Pete Mitchell 1999–2000Dan Campbell 1999–2002Jeremy Shockey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2008final season
Last recorded season with DET
2006team change
Joined DET (from DAL)
2003team change
Joined DAL (from NYG)
2000team change
Joined NYG (from NYJ)
1999draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 79
1999team change
Joined NYJ (from NYG)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 265 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 51

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

C2000

C2001

C2002

C+2003

C+2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

47%

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
2000	46	4.2	97+51	5.7
2001	148	12.3	251+103	14.7
2002	175	12.5	222+47	13.1
2003	195	17.7	322+127	18.9
2006	308	23.7	409+101	24.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

19 career value over replacement — #3129 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #79 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1999 · +11.3 vs expected KV-H

50actual

38.7 expected · Δ+11.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #79

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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