Danta Whitaker
Role PlayerTwo-Way Profile
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 6 · #3835 · Role PlayerWorth 6 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 84% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6
Avg surplus
peak +6
1 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 6
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1990 | — | KC | 16 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | MIN | 6 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | CHI | 5 | — | — | 6 | 53 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 27 | — | 0 | 9 | 74 | 1 | — | 8.2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 34 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 34 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 39.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 34· confidence 79%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 28.3
Availability 13.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1990bestavg 361993
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi Valley State University), 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.
Top Teammates
Cris CarterWR1yChris GardockiP1yChris DolemanDE1yHenry ThomasNT1yBryan BarkerP1yJohn RandleDT1yTrace ArmstrongDE1yJonathan HayesTE1yNeil SmithDE1yJim HarbaughQB1ySteve JordanTE1yDarrin NelsonRB1yRoger CraigRB1yCurtis ConwayWR1yRich GannonQB1yJack Del RioMLB1yDerrick ThomasOLB1yWilliam PerryDT1yCraig HeywardRB1yRichard DentDE1yGreg ManuskyLB1yJake ReedWR1yHarry NewsomeP1yAnthony CarterWR1y
1988 Draft Class· this player went #186
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1993team change
Joined CHI (from MIN)
- 1993final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 1992team change
Joined MIN (from KC)
- 1990team change
Joined KC (from NYG)
- 1988draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 7, Pick 186
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 240 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 3-season peers. See all →
34
peak 36
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1990
F1992
F1993
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
56%
19901993
1992 · cause not documented · 38%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17 | 1.1 | 218+201 | 12.8 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0.7 | 192+188 | 11.3 |
| 1993 | 53 | 10.6 | 386+333 | 22.7 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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
6 career value over replacement — #3835 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #186 (Rd 7) · NYG · 1988 · +8.1 vs expected KV-H
34actual
25.9 expected · Δ+8.1
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