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

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David Martin

Top 37% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -54% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2008Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight264 lb

BornMar 13, 1979

Age47

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 6, Pick 198 · GB

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 40 · #2323 · Above Average

Worth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 40

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
2001	—	GB	10	—	20	13	144	1	65.0%	11.1	7.2	—	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	0	0
2002	—	GB	6	—	11	8	33	1	72.7%	4.1	3.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	0	0
2003	—	GB	8	—	13	13	79	2	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.7	0	0
2004	—	GB	5	—	5	5	88	0	100.0%	17.6	17.6	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	0	0
2005	—	GB	10	—	27	27	224	3	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.5	0	0
2006	—	GB	8	—	21	21	198	2	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.8	0	120
2007	—	MIA	14	—	34	34	303	2	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.7	0	229
2008	—	MIA	15	—	31	31	440	3	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32.2	0	331
2010	—	BUF	6	—	8	7	43	1	87.5%	6.1	5.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	0	28
Career		—	87	—	170	159	1,552	15	93.5%	9.8	9.1	—	86	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	103.1	0	708

Career EPA103.1·103 receiving·11.5/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2001	22	GB	10	—	20	13	144	1	65.0%	11.1	7.2	—	7	4.7
2002	23	GB	6	—	11	8	33	1	72.7%	4.1	3.0	—	3	2.6
2003	24	GB	8	—	13	13	79	2	100.0%	6.1	6.1	—	7	4
2004	25	GB	5	—	5	5	88	0	100.0%	17.6	17.6	—	3	1.4
2005	26	GB	10	—	27	27	224	3	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	14	7
2006	27	GB	8	—	21	21	198	2	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	13	5.7
2007	28	MIA	14	—	34	34	303	2	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	16	7.4
2008	29	MIA	15	—	31	31	440	3	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	20	10.1
2010	31	BUF	6	—	8	7	43	1	87.5%	6.1	5.4	—	3	2.8
Career			82		170	159	1,552	15	93.5%	9.8	9.1	—	86	45.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	22	GB	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2004	25	IND	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	26	CAR	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	28	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	29	NE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2010	31	NYJ	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	22	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	0
2002	23	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	—	7.7	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	—	20.5	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	—	15.8	120
2007	28	—	—	—	—	—	18.7	229
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	32.2	331
2010	31	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	28
Career					—	—	—	708

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 51 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 34.5

Availability 12.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 432010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receptions leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

11.46 EPA/season over 9 seasons54

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: 90%.

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+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2001 class

4.76s

40-Yard

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 38thClass Pos 65thClass All 40th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 9.8 regular season → 4.5 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-54%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec4Yds18Ctch%80.0%Y/R4.5Y/Tgt3.61D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.7Rec AirYd-3

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #198

#182Roger KnightLB #183Ellis WymsDT #184Chris CooperDE #186Mario MondsDT #187Otis LeveretteDE #190Kevin KasperWR #193Jason DoeringDB #196Jimmy WilliamsDB #200Leonard MyersDB #201Brandon GorinOT #202Renaldo HillS #203Paul ZukauskasG #204T.J. HoushmandzadehWR #206James ReedDT #207Colston WeatheringtonDE #210Harold BlackmonDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

David inherited the Green Bay Packers TE room from Bubba Franks (2000–2007), and handed it to Donald Lee (2005–2010).

Jackie Harris 1990–1993Mark Chmura 1993–1999Keith Jackson 1995–1996Jeff Thomason 1995–1999Tyrone Davis 1997–2002Bubba Franks

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined BUF (from MIA)
2010final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2007team change
Joined MIA (from GB)
2001draft
Drafted by GB — Round 6, Pick 198

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 264 lb

Frame

242 lb at 4.76s

Size-speed

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C2001

F2002

D2003

F2004

C+2005

C+2006

C+2007

B2008

F2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

57%

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
2001	144	14.4	300+156	17.6
2002	33	5.5	55+22	3.2
2003	79	9.9	148+69	8.7
2004	88	17.6	301+213	17.7
2005	224	22.4	390+166	22.9
2006	198	24.8	429+231	25.3
2007	303	21.6	367+64	21.6
2008	440	29.3	507+67	29.8
2010	43	7.2	119+76	7

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

Career Value · VORP

40 career value over replacement — #2323 all-time of 4,642. 4.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #198 (Rd 6) · GB · 2001 · +25.1 vs expected KV-H

51actual

25.9 expected · Δ+25.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #198

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator

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