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

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David Sloan

1× Pro BowlTop 15% all-time TEsElite PlaymakerTeam Carrier · #285

Height6'6"

Weight260 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

112 career value over replacement — #988 all-time of 4,695. 14/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #70 (Rd 3) · DET · 1995 · +22 vs expected KV-H

65actual

43 expected · Δ+22

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	23	DET	16	—	—	17	184	1	—	10.8	—	—	—
1996	24	DET	4	—	—	7	51	0	—	7.3	—	—	—
1997	25	DET	14	—	—	29	264	0	—	9.1	—	—	—
1998	26	DET	10	—	—	11	146	1	—	13.3	—	—	—
1999	27	DET	16	—	76	47	591	4	61.8%	12.6	7.8	—	27
2000	28	DET	14	—	60	32	379	2	53.3%	11.8	6.3	—	19
2001	29	DET	14	—	69	37	409	7	53.6%	11.1	5.9	—	24
2002	30	NO	12	—	25	12	127	0	48.0%	10.6	5.1	—	6
Career		—	100	—	230	192	2,151	15	83.5%	11.2	9.4	—	76

Career arc · VAL by season

8 seasons · peak 5.2 in 1999

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.3 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1999 · +0.4 wins

Receiving+0.4

VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1995	23	DET	16	—	—	17	184	1	—	10.8	—	—	—	1.6
1996	24	DET	4	—	—	7	51	0	—	7.3	—	—	—	0
1997	25	DET	14	—	—	29	264	0	—	9.1	—	—	—	2.4
1998	26	DET	10	—	—	11	146	1	—	13.3	—	—	—	1.4
1999	27	DET	16	—	76	47	591	4	61.8%	12.6	7.8	—	27	5.2
2000	28	DET	14	—	60	32	379	2	53.3%	11.8	6.3	—	19	2.6
2001	29	DET	14	—	69	37	409	7	53.6%	11.1	5.9	—	24	3.9
2002	30	NO	12	—	25	12	127	0	48.0%	10.6	5.1	—	6	0
Career			100		230	192	2,151	15	83.5%	11.2	9.4	—	76	17.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 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 65 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 44.2

Availability 16.8