Derek Tennell
Height6'5"
Weight245 lb
BornFeb 12, 1964
Age62
CollegeUCLASee College Stats
Rookie yr1987
Draft1987 · Rd 7, Pick 185 · SEA
A wide receiver who maximized value through reliable availability. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 2 · #4090 · Role PlayerWorth 2 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 89% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+1
Avg surplus
peak +1
2 seasons × ~1 surplus ≈ VORP 2
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 | |||||
| 1987 | — | CLE | 11 | — | — | 9 | 102 | 3 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | CLE | 16 | — | — | 9 | 88 | 1 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | CLE | 14 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | DET | 15 | — | — | 4 | 43 | 0 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | MIN | 3 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | MIN | 16 | — | — | 15 | 122 | 0 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 0 | 40 | 371 | 5 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 28.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1987bestavg 471993
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers 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 (UCLA), 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
Ozzie NewsomeTE3yWebster SlaughterWR3yBrian BrennanWR3yReggie LanghorneWR3yVan WaitersLB3yTim ManoaRB3yLee JohnsonP2yCris CarterWR2yChris DolemanDE2yEarnest BynerRB2yHenry ThomasNT2yJohn RandleDT2ySteve JordanTE2yRoger CraigRB2yJack Del RioMLB2yGreg ManuskyLB2yJake ReedWR2yHarry NewsomeP2yAnthony CarterWR2yMike PagelQB2yEd McDanielOLB2yBrad CulpepperDT2yRobert HarrisDT2yRay CrockettCB1y
1987 Draft Class· this player went #185
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1993final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 1992team change
Joined MIN (from DET)
- 1991team change
Joined DET (from CLE)
- 1987draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 7, Pick 185
- 1987team change
Joined CLE (from SEA)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 245 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
47
peak 48
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1987
C1988
C1989
C1991
C1993
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
79%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 102 | 9.3 | 204+102 | 12 |
| 1988 | 88 | 5.5 | 141+53 | 8.3 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0.3 | 60+56 | 3.5 |
| 1991 | 43 | 2.9 | 88+45 | 5.2 |
| 1993 | 122 | 7.6 | 148+26 | 8.7 |
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
2 career value over replacement — #4090 all-time of 4,642. 0.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #185 (Rd 7) · SEA · 1987 · +21.1 vs expected KV-H
47actual
25.9 expected · Δ+21.1
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