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

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Derrick Walker

Top 19% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +29% playoffs

Height6'0"

Weight250 lb

BornJun 22, 1967

Age59

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 6, Pick 163 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 103 · #1072 · High-Value

Worth 103 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.2

Avg surplus

peak +29

6 seasons × ~17.2 surplus ≈ VORP 103

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									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1990	—	SDG	12	—	—	23	240	1	—	10.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	SDG	16	—	—	20	134	0	—	6.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	SDG	16	—	—	34	393	2	—	11.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	SDG	11	—	—	21	212	1	—	10.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	KAN	11	—	—	36	382	2	—	10.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	KAN	3	—	—	25	205	1	—	8.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	KAN	9	—	—	9	73	1	—	8.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	KAN	5	—	—	5	60	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LV	6	—	9	7	71	1	77.8%	10.1	7.9	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.8	0	0
Career		—	89	—	9	180	1,770	9	2000.0%	9.8	196.7	—	4	—	—	-2.8	0	0

Career EPA-2.8·-3 receiving·-2.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1990	23	SDG	12	—	—	23	240	1	—	10.4	—	—	—	8.5
1991	24	SDG	16	—	—	20	134	0	—	6.7	—	—	—	6.9
1992	25	SDG	16	—	—	34	393	2	—	11.6	—	—	—	13.2
1993	26	SDG	11	—	—	21	212	1	—	10.1	—	—	—	7.8
1994	27	KAN	11	—	—	36	382	2	—	10.6	—	—	—	10.7
1995	28	KAN	3	—	—	25	205	1	—	8.2	—	—	—	—
1996	29	KAN	9	—	—	9	73	1	—	8.1	—	—	—	6.4
1997	30	KAN	5	—	—	5	60	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	2.5
1999	32	LV	6	—	9	7	71	1	77.8%	10.1	7.9	—	4	3.2
Career			89		9	180	1,770	9	2000.0%	9.8	196.7	—	4	59.2

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	32	—	—	—	—	—	-2.8	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 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 62 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 45

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

1990bestavg 55elite 701999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Receptions leader12

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.77 EPA/season over 1 season49

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: 86%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 9.8 regular season → 12.7 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+29%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Rec10Yds127TD1Y/R12.7

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #163

#131Cedric SmithFB #132Charles WilsonWR #133Calvin WilliamsWR #138John FrieszQB #140Terance MathisWR #149Marcus WilsonRB #156Mike BuckQB #159Bryce PaupLB #169Johnny JohnsonRB #178Scott GalbraithTE #186Lester ArchambeauDE #187Nate LewisWR #192Shannon SharpeTE #194Willie GreenWR #196Roger DuffyG #200James RouseRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Derrick inherited the Los Angeles Chargers TE room from Eric Sievers (1981–1988), and handed it to Duane Young (1991–1995).

Pete Holohan 1981–1987Eric Sievers 1981–1988Derrick Walker 1990–1993Duane Young 1991–1995Alfred Pupunu 1993–1999Freddie Jones

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined LV (from KAN)
1999final season
Last recorded season with LV
1994team change
Joined KAN (from SDG)
1990draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 6, Pick 163
1990team change
Joined SDG (from LAC)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 250 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

B1990

C+1991

B+1992

B1993

B+1994

C1996

F1997

D1999

Availability

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

62%

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	240	20	619+379	36.4
1991	134	8.4	369+235	21.7
1992	393	24.6	702+309	41.3
1993	212	19.3	577+365	34
1994	382	34.7	923+541	54.3
1996	73	8.1	356+283	21
1997	60	12	392+332	23.1
1999	71	11.8	342+271	20.1

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

Career Value · VORP

103 career value over replacement — #1072 all-time of 4,642. 12.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #163 (Rd 6) · LAC · 1990 · +31.9 vs expected KV-H

62actual

30.1 expected · Δ+31.9

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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

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #163

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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