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

TECHI#88ACT

Desmond Clark

Top 13% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight249 lb

BornApr 20, 1977

Age49

CollegeWake Forest See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 6, Pick 179 · DEN

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 148 · #645 · High-Value

Worth 148 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.5

Avg surplus

peak +33

8 seasons × ~18.5 surplus ≈ VORP 148

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
1999	—	DEN	1	—	1	1	5	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	0	0
2000	—	DEN	13	—	37	26	331	3	70.3%	12.7	8.9	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.9	0	0
2001	—	DEN	14	—	77	51	566	6	66.2%	11.1	7.4	—	31	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.0	0	0
2002	—	MIA	2	—	3	2	42	0	66.7%	21.0	14.0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.1	0	0
2003	—	CHI	15	—	44	44	433	2	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	WAS	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.2	0	0
2004	—	CHI	12	—	24	24	282	1	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	DAL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.1	0	0
2005	—	CHI	11	—	24	24	229	2	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.6	0	0
2006	—	CHI	14	—	45	45	626	6	100.0%	13.9	13.9	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63.8	0	408
2007	—	CHI	15	—	44	44	545	4	100.0%	12.4	12.4	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.8	0	304
2008	—	CHI	16	—	42	41	367	1	97.6%	9.0	8.7	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.9	0	163
2009	—	CHI	10	—	34	19	145	2	55.9%	7.6	4.3	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0	0	186
2010	—	CHI	1	—	2	1	12	0	50.0%	12.0	6.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	0	8
Career		—	137	—	377	322	3,583	27	85.4%	11.1	9.5	—	188	14	14	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	219.9	0	1,069

Career EPA219.9·220 receiving·18.3/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1999	22	DEN	1	—	1	1	5	0	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	0	—
2000	23	DEN	13	—	37	26	331	3	70.3%	12.7	8.9	—	17	10.3
2001	24	DEN	14	—	77	51	566	6	66.2%	11.1	7.4	—	31	18.6
2002	25	MIA	2	—	3	2	42	0	66.7%	21.0	14.0	—	2	—
2003	26	CHI	15	—	44	44	433	2	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	23	10.3
2004	27	CHI	12	—	24	24	282	1	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	14	6
2005	28	CHI	11	—	24	24	229	2	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	16	6.3
2006	29	CHI	14	—	45	45	626	6	100.0%	13.9	13.9	—	35	15.2
2007	30	CHI	15	—	44	44	545	4	100.0%	12.4	12.4	—	24	11.6
2008	31	CHI	16	—	42	41	367	1	97.6%	9.0	8.7	—	18	8.5
2009	32	CHI	10	—	34	19	145	2	55.9%	7.6	4.3	—	7	5.9
2010	33	CHI	1	—	2	1	12	0	50.0%	12.0	6.0	—	1	—
Career			124		377	322	3,583	27	85.4%	11.1	9.5	—	188	92.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2001	24	DEN	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2002	25	MIA	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	—
2003	26	WAS	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	—
2004	27	DAL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	—
2005	28	ATL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	1	—
2006	29	NYG	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2007	30	GB	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2008	31	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			16		14	14	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	22	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	0
2000	23	—	—	—	—	—	22.9	0
2001	24	—	—	—	—	—	16.0	0
2002	25	—	—	—	—	—	3.1	0
2003	26	—	—	—	—	—	22.2	0
2004	27	—	—	—	—	—	14.1	0
2005	28	—	—	—	—	—	19.6	0
2006	29	—	—	—	—	—	63.8	408
2007	30	—	—	—	—	—	42.8	304
2008	31	—	—	—	—	—	24.9	163
2009	32	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0	186
2010	33	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	8
Career					—	—	—	1,069

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 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 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 46.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 62elite 702009

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 21% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

21% of the all-time Receptions leader21

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

18.32 EPA/season over 12 seasons56

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: 91%.

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

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 11.1 regular season → 10.6 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-4%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt13Rec11Yds117TD1Ctch%84.6%Y/R10.6Y/Tgt9.01D6

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA4.6Rec AirYd84

College Stats

Wake ForestCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wake Forest), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #179

#160Jason CraftDB #164Eugene BakerWR #171Tai StreetsWR #172Cecil MartinRB #173Kelly GreggNT #174Marcus SpriggsDT #176Lionel BarnesDE #177Clint KriewaldtLB #182Emarlos LeroyDT #184Rashard CookDB #185Talance SawyerDE #189Lyle WestDB #190Coby RhinehartCB #191James DearthTE #193MarTay JenkinsWR #194Armon HatcherDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Desmond inherited the Chicago Bears TE room from Ryan Wetnight (1993–1999), and handed it to Greg Olsen (2007–2010).

Tim Wrightman 1985–1986Cap Boso 1987–1991Jim Thornton 1988–1991Keith Jennings 1991–1997Chris Gedney 1993–1995Ryan Wetnight

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2003team change
Joined CHI (from MIA)
2002team change
Joined MIA (from DEN)
1999draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 6, Pick 179

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 249 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	CHI	0	W9Questionable· Neck
2009	CHI	0	W2Doubtful· RibW3Doubtful· RibW11Doubtful· NeckW12Doubtful· NeckW13Questionable· Neck

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 74

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

B2000

B+2001

B2003

C+2004

C+2005

B+2006

B2007

C+2008

C2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

70%

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
2000	331	25.5	593+262	34.9
2001	566	40.4	916+350	53.9
2003	433	28.9	568+135	33.4
2004	282	23.5	438+156	25.7
2005	229	20.8	357+128	21
2006	626	44.7	814+188	47.9
2007	545	36.3	632+87	37.2
2008	367	22.9	388+21	22.8
2009	145	14.5	230+85	13.5

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

Career Value · VORP

148 career value over replacement — #645 all-time of 4,642. 16.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #179 (Rd 6) · DEN · 1999 · +40.1 vs expected KV-H

67actual

26.9 expected · Δ+40.1

💔+54.1 stolen VORP·3.3 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #179

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography