Dietrich Jells
Durable Contributor
Height5'10"
Weight185 lb
BornApr 11, 1972
Age54
CollegePittsburghSee College Stats
Rookie yr1996
Draft1996 · Rd 6, Pick 176 · KC
A wide receiver who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4315 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 94% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1996 | — | NE | 7 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | NE | 11 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | PHI | 9 | — | — | 2 | 53 | 0 | — | 26.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | PHI | 14 | — | 28 | 10 | 180 | 2 | 35.7% | 18.0 | 6.4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LA | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 42 | — | 28 | 14 | 247 | 2 | 50.0% | 17.6 | 8.8 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA5.5·6 receiving·5.5/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 39 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 39 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
42
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 41.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 39· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 27.7
Availability 13.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1996bestavg 401999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
5.54 EPA/season over 1 season52
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: 94%.
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 (Pittsburgh), 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
Drew BledsoeQB3yTerry GlennWR3yMark WheelerDT3yAdam VinatieriK2yLawyer MilloyS2yBrian DawkinsS2yWillie McGinestOLB2yTroy VincentS2yTy LawCB2yKeith ByarsFB2yTedy BruschiILB2yTom TupaP2yTroy BrownWR2yCurtis MartinRB2yHollis ThomasDT2yWilliam ThomasOLB2yBen CoatesTE2yShawn JeffersonWR2yDave MeggettRB2yMike CaldwellLB2ySam GashFB2yChris SladeDE2yJeremiah TrotterMLB2yMike D. JonesDT2y
1996 Draft Class· this player went #176
#153Jermaine LewisWR#154Zach ThomasILB#156Raymond JacksonDB#159Patrick JeffersWR#160Iheanyi UwaezuokeWR#166La'Roi GloverDT#171Doug ColmanLB#175Derrick HarrisRB#177Anthony DorsettFS#182Scott GalyonLB#183Tim HallRB#185Chris DoeringWR#186James RoeWR#188Craig SauerLB#189Shawn WoodenDB#192Bryan StoltenbergC
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 1998team change
Joined PHI (from NE)
- 1996draft
Drafted by KC — Round 6, Pick 176
- 1996team change
Joined NE (from KC)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 185 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
39
peak 42
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1996
C1997
D1998
C1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | 0.7 | 131+126 | 7.7 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0.8 | 80+71 | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 53 | 5.9 | 112+59 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 180 | 12.9 | 187+7 | 11 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), 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
0 career value over replacement — #4315 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #176 (Rd 6) · KC · 1996 · +12.1 vs expected KV-H
39actual
26.9 expected · Δ+12.1
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