Dustin Lyman
Role Player
Height6'5"
Weight254 lb
BornAug 5, 1976
Age49
CollegeWake ForestSee College Stats
Rookie yr2000
Draft2000 · Rd 3, Pick 87 · CHI
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4325 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 94% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
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.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2000 | — | CHI | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% | 4.0 | 1.3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | CHI | 5 | — | 20 | 14 | 121 | 2 | 70.0% | 8.6 | 6.0 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | CHI | 5 | — | 11 | 11 | 80 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | CHI | 7 | — | 11 | 11 | 73 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | HOU | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 23 | — | 45 | 37 | 278 | 3 | 82.2% | 7.5 | 6.2 | — | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA13.1·13 receiving·3.3/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 26 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 26 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
30
Sustained
career value
×.6
30
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 30 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 26· confidence 71%
What builds the career mark of 30
On-field 24.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
2002bestavg 302004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
3.28 EPA/season over 4 seasons51
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: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2000
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.70s
40-Yard
Above avg · 60th pct
Pos 60thAll 44thClass Pos 88thClass All 45th
35"
Vertical
Above avg · 69th pct
Pos 69thAll 64thClass Pos 44thClass All 66th
118"
Broad Jump
Above avg · 64th pct
Pos 64thAll 55thClass Pos 69thClass All 67th
22 reps
Bench
Above avg · 65th pct
Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 64thClass All 54th
6.86s
3-Cone
Elite · 91th pct
Pos 91thAll 85thClass Pos 69thClass All 84th
4.06s
Shuttle
Elite · 98th pct
Pos 98thAll 93thClass Pos 94thClass All 90th
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.
Top Teammates
Brian UrlacherMLB4yR.W. McQuartersCB4yJerry AzumahCB4yPaul EdingerK4yTodd McMillonDB4yBryan RobinsonNT3yPhillip DanielsDE3yMarty BookerWR3yAlex BrownDE3yBrad MaynardP3yWarrick HoldmanLB3yAlfonso BooneDE3yAnthony ThomasRB3yMichael GreenDB3yDez WhiteWR3yDavid TerrellWR3yBobby GrayS3yKeith TraylorNT2yChris ChandlerQB2yLance BriggsOLB2yCharles TillmanCB2yDesmond ClarkTE2yRosevelt ColvinLB2yMarcus RobinsonWR2y
2000 Draft Class· this player went #87
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2000draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 3, Pick 87
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 254 lb
Frame
259 lb at 4.70s
Size-speed
35" vert / 118" broad
Explosion
22 reps
Bench power
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
26
peak 30
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2002
F2003
D2004
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
31%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 121 | 24.2 | 503+382 | 29.6 |
| 2003 | 80 | 16 | 284+204 | 16.7 |
| 2004 | 73 | 10.4 | 135+62 | 7.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4325 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #87 (Rd 3) · CHI · 2000 · -12.7 vs expected KV-H
26actual
38.7 expected · Δ−12.7
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