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

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Eric Bjornson

Top 17% all-time TEsElite Playmaker⭐ Shooting Star · 2000

Height6'4"

Weight240 lb

BornDec 15, 1971

Age54

CollegeWashington See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 4, Pick 110 · DAL

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 65 · #1718 · Above Average

Worth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.3

Avg surplus

peak +29

4 seasons × ~16.3 surplus ≈ VORP 65

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									Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1995	—	DAL	1	—	—	7	53	0	—	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	DAL	10	—	—	48	388	3	—	8.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DAL	14	—	—	47	442	0	—	9.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DAL	4	—	—	15	218	1	—	14.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DAL	9	—	18	10	131	0	55.6%	13.1	7.3	—	6	1	20	1	20.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.8	6.3	0	0
2000	—	NE	8	—	32	19	149	2	59.4%	7.8	4.7	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	0	0
Career		—	46	—	50	146	1,381	6	292.0%	9.5	27.6	—	16	1	20	1	20.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	—	4.8	5.6	0	0

Career EPA10.5·5 rushing · 6 receiving·5.2/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1999	28	DAL	9	—	1	20	1	20.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	3.7
Career			9		1	20	1	20.0	—	1	—	0	40.5

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	24	DAL	1	—	—	7	53	0	—	7.6	—	—	—
1996	25	DAL	10	—	—	48	388	3	—	8.1	—	—	—
1997	26	DAL	14	—	—	47	442	0	—	9.4	—	—	—
1998	27	DAL	4	—	—	15	218	1	—	14.5	—	—	—
1999	28	DAL	9	—	18	10	131	0	55.6%	13.1	7.3	—	6
2000	29	NE	8	—	32	19	149	2	59.4%	7.8	4.7	—	10
Career			46		50	146	1,381	6	292.0%	9.5	27.6	—	16

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	4.8	6.3
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 49.5

Availability 12.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 58elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receptions leader9

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

5.24 EPA/season over 2 seasons52

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: 87%.

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+).

College Stats

WashingtonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #110

#92Charlie WilliamsDB #94Mike FrederickDE #99Rob JohnsonQB #101Michael RoanTE #102Sam ShadeS #104Aaron HaydenRB #107Tyrone DavisTE #109Ken IrvinDB #112Dave WohlabaughC #113Justin ArmourWR #114Ray McElroyDB #115Lovell PinkneyWR #116Jack JacksonWR #118Mike MortonLB #120Oliver GibsonDT #122Pete MitchellTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Dallas Cowboys TE room from Scott Galbraith (1993–1997), and handed it to David LaFleur (1997–2000).

Jay Novacek 1990–1995Scott Galbraith 1993–1997Eric Bjornson 1995–1999David LaFleur 1997–2000Jason Witten 2003–2019Dalton Schultz

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined NE (from DAL)
2000final season
Last recorded season with NE
1995draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 4, Pick 110

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 240 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

B+1996

B+1997

D1998

C+1999

C+2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

56%

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	388	38.8	944+556	55.6
1997	442	31.6	770+328	45.3
1998	218	54.5	1,219+1,001	71.7
1999	131	14.6	399+268	23.5
2000	149	18.6	434+285	25.5

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

65 career value over replacement — #1718 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #110 (Rd 4) · DAL · 1995 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H

63actual

36.8 expected · Δ+26.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #110

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator