Eric Sievers ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Sievers in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Sievers a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Eric Sievers

Top 9% all-time TEsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight236 lb

BornNov 9, 1957

Age68

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 4, Pick 107 · SDG

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 163 · #548 · High-Value

Worth 163 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+23.3

Avg surplus

peak +37

7 seasons × ~23.3 surplus ≈ VORP 163

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								Defense
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	—	LAC	16	—	—	22	276	3	—	12.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	LAC	9	—	—	12	173	1	—	14.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	LAC	16	—	—	33	452	3	—	13.7	—	—	—	1	-7	0	-7.0	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	LAC	14	—	—	41	438	3	—	10.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	LAC	16	—	—	41	438	6	—	10.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	LAC	9	—	—	2	14	0	—	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	LAC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	LAC	5	—	—	1	2	0	—	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	NE	16	—	—	54	615	0	—	11.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	NE	8	—	—	8	77	0	—	9.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	109	—	0	214	2,485	16	—	11.6	—	—	—	1	-7	0	-7.0	0.0	—	—	—	23	19	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1983	26	LAC	16	—	1	-7	0	-7.0	0.0	—	—	—	17.1
Career			16		1	-7	0	-7.0	—	—	—	—	91.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1981	24	LAC	16	—	—	22	276	3	—	12.5	—	—	—
1982	25	LAC	9	—	—	12	173	1	—	14.4	—	—	—
1983	26	LAC	16	—	—	33	452	3	—	13.7	—	—	—
1984	27	LAC	14	—	—	41	438	3	—	10.7	—	—	—
1985	28	LAC	16	—	—	41	438	6	—	10.7	—	—	—
1986	29	LAC	9	—	—	2	14	0	—	7.0	—	—	—
1988	31	LAC	5	—	—	1	2	0	—	2.0	—	—	—
1989	32	NE	16	—	—	54	615	0	—	11.4	—	—	—
1990	33	NE	8	—	—	8	77	0	—	9.6	—	—	—
Career			109		0	214	2,485	16	—	11.6	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	24	LAC	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1982	25	LAC	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	26	LAC	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	27	LAC	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	28	LAC	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	29	LAC	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	31	LAC	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	32	NE	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	30	LAC	—	—	7	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					23	19	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 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 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 49.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 61elite 701990

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Receptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

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

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #107

#79Mike HolstonWR #82Greg LaFleurTE #90Tom FlickQB #94Tim SherwinTE #98Mark HerrmannQB #99Tracy PorterWR #100Robbie MartinWR #103Amos LawrenceRB #110Calvin MurrayRB #114Edwin BaileyG #125Ken LanierOT #134Steve CoxP #138Tommy VigoritoRB #141Andrew GissingerOT #143Dave AhrensOLB #145Melvin HooverWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Los Angeles Chargers TE room from Pete Holohan (1981–1987), and handed it to Derrick Walker (1990–1993).

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

1990final season
Last recorded season with NE
1989team change
Joined NE (from LAC)
1981draft
Drafted by SDG — Round 4, Pick 107
1981team change
Joined LAC (from SDG)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 236 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 77

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

B1981

B1982

B+1983

B+1984

B+1985

C1986

F1988

A1989

C1990

Availability

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

80%

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
1981	276	17.3	527+251	31
1982	173	19.2	565+392	33.2
1983	452	28.3	767+315	45.1
1984	438	31.3	804+366	47.3
1985	438	27.4	713+275	42
1986	14	1.6	198+184	11.7
1988	2	0.4	194+192	11.4
1989	615	38.4	974+359	57.3
1990	77	9.6	399+322	23.5

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

163 career value over replacement — #548 all-time of 4,642. 18.1/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #107 (Rd 4) · SDG · 1981 · +34.2 vs expected KV-H

71actual

36.8 expected · Δ+34.2

💔+36 stolen VORP·1.8 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #107

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator