Frank Wycheck ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Wycheck in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Wycheck a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TETEN#89ACT

Frank Wycheck

3× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time TEsIron Legend📉 Fades · -18% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight253 lb

BornOct 14, 1971

Age54

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 6, Pick 160 · WAS

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

99thPlayoff Receptions·36

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 274 · #174 · Elite

Worth 274 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30.4

Avg surplus

peak +42

9 seasons × ~30.4 surplus ≈ VORP 274

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								Passing													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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1993	—	WAS	7	—	—	16	113	0	—	7.1	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	WAS	1	—	—	7	55	1	—	7.9	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	HOU	10	—	—	40	471	1	—	11.8	—	—	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	HOU	16	—	—	53	511	6	—	9.6	—	—	—	2	3	0	1.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	TEN	16	—	—	63	748	4	—	11.9	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TEN	16	—	—	70	768	2	—	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TEN	16	—	107	68	637	2	63.6%	9.4	6.0	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	100.0%	61	1	0	100.0	0.0	61.0	81.0	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	TEN	16	—	107	68	610	4	63.6%	9.0	5.7	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	100.0%	53	1	0	50.0	0.0	26.5	36.5	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	TEN	16	—	84	60	672	4	71.4%	11.2	8.0	—	36	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	100.0%	21	0	0	0.0	0.0	21.0	21.0	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	TEN	14	—	66	40	346	2	60.6%	8.7	5.2	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	50.0%	13	0	0	0.0	0.0	6.5	6.5	—	70.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NYG	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	TEN	9	—	17	17	165	2	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
Career		—	146	—	381	502	5,096	28	131.8%	10.2	13.4	—	—	4	5	1	1.3	25.0	—	—	—	5	6	83.3%	148	2	0	33.3	0.0	24.7	31.3	—	158.3	0	9	9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0

Career EPA54.0·13 passing · -1 rushing · 42 receiving·10.8/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	VAL
1999	28	TEN	16	—	1	1	100.0%	61	1	100.0	61.0	81.0	—	158.3	16.2
2000	29	TEN	16	—	2	2	100.0%	53	1	50.0	26.5	36.5	—	158.3	17.9
2001	30	TEN	16	—	1	1	100.0%	21	0	0.0	21.0	21.0	—	118.8	18.6
2002	31	TEN	14	—	1	2	50.0%	13	0	0.0	6.5	6.5	—	70.8	10.1
Career			62		5	6	83.3%	148	2	33.3	24.7	—	—	158.3	141

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1993	22	WAS	7	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
1994	23	WAS	1	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
1995	24	HOU	10	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	—	—	—
1996	25	HOU	16	—	2	3	0	1.5	0.0	—	—	—
1997	26	TEN	16	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
1998	27	TEN	16	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	30	TEN	16	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
Career			82		4	5	1	1.3	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1993	22	WAS	7	—	—	16	113	0	—	7.1	—	—	—
1994	23	WAS	1	—	—	7	55	1	—	7.9	—	—	—
1995	24	HOU	10	—	—	40	471	1	—	11.8	—	—	—
1996	25	HOU	16	—	—	53	511	6	—	9.6	—	—	—
1997	26	TEN	16	—	—	63	748	4	—	11.9	—	—	—
1998	27	TEN	16	—	—	70	768	2	—	11.0	—	—	—
1999	28	TEN	16	—	107	68	637	2	63.6%	9.4	6.0	—	32
2000	29	TEN	16	—	107	68	610	4	63.6%	9.0	5.7	—	36
2001	30	TEN	16	—	84	60	672	4	71.4%	11.2	8.0	—	36
2002	31	TEN	14	—	66	40	346	2	60.6%	8.7	5.2	—	22
2003	32	TEN	9	—	17	17	165	2	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	13
Career			137		381	502	5,096	28	131.8%	10.2	13.4	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
1999	28	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2000	29	PIT	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2001	30	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2002	31	NYG	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	—
2003	32	JAX	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	—
Career			9		9	9	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	5.5	—	10.1
2000	29	—	—	—	5.7	—	-0.9
2001	30	—	—	—	1.2	-0.5	22.8
2002	31	—	—	—	0.4	—	-7.5
2003	32	—	—	—	—	—	17.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 82 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 82 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 80 × longevity 1 = KV-H 82· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 76

On-field 58.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 73elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Receptions leader32

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

10.79 EPA/season over 5 seasons54

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 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

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 10.2 regular season → 8.3 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-18%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

9 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds-10Y/A-10.0

Receiving

Tgt48Rec36Yds300TD1Ctch%75.0%Y/R8.3Y/Tgt6.3

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-1.5Rec EPA8.7

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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #160

#137Tyrone HughesDB #138Rich GriffithTE #141Doug EvansDB #144Richie AndersonFB #145Chidi AhanotuDT #147Greg JeffriesCB #151Mitch LyonsTE #157Carlos EtheredgeTE #162Willie WilliamsCB #166Chris DalmanG #168Barry MinterLB #170Michael McCraryDE #174Ty HallockLB #176Tyree DavisWR #178Darnell WalkerDB #181Greg BiekertMLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Frank inherited the Tennessee Titans TE room from Michael Roan (1995–2000), and handed it to Jackie Harris (1998–1999).

Chris Dressel 1983–1985Mike McCloskey 1983–1985Jamie Williams 1984–1988Roderick Lewis 1994–1997Michael Roan 1995–2000Frank Wycheck

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with TEN
1997team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
1995team change
Joined HOU (from WAS)
1993draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 6, Pick 160

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 253 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 86

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

C1993

A1995

B+1996

A1997

A1998

A1999

A2000

A2001

B2002

C2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

90%

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
1993	113	16.1	508+395	29.9
1995	471	47.1	1,105+634	65
1996	511	31.9	813+302	47.8
1997	748	46.8	1,063+315	62.6
1998	768	48	1,091+323	64.2
1999	637	39.8	927+290	54.6
2000	610	38.1	889+279	52.3
2001	672	42	953+281	56
2002	346	24.7	515+169	30.3
2003	165	18.3	335+170	19.7

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

274 career value over replacement — #174 all-time of 4,642. 27.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #160 (Rd 6) · WAS · 1993 · +50.1 vs expected KV-H

82actual

31.9 expected · Δ+50.1

💔+24.7 stolen VORP·0.9 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

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1993 Draft Class· this player went #160

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Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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