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

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Greg Clark

Top 33% all-time TEsReliable Starter⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'4"

Weight255 lb

BornApr 7, 1972

Age54

CollegeStanford; Ricks College See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 3, Pick 77 · SF

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 52 · #1988 · Above Average

Worth 52 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 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

+13

Avg surplus

peak +21

4 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 52

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)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1997	—	SF	15	—	—	8	96	1	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SF	13	—	—	12	124	1	—	10.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	SF	11	—	54	33	329	0	61.1%	10.0	6.1	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6	0	0
2000	—	SF	15	—	49	36	328	2	73.5%	9.1	6.7	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.3	0	0
Career		—	56	—	103	89	877	4	86.4%	9.9	8.5	—	40	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	7.7	0	0

Career EPA7.7·8 receiving·3.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1997	25	SF	15	—	—	8	96	1	—	12.0	—	—	—	7.5
1998	26	SF	13	—	—	12	124	1	—	10.3	—	—	—	6.7
1999	27	SF	11	—	54	33	329	0	61.1%	10.0	6.1	—	23	7.8
2000	28	SF	15	—	49	36	328	2	73.5%	9.1	6.7	—	17	9.9
Career			54		103	89	877	4	86.4%	9.9	8.5	—	40	31.9

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	-2.6
2000	28	—	—	—	—	—	10.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 54· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 592000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.85 EPA/season over 2 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 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

Stanford; Ricks CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford; Ricks College), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #77

#67Dan NeilG #68Ryan PhillipsOLB #70O.J. SantiagoTE #71Duce StaleyRB #72Adam TreuC #73Jason TaylorOLB #74Michael HamiltonLB #75Denard WalkerCB #78Stalin ColinetDE #80Derek M. SmithILB #84Ty HowardDB #86Bertrand BerryOLB #88Dedric WardWR #89Chris CarterDB #90Brett ConwayK #91Mike VrabelOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Greg inherited the San Francisco 49ers TE room from Ted Popson (1994–1996), and handed it to Delanie Walker (2006–2012).

John Frank 1984–1988Brent Jones 1987–1997Jamie Williams 1989–1993Wesley Walls 1989–1993Ted Popson 1994–1996Greg Clark

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with SF
1997draft
Drafted by SF — Round 3, Pick 77

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 255 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C+1997

C+1998

B1999

B2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

84%

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
1997	96	6.4	284+188	16.7
1998	124	9.5	330+206	19.4
1999	329	29.9	720+391	42.4
2000	328	21.9	510+182	30

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

52 career value over replacement — #1988 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #77 (Rd 3) · SF · 1997 · +14 vs expected KV-H

54actual

40 expected · Δ+14

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #77

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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