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

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Greg LaFleur

Top 26% all-time TEsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight236 lb

BornSep 16, 1958

Age67

CollegeLSU See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 3, Pick 82 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 63 · #1756 · Above Average

Worth 63 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 39% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.5

Avg surplus

peak +15

6 seasons × ~10.5 surplus ≈ VORP 63

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense
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
1981	—	ARI	16	—	—	14	190	2	—	13.6	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	ARI	9	—	—	5	67	1	—	13.4	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	ARI	16	—	—	12	99	0	—	8.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	—	ARI	16	—	—	17	198	0	—	11.6	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	ARI	16	—	—	9	119	0	—	13.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	IND	13	—	—	7	56	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	ARI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	86	—	0	64	729	3	—	11.4	—	—	—	9	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1981	23	ARI	16	—	—	14	190	2	—	13.6	—	—	—	10.4
1982	24	ARI	9	—	—	5	67	1	—	13.4	—	—	—	5
1983	25	ARI	16	—	—	12	99	0	—	8.3	—	—	—	6.8
1984	26	ARI	16	—	—	17	198	0	—	11.6	—	—	—	8
1985	27	ARI	16	—	—	9	119	0	—	13.2	—	—	—	6.9
1986	28	IND	13	—	—	7	56	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	4.2
Career			86		0	64	729	3	—	11.4	—	—	—	41.3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	23	ARI	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1982	24	ARI	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	26	ARI	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	28	IND	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	28	ARI	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					9	9	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 37.5

Availability 19.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 571986

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

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: 91%.

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

LSUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), 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 #82

#53Doug DonleyWR #56Andra FranklinRB #59John MistlerWR #62Ray StachowiczP #67Ken MargerumWR #71Hoby BrennerTE #76Mike MosleyWR #79Mike HolstonWR #90Tom FlickQB #94Tim SherwinTE #98Mark HerrmannQB #99Tracy PorterWR #100Robbie MartinWR #103Amos LawrenceRB #107Eric SieversTE #110Calvin MurrayRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Greg inherited the Arizona Cardinals TE room from Doug Marsh (1980–1986), and handed it to Jay Novacek (1985–1989).

Doug Marsh 1980–1986Greg LaFleur 1981–1985Jay Novacek 1985–1989Rob Awalt 1987–1989Walter Reeves 1989–1993Derek Ware

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1986team change
Joined IND (from ARI)
1986final season
Last recorded season with IND
1981draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 3, Pick 82
1981team change
Joined ARI (from PHI)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 236 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

B1981

C+1982

C+1983

B1984

C+1985

C1986

Availability

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

97%

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	190	11.9	414+224	24.3
1982	67	7.4	327+260	19.2
1983	99	6.2	332+233	19.5
1984	198	12.4	432+234	25.4
1985	119	7.4	320+201	18.8
1986	56	4.3	250+194	14.7

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

63 career value over replacement — #1756 all-time of 4,642. 10.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #82 (Rd 3) · PHI · 1981 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H

58actual

38.7 expected · Δ+19.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #82

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator