Harold Bishop
Solid Contributor
Height6'4"
Weight254 lb
BornApr 8, 1970
Age56
CollegeLSUSee College Stats
Rookie yr1994
Draft1994 · Rd 3, Pick 69 · TAM
A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 10 · #3620 · Role PlayerWorth 10 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 79% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10
Avg surplus
peak +10
1 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 10
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1995 | — | CLE | 13 | — | — | 16 | 135 | 0 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | BAL | 8 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | PIT | 7 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 28 | — | 0 | 19 | 161 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 39 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 39 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
44
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 45.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 39· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 34.5
Availability 12.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1995bestavg 441998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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.
Top Teammates
Matt StoverK2yVinny TestaverdeQB2yEarnest BynerRB2yRob BurnettDE2yAnthony PleasantDE2yBennie ThompsonDB2yMike CaldwellLB2yBrian KinchenTE2yDerrick AlexanderWR2yStevon MooreDB2yMichael JacksonWR2yEric TurnerFS2yAntonio LanghamDB2yLeroy HoardRB2yMike FrederickDE2yEric ZeierQB2yRay LewisILB1yHines WardWR1yKeenan McCardellWR1yMike VrabelOLB1yCarnell LakeDB1yJerome BettisRB1yTom TupaP1yDeshea TownsendDB1y
1994 Draft Class· this player went #69
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1998team change
Joined PIT (from BAL)
- 1998final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 1996team change
Joined BAL (from CLE)
- 1995team change
Joined CLE (from TAM)
- 1994draft
Drafted by TAM — Round 3, Pick 69
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 254 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 3-season peers. See all →
39
peak 44
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1995
C1996
D1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
58%
19951998
1996 · cause not documented · 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 135 | 10.4 | 397+262 | 23.4 |
| 1996 | 22 | 2.8 | 254+232 | 14.9 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0.6 | 152+148 | 9 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (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
10 career value over replacement — #3620 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #69 (Rd 3) · TAM · 1994 · -4.6 vs expected KV-H
39actual
43.6 expected · Δ−4.6
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