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Hunter Goodwin

Solid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height6'5"

Weight270 lb

BornOct 10, 1972

Age53

CollegeTexas A&M; Texas A&M University-Kingsville See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 4, Pick 97 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 8 · #3729 · Role Player

Worth 8 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 81% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

6 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +6

2 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 8

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									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1996	—	MIN	9	—	—	1	24	0	—	24.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	MIN	16	—	—	7	61	0	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	MIN	15	—	—	3	16	0	—	5.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIA	6	—	9	8	55	0	88.9%	6.9	6.1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5	0	0
2000	—	MIA	7	—	12	5	32	1	41.7%	6.4	2.7	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	0	0
2001	—	MIA	6	—	10	4	27	0	40.0%	6.8	2.7	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5	0	0
2002	—	MIN	4	—	6	4	20	1	66.7%	5.0	3.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	0	0
2003	—	MIN	5	—	4	4	26	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0	0
Career		—	68	—	41	36	261	2	87.8%	7.3	6.4	—	7	—	—	-4.5	0	0

Career EPA-4.5·-4 receiving·-0.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1996	24	MIN	9	—	—	1	24	0	—	24.0	—	—	—	3.8
1997	25	MIN	16	—	—	7	61	0	—	8.7	—	—	—	6.6
1998	26	MIN	15	—	—	3	16	0	—	5.3	—	—	—	4.9
1999	27	MIA	6	—	9	8	55	0	88.9%	6.9	6.1	—	3	2.2
2000	28	MIA	7	—	12	5	32	1	41.7%	6.4	2.7	—	1	2.5
2001	29	MIA	6	—	10	4	27	0	40.0%	6.8	2.7	—	0	1.1
2002	30	MIN	4	—	6	4	20	1	66.7%	5.0	3.3	—	2	1.9
2003	31	MIN	5	—	4	4	26	0	100.0%	6.5	6.5	—	1	0.5
Career			68		41	36	261	2	87.8%	7.3	6.4	—	7	23.5

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	-2.5
2000	28	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1
2001	29	—	—	—	—	—	-1.5
2002	30	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
2003	31	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 42.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 43· confidence 81%

What builds the career mark of 39

On-field 26.6

Availability 12.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 332003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Receptions leader2

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.9 EPA/season over 5 seasons50

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: 93%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt3Rec1Yds6Ctch%33.3%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt2.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.4

College Stats

Texas A&M; Texas A&M University-KingsvilleCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M; Texas A&M University-Kingsville), 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #97

#85Bobby HoyingQB #86Tedy BruschiILB #87Matt StevensFS #89Terrell OwensWR #90Mike FlanaganC #92Jon WitmanFB #93Tyrone WilliamsDB #94Stepfret WilliamsWR #98Donnie EdwardsOLB #99Phillip DanielsDE #100Jeff LewisQB #101Heath IrwinG #102Stephen DavisRB #103Ricky WhittleRB #108Jevon LangfordDE #109Jon RunyanOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Hunter inherited the Minnesota Vikings TE room from Greg DeLong (1995–1998), and handed it to Andrew Glover (1997–1999).

Steve Jordan 1982–1994Mike Mularkey 1983–1988Andrew Jordan 1994–2001Greg DeLong 1995–1998Hunter Goodwin 1996–2003Andrew Glover

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 MIN
2002team change
Joined MIN (from MIA)
1999team change
Joined MIA (from MIN)
1996draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 4, Pick 97

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 270 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 48

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

C1996

C+1997

C1998

D1999

D2000

F2001

F2002

F2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

53%

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
1996	24	2.7	252+228	14.8
1997	61	3.8	234+173	13.7
1998	16	1.1	162+146	9.5
1999	55	9.2	286+231	16.8
2000	32	4.6	107+75	6.3
2001	27	4.5	65+38	3.8
2002	20	5	43+23	2.5
2003	26	5.2	45+19	2.6

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

Career Value · VORP

8 career value over replacement — #3729 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #97 (Rd 4) · MIN · 1996 · +4.3 vs expected KV-H

43actual

38.7 expected · Δ+4.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #97

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator