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

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Jamie Williams

Top 15% all-time TEsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight240 lb

BornFeb 25, 1960

Age66

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 3, Pick 63 · NYG

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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 143 · #682 · High-Value

Worth 143 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.3

Avg surplus

peak +33

10 seasons × ~14.3 surplus ≈ VORP 143

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
1984	—	TEN	16	—	—	41	545	3	—	13.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	TEN	16	—	—	39	444	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	TEN	16	—	—	22	227	1	—	10.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	TEN	12	—	—	13	158	3	—	12.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	TEN	16	—	—	6	46	0	—	7.7	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	SF	3	—	—	3	38	0	—	12.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	SF	16	—	—	9	54	0	—	6.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	SF	16	—	—	22	235	1	—	10.7	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	SF	16	—	—	7	76	1	—	10.9	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	SF	16	—	—	16	132	1	—	8.3	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	LV	16	—	—	3	25	0	—	8.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	159	—	0	181	1,980	11	—	10.9	—	—	—	6	4	—	—	—	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
1984	24	TEN	16	—	—	41	545	3	—	13.3	—	—	—	15.7
1985	25	TEN	16	—	—	39	444	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	11.8
1986	26	TEN	16	—	—	22	227	1	—	10.3	—	—	—	9.3
1987	27	TEN	12	—	—	13	158	3	—	12.2	—	—	—	8.2
1988	28	TEN	16	—	—	6	46	0	—	7.7	—	—	—	6.2
1989	29	SF	3	—	—	3	38	0	—	12.7	—	—	—	—
1990	30	SF	16	—	—	9	54	0	—	6.0	—	—	—	6.5
1991	31	SF	16	—	—	22	235	1	—	10.7	—	—	—	9.9
1992	32	SF	16	—	—	7	76	1	—	10.9	—	—	—	7.2
1993	33	SF	16	—	—	16	132	1	—	8.3	—	—	—	7.9
1994	34	LV	16	—	—	3	25	0	—	8.3	—	—	—	5.5
Career			159		0	181	1,980	11	—	10.9	—	—	—	88.2

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1988	28	TEN	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	31	SF	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	32	SF	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	33	SF	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					6	4	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 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 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 40.4

Availability 19.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1984bestavg 60elite 701994

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Receptions leader12

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

NebraskaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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.

1983 Draft Class· this player went #63

#41Ron BrownWR #44Cedric MackDB #49Roger CraigRB #51Johnny HectorRB #52Wayne CapersWR #56Richard WilliamsRB #60Clint SampsonWR #62Glen YoungWR #65John TiceTE #66Cliff AustinRB #69Chris DresselTE #74Stephen StarringWR #78Jo-Jo TownsellWR #85Phil SmithWR #88Mike McCloskeyTE #93Trey JunkinTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jamie inherited the San Francisco 49ers TE room from Brent Jones (1987–1997), and handed it to Wesley Walls (1989–1993).

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

1994team change
Joined LV (from SF)
1994final season
Last recorded season with LV
1989team change
Joined SF (from TEN)
1984team change
Joined TEN (from NYG)
1983draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 63

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 240 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

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

peak 72

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

B+1984

B+1985

B1986

C+1987

C+1988

C+1990

B1991

C+1992

C+1993

C+1994

Availability

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

91%

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
1984	545	34.1	858+313	50.5
1985	444	27.8	721+277	42.4
1986	227	14.2	435+208	25.6
1987	158	13.2	440+282	25.9
1988	46	2.9	243+197	14.3
1990	54	3.4	267+213	15.7
1991	235	14.7	508+273	29.9
1992	76	4.8	279+203	16.4
1993	132	8.3	334+202	19.6
1994	25	1.6	197+172	11.6

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

143 career value over replacement — #682 all-time of 4,642. 14.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1983 · +18.1 vs expected KV-H

65actual

46.9 expected · Δ+18.1

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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

1983 Draft Class· this player went #63

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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