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

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Jay Riemersma

Top 13% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -65% playoffs ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2001Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight256 lb

BornMay 17, 1973

Age53

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 7, Pick 244 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 110 · #991 · High-Value

Worth 110 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22

Avg surplus

peak +31

5 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 110

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	—	BUF	8	—	—	26	208	2	—	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	BUF	3	—	—	25	288	6	—	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	BUF	14	—	65	37	496	4	56.9%	13.4	7.6	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.9	0	0
2000	—	BUF	12	—	59	30	364	5	50.8%	12.1	6.2	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.6	0	0
2001	—	BUF	16	—	78	53	590	3	67.9%	11.1	7.6	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.9	0	0
2002	—	BUF	16	—	48	32	350	0	66.7%	10.9	7.3	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.4	0	0
2003	—	PIT	6	—	10	10	138	1	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.1	0	0
2004	—	PIT	6	—	7	7	82	2	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	0	0
Career		—	86	—	267	220	2,516	23	82.4%	11.4	9.4	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	56.9	0	0

Career EPA56.9·57 receiving·9.5/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1997	24	BUF	8	—	—	26	208	2	—	8.0	—	—	—	7.9
1998	25	BUF	3	—	—	25	288	6	—	11.5	—	—	—	—
1999	26	BUF	14	—	65	37	496	4	56.9%	13.4	7.6	—	25	13.9
2000	27	BUF	12	—	59	30	364	5	50.8%	12.1	6.2	—	18	13.4
2001	28	BUF	16	—	78	53	590	3	67.9%	11.1	7.6	—	33	16
2002	29	BUF	16	—	48	32	350	0	66.7%	10.9	7.3	—	26	8
2003	30	PIT	6	—	10	10	138	1	100.0%	13.8	13.8	—	7	3.4
2004	31	PIT	6	—	7	7	82	2	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	6	2.7
Career			81		267	220	2,516	23	82.4%	11.4	9.4	—	—	65.3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	27	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	29	CIN	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2004	31	CIN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	26	—	—	—	—	—	10.9
2000	27	—	—	—	—	—	3.6
2001	28	—	—	—	—	—	12.9
2002	29	—	—	—	—	—	10.4
2003	30	—	—	—	—	—	11.1
2004	31	—	—	—	—	—	8.0
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 47.6

Availability 15.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 58elite 702004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Receptions leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

9.49 EPA/season over 6 seasons53

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 11.4 regular season → 4.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-65%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt1Rec1Yds4Ctch%100.0%Y/R4.0Y/Tgt4.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.5

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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 #244

#201Hayward ClayTE #202Dusty ZeiglerG #208Marco RiveraG #210Chris HayesDB #214Conrad HamiltonDB #216Lovett PurnellTE #218Mike ArchieRB #221Reggie RuskSAF #222Chuck OsborneDT #229Ethan BrooksG #231Freddie BradleyRB #239Sean ManuelTE #242Carlos EmmonsOLB #246Henry LuskTE #251Brice HunterWR #252Keith McKenzieDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jay inherited the Buffalo Bills TE room from Tony Cline (1995–1997), and handed it to Mark Campbell (2003–2005).

Mark Brammer 1980–1984Buster Barnett 1981–1984Pete Metzelaars 1985–1994Butch Rolle 1986–1991Keith McKeller 1987–1993Tony Cline

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2003team change
Joined PIT (from BUF)
1996draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 7, Pick 244

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 256 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

B1997

B+1999

B2000

B+2001

B2002

D2003

F2004

Availability

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

70%

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	208	26	662+454	39
1999	496	35.4	836+340	49.2
2000	364	30.3	707+343	41.6
2001	590	36.9	831+241	48.9
2002	350	21.9	447+97	26.3
2003	138	23	438+300	25.8
2004	82	13.7	210+128	12.4

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), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

110 career value over replacement — #991 all-time of 4,642. 15.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #244 (Rd 7) · BUF · 1996 · +44.2 vs expected KV-H

67actual

22.8 expected · Δ+44.2

💔+33 stolen VORP·2.1 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

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 #244

Franchise Succession

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