Jimmy Teal
Role Player
Height5'10"
Weight170 lb
BornAug 18, 1962
Age63
CollegeTexas A&MSee College Stats
Rookie yr1985
Draft1985 · Rd 5, Pick 130 · BUF
A wide receiver who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
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 | |||||
| 1985 | — | BUF | 3 | — | — | 1 | 24 | 0 | — | 24.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | — | BUF | 5 | — | — | 6 | 60 | 1 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | — | SEA | 4 | — | — | 14 | 198 | 2 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 12 | — | 0 | 21 | 282 | 3 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 20 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 20 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
25
Sustained
career value
×.6
25
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 25 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 20· confidence 56%
What builds the career mark of 25
On-field 21.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1986bestavg 251987
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader2
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers 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 (Texas A&M), 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
Bruce SmithDE2yPete MetzelaarsTE2yJohn KiddP2yAndre ReedWR2yChris BurkettWR2yFrank ReichQB2yGreg BellRB2yEric RichardsonWR2yBruce MathisonQB2yEugene RobinsonFS1ySteve LargentWR1yRonnie HarmonRB1yJim KellyQB1yRay ButlerWR1yButch RolleTE1yPaul SkansiWR1yJoe CribbsRB1yCurt WarnerRB1yDavid WymanMLB1yRobb RiddickRB1yByron FranklinWR1yRuben RodriguezP1yRandall MorrisRB1yDaryl TurnerWR1y
1985 Draft Class· this player went #130
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1987team change
Joined SEA (from BUF)
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1985draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 5, Pick 130
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 170 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 2-season peers. See all →
20
peak 25
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1986
F1987
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
26%
19851987
1985 · cause not documented · 19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 60 | 12 | 251+191 | 14.8 |
| 1987 | 198 | 49.5 | 814+616 | 47.9 |
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
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #130 (Rd 5) · BUF · 1985 · -13.5 vs expected KV-H
20actual
33.5 expected · Δ−13.5
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