John Allred
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 1999
Height6'4"
Weight246 lb
BornSep 9, 1974
Age51
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
Rookie yr1997
Draft1997 · Rd 2, Pick 38 · CHI
A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 8 · #3737 · Role PlayerWorth 8 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 81% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4
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) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1997 | — | CHI | 15 | — | — | 8 | 70 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CHI | 11 | — | 16 | 12 | 94 | 1 | 75.0% | 7.8 | 5.9 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CHI | 5 | — | 15 | 9 | 109 | 1 | 60.0% | 12.1 | 7.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | PIT | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 32 | — | 32 | 29 | 273 | 2 | 90.6% | 9.4 | 8.5 | — | 10 | — | — | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA3.5·4 receiving·1.2/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
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 88%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 32.5
Availability 14.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1997bestavg 442000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
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
1.18 EPA/season over 3 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: 91%.
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 (USC), 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
Walt HarrisCB3yBobby EngramWR3yJim FlaniganDT3yBarry MinterLB3ySean HarrisLB3yClyde SimmonsDE2yBryan RobinsonNT2yJeff JaegerK2yCurtis ConwayWR2yMarty BookerWR2yTerry CousinDB2yTodd SauerbrunP2yTony ParrishS2yRosevelt ColvinLB2yMike WellsDT2yGlyn MilburnWR2yWarrick HoldmanLB2yMarcus RobinsonWR2yRyan WetnightTE2yJerry AzumahCB2yJames AllenRB2yD'Wayne BatesWR2yJim MillerQB2yCurtis EnisRB2y
1997 Draft Class· this player went #38
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined PIT (from CHI)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 1997draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 2, Pick 38
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 246 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+1997
C1999
D2000
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
50%
19972002
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 | 70 | 4.7 | 250+180 | 14.7 |
| 1999 | 94 | 8.5 | 273+179 | 16.1 |
| 2000 | 109 | 21.8 | 508+399 | 29.9 |
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 — #3737 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · CHI · 1997 · -10.8 vs expected KV-H
39actual
49.8 expected · Δ−10.8
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