John Davis
Height6'4"
Weight264 lb
BornMay 14, 1973
Age53
Rookie yr1995
A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 16 · #3313 · Role PlayerWorth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5.3
Avg surplus
peak +8
3 seasons × ~5.3 surplus ≈ VORP 16
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | TB | 8 | — | — | 3 | 35 | 0 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | TB | 16 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | TB | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 100.0% | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | MIN | 11 | — | 29 | 17 | 202 | 1 | 58.6% | 11.9 | 7.0 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | TB | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CHI | 10 | — | 17 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 64.7% | 6.2 | 4.0 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | CIN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | CHI | 10 | — | 33 | 20 | 193 | 3 | 60.6% | 9.7 | 5.8 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 81 | 55 | 517 | 6 | 67.9% | 9.4 | 6.4 | — | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA16.7·17 receiving·4.2/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 49 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 49.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 33.4
Availability 14.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1997bestavg 472002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receptions leader4
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
4.18 EPA/season over 4 seasons51
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+).
Playoff vs Regular Season
📉 Regular Season Player
Yards / Reception: 9.4 regular season → 1.0 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)
-89%
vs reg season
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesReceiving
Tgt2Rec1Yds1TD1Ctch%50.0%Y/R1.0Y/Tgt0.51D1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA0.4
College Stats
Emporia State University; Cisco Junior CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending importCollege stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Emporia State University; Cisco Junior College), 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
Ronde BarberFS3yJohn LynchFS3yDerrick BrooksOLB3yHardy NickersonMLB3yWarrick DunnRB3yWarren SappDT3yDave MooreTE3yChidi AhanotuDT3yMike AlstottFB3yShelton QuarlesMLB3yTrent DilferQB3yDonnie AbrahamCB3yBrad CulpepperDT3yAlshermond SingletonOLB3yTyoka JacksonDE3ySteve WhiteDE3yPatrick HapeTE3yReidel AnthonyWR3yFloyd YoungCB3yTed WashingtonNT2yKeith TraylorNT2yBryan RobinsonNT2yPhillip DanielsDE2yBrian UrlacherMLB2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2001team change
Joined CHI (from MIN)
- 2000team change
Joined MIN (from TB)
- 1997signing
Entered the NFL with TB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 264 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
49
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1997
C1998
C+2000
C2001
C+2002
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
59%
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 | 35 | 4.4 | 245+210 | 14.4 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0.8 | 156+144 | 9.2 |
| 2000 | 202 | 18.4 | 428+226 | 25.2 |
| 2001 | 68 | 6.8 | 120+52 | 7 |
| 2002 | 193 | 19.3 | 385+192 | 22.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (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
16 career value over replacement — #3313 all-time of 4,642. 3.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
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