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

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John Tice

Top 20% all-time TEsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight242 lb

BornJun 22, 1960

Age66

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr1983

Draft1983 · Rd 3, Pick 65 · NOR

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 117 · #909 · High-Value

Worth 117 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13

Avg surplus

peak +20

9 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 117

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
1983	—	NO	16	—	—	7	33	1	—	4.7	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	NO	10	—	—	6	55	1	—	9.2	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	NO	16	—	—	24	266	2	—	11.1	—	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	NO	16	—	—	37	330	3	—	8.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	NO	12	—	—	16	181	6	—	11.3	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	NO	15	—	—	26	297	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	NO	15	—	—	9	98	1	—	10.9	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	NO	16	—	—	11	113	0	—	10.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NO	15	—	—	22	230	0	—	10.5	—	—	—	5	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	131	—	0	158	1,603	15	—	10.1	—	—	—	21	15	—	—	—	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
1983	23	NO	16	—	—	7	33	1	—	4.7	—	—	—	6.6
1984	24	NO	10	—	—	6	55	1	—	9.2	—	—	—	5.2
1985	25	NO	16	—	—	24	266	2	—	11.1	—	—	—	10.8
1986	26	NO	16	—	—	37	330	3	—	8.9	—	—	—	14.5
1987	27	NO	12	—	—	16	181	6	—	11.3	—	—	—	12
1988	28	NO	15	—	—	26	297	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	9.6
1989	29	NO	15	—	—	9	98	1	—	10.9	—	—	—	7.7
1990	30	NO	16	—	—	11	113	0	—	10.3	—	—	—	7.1
1991	31	NO	15	—	—	22	230	0	—	10.5	—	—	—	8.1
Career			131		0	158	1,603	15	—	10.1	—	—	—	81.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1983	23	NO	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	24	NO	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1985	25	NO	—	—	4	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	27	NO	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	28	NO	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	29	NO	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	31	NO	—	—	5	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					21	15	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 591991

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receptions leader10

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: 88%.

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

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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 #65

#44Cedric MackDB #49Roger CraigRB #51Johnny HectorRB #52Wayne CapersWR #56Richard WilliamsRB #60Clint SampsonWR #62Glen YoungWR #63Jamie WilliamsTE #66Cliff AustinRB #69Chris DresselTE #74Stephen StarringWR #78Jo-Jo TownsellWR #85Phil SmithWR #88Mike McCloskeyTE #93Trey JunkinTE #104Mike MillerWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

John inherited the New Orleans Saints TE room from Hoby Brenner (1981–1993), and handed it to Derek Brown (1993–1996).

Hoby Brenner 1981–1993John Tice 1983–1991Derek Brown 1993–1996Wesley Walls 1994–1995Cameron Cleeland 1998–2001Boo Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1991final season
Last recorded season with NO
1983draft
Drafted by NOR — Round 3, Pick 65
1983team change
Joined NO (from NOR)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 242 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+1983

C1984

B1985

B1986

C+1987

B1988

C+1989

C+1990

B1991

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

92%

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
1983	33	2.1	250+217	14.7
1984	55	5.5	298+243	17.5
1985	266	16.6	501+235	29.5
1986	330	20.6	555+225	32.7
1987	181	15.1	478+297	28.1
1988	297	19.8	580+283	34.1
1989	98	6.5	318+220	18.7
1990	113	7.1	345+232	20.3
1991	230	15.3	523+293	30.7

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

Career Value · VORP

117 career value over replacement — #909 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #65 (Rd 3) · NOR · 1983 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

46.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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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 #65

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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