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

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Kevin Dyson

Top 29% all-time WRsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight208 lb

BornJun 23, 1975

Age51

CollegeUtah See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 1, Pick 16 · TEN

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A quality wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 39 · #2359 · Role Player

Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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 +18

3 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 39

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1998	—	TEN	9	—	—	21	263	2	—	12.5	—	—	—	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TEN	16	—	103	54	658	4	52.4%	12.2	6.4	—	34	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	4.0	0	0
2000	—	TEN	2	—	11	6	104	1	54.5%	17.3	9.5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.5	0	0
2001	—	TEN	16	—	112	54	825	7	48.2%	15.3	7.4	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.9	0	0
2002	—	TEN	11	—	69	41	460	4	59.4%	11.2	6.7	—	26	2	-4	0	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	BAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.9	4.4	0	0
2003	—	CAR	1	—	2	2	15	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.1	0	0
Career		—	60	—	297	178	2,325	18	59.9%	13.1	7.8	—	—	4	3	0	0.8	0.0	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.9	43.9	0	0

Career EPA43.0·-1 rushing · 44 receiving·8.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1998	23	TEN	9	—	1	4	4.0	0.0	—	—	—	5.1
1999	24	TEN	16	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	10.6
2002	27	TEN	11	—	2	-4	-2.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	8
Career			36		4	3	0.8	—	—	—	—	37.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1998	23	TEN	9	—	—	21	263	2	—	12.5	—	—	—
1999	24	TEN	16	—	103	54	658	4	52.4%	12.2	6.4	—	34
2000	25	TEN	2	—	11	6	104	1	54.5%	17.3	9.5	—	5
2001	26	TEN	16	—	112	54	825	7	48.2%	15.3	7.4	—	37
2002	27	TEN	11	—	69	41	460	4	59.4%	11.2	6.7	—	26
2003	28	CAR	1	—	2	2	15	0	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	1
Career			55		297	178	2,325	18	59.9%	13.1	7.8	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	24	PIT	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2001	26	MIA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	27	BAL	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	24	—	—	—	—	0.0	4.0
2000	25	—	—	—	—	—	8.5
2001	26	—	—	—	—	—	24.9
2002	27	—	—	—	—	-0.9	4.4
2003	28	—	—	—	—	—	2.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 41.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 582002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.6 EPA/season over 5 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: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt18Rec8Yds82Ctch%44.4%Y/R10.3Y/Tgt4.6

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-6.5

College Stats

UtahCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Utah), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #16

#8Greg EllisDE #9Fred TaylorRB #10Duane StarksDB #11Tra ThomasOT #12Keith BrookingMLB #13Takeo SpikesILB #14Jason PeterDE #15Anthony SimmonsOLB #17Brian SimmonsLB #18Robert EdwardsRB #19Vonnie HollidayDE #20Terry FairDB #21Randy MossWR #22Tebucky JonesDB #23Mo CollinsG #24Shaun WilliamsS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kevin inherited the Tennessee Titans WR room from Yancey Thigpen (1998–2000), and handed it to Drew Bennett (2001–2006).

Mike Holston 1981–1985Herkie Walls 1983–1985Pat Coleman 1991–1994Derek Russell 1995–1997Chris Sanders 1997–2001Derrick Mason

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined CAR (from TEN)
2003final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1998draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 1, Pick 16

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 208 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

C1998

B1999

B2001

C+2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

57%

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
1998	263	29.2	435+172	25.6
1999	658	41.1	604-54	35.6
2001	825	51.6	773-52	45.5
2002	460	41.8	585+125	34.4

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

39 career value over replacement — #2359 all-time of 4,642. 9.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · TEN · 1998 · -1.5 vs expected KV-H

56actual

57.5 expected · Δ−1.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #16

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator