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

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Kris Mangum

Top 38% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -49% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2004Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight252 lb

BornAug 15, 1973

Age52

CollegeMississippi; Alabama See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 7, Pick 228 · CAR

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 34 · #2526 · Role Player

Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.7

Avg surplus

peak +13

6 seasons × ~5.7 surplus ≈ VORP 34

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)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1997	—	CAR	1	—	—	4	56	0	—	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CAR	6	—	—	1	5	0	—	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	2	—	2	1	6	0	50.0%	6.0	3.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0	0
2000	—	CAR	12	—	31	19	215	1	61.3%	11.3	6.9	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.6	0	0
2001	—	CAR	9	—	27	15	89	2	55.6%	5.9	3.3	—	8	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0	0
2002	—	CAR	15	—	29	16	159	0	55.2%	9.9	5.5	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0	0	0
2003	—	CAR	10	—	17	17	199	0	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	12	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	0	0
2004	—	CAR	13	—	34	34	323	3	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	LA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.5	0	0
2005	—	CAR	11	—	23	23	202	2	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.3	0	0
2006	—	CAR	9	—	21	21	170	1	100.0%	8.1	8.1	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.3	0	97
Career		—	92	—	184	151	1,424	9	82.1%	9.4	7.7	—	—	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	2	1	0	0	—	—	73.4	0	97

Career EPA73.4·73 receiving·9.2/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1997	24	CAR	1	—	—	4	56	0	—	14.0	—	—	—	—
1998	25	CAR	6	—	—	1	5	0	—	5.0	—	—	—	1.9
1999	26	CAR	2	—	2	1	6	0	50.0%	6.0	3.0	—	1	—
2000	27	CAR	12	—	31	19	215	1	61.3%	11.3	6.9	—	13	5.9
2001	28	CAR	9	—	27	15	89	2	55.6%	5.9	3.3	—	8	5.2
2002	29	CAR	15	—	29	16	159	0	55.2%	9.9	5.5	—	7	4.7
2003	30	CAR	10	—	17	17	199	0	100.0%	11.7	11.7	—	12	3.4
2004	31	CAR	13	—	34	34	323	3	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	17	8.7
2005	32	CAR	11	—	23	23	202	2	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	15	6
2006	33	CAR	9	—	21	21	170	1	100.0%	8.1	8.1	—	11	4.7
Career			88		184	151	1,424	9	82.1%	9.4	7.7	—	—	40.5

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
2000	27	NO	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	—
2001	28	CAR	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2002	29	ATL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2003	30	CAR	3	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	1	1
2004	31	LA	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
Career			8		6	6	—	—	2	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	26	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0
2000	27	—	—	—	—	—	7.6	0
2001	28	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0
2002	29	—	—	—	—	—	-5.0	0
2003	30	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	0
2004	31	—	—	—	—	—	25.5	0
2005	32	—	—	—	—	—	19.3	0
2006	33	—	—	—	—	—	12.3	97
Career					—	—	—	97

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 51 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 35.1

Availability 13.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 482006

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

9.18 EPA/season over 8 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: 90%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 9.4 regular season → 4.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-49%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt5Rec5Yds24TD1Ctch%100.0%Y/R4.8Y/Tgt4.8

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.9

College Stats

Mississippi; AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi; Alabama), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #228

#193Grady JacksonDT #194Cornell BrownOLB #195Isaac ByrdWR #196Shawn SwaydaDE #198Ed JasperDT #204Tony GrazianiQB #207Koy DetmerQB #208Matt KeneleyDT #212Mark SmithDT #220Artie UlmerLB #224Omar StoutmireDB #229Jason FergusonNT #230Scott RehbergG #231Jerald SowellFB #235Matt HatchetteWR #239Richard JordanLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kris inherited the Carolina Panthers TE room from Wesley Walls (1996–2002), and handed it to Luther Broughton (1998–2001).

Wesley Walls 1996–2002Kris Mangum 1997–2006Luther Broughton 1998–2001Jeff King 2006–2010Dante Rosario 2007–2010Greg Olsen

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1997draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 7, Pick 228

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 252 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

F1998

C+2000

C2001

C2002

C+2003

C+2004

C2005

C2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

71%

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	5	0.8	158+153	9.3
2000	215	17.9	418+203	24.6
2001	89	9.9	193+104	11.3
2002	159	10.6	177+18	10.4
2003	199	19.9	370+171	21.7
2004	323	24.8	469+146	27.6
2005	202	18.4	305+103	17.9
2006	170	18.9	316+146	18.6

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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

34 career value over replacement — #2526 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #228 (Rd 7) · CAR · 1997 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H

51actual

22.8 expected · Δ+28.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

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

1997 Draft Class· this player went #228

Franchise Succession

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Knox

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