Lawyer Tillman is a career quality starter β a tight end whose body of work places Tillman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tillman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Lawyer Tillman
Top 34% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter
Height6'5"
Weight252 lb
BornMay 20, 1966
Age60
CollegeAuburnSee College Stats
Rookie yr1989
Draft1989 Β· Rd 2, Pick 31 Β· CLE
A quality tight end with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 44 Β· #2223 Β· Above AverageWorth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+22
Avg surplus
peak +38
2 seasons Γ ~22 surplus β VORP 44
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1989 | β | CLE | 14 | β | β | 6 | 70 | 2 | β | 11.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | CLE | 11 | β | β | 25 | 498 | 0 | β | 19.9 | β | β | β | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | CLE | 7 | β | β | 5 | 68 | 1 | β | 13.6 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | CAR | 5 | β | β | 2 | 22 | 0 | β | 11.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 37 | β | 0 | 38 | 658 | 3 | β | 17.3 | β | β | β | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 57.2 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 53Β· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 43.3
Availability 12.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1989bestavg 51elite 701995
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader3
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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 (Auburn), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Eric MetcalfWR3yRandy BaldwinRB3yMatt StoverK2yKeenan McCardellWR2yBrian HansenP2yRob BurnettDE2yAnthony PleasantDE2yMark CarrierWR2yRon WolfleyRB2yStevon MooreDB2yMichael JacksonWR2yEric TurnerFS2yBill JohnsonDT2yLeroy HoardRB2yTommy VardellFB2yRico SmithWR2yJohn KasayK1yPete MetzelaarsTE1yVinny TestaverdeQB1yJeff ZgoninaDT1yOzzie NewsomeTE1yKerry CollinsQB1yDwight StoneWR1yTommy BarnhardtP1y
1989 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #31
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLawyer opened the Cleveland Browns TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Scott Galbraith (1990β1992).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1995team change
Joined CAR (from CLE)
- 1995final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 1989draft
Drafted by CLE β Round 2, Pick 31
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 252 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
53
peak 59
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1989
A1992
C1993
F1995
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
58%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 70 | 5 | 286+216 | 16.8 |
| 1992 | 498 | 45.3 | 1,144+646 | 67.3 |
| 1993 | 68 | 9.7 | 366+298 | 21.5 |
| 1995 | 22 | 4.4 | 282+260 | 16.6 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
44 career value over replacement β #2223 all-time of 4,642. 11/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #31 (Rd 2) Β· CLE Β· 1989 Β· -1.9 vs expected KV-H
53actual
54.9 expected Β· Ξβ1.9
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