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Luther Broughton

Top 44% all-time TEsSolid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'2"

Weight248 lb

BornNov 30, 1974

Age51

CollegeFurman See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 5, Pick 155 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 27 · #2798 · Role Player

Worth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 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

+13.5

Avg surplus

peak +17

2 seasons × ~13.5 surplus ≈ VORP 27

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
1998	—	CAR	16	—	—	6	142	1	—	23.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	16	—	45	26	295	4	57.8%	11.3	6.6	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.4	0	0
2000	—	PHI	9	—	18	12	104	0	66.7%	8.7	5.8	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.8	0	0
2001	—	CAR	3	—	4	2	22	0	50.0%	11.0	5.5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0	0
Career		—	45	—	67	46	563	5	68.7%	12.2	8.4	—	27	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	14.8	0	0

Career EPA14.8·15 receiving·4.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1998	24	CAR	16	—	—	6	142	1	—	23.7	—	—	—	7.4
1999	25	PHI	16	—	45	26	295	4	57.8%	11.3	6.6	—	18	11.4
2000	26	PHI	9	—	18	12	104	0	66.7%	8.7	5.8	—	8	2.7
2001	27	CAR	3	—	4	2	22	0	50.0%	11.0	5.5	—	1	—
Career			44		67	46	563	5	68.7%	12.2	8.4	—	27	21.5

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	—	15.4
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	-0.8
2001	27	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 48· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 552000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Receptions leader3

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.94 EPA/season over 3 seasons52

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt1Rec1Yds13Ctch%100.0%Y/R13.0Y/Tgt13.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.3

College Stats

FurmanCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Furman), 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 #155

#144Andre PurvisDE #145Ray AustinDB #147Damon JonesTE #148Twan RussellLB #149Barron TannerDT #150Nate JacquetWR #151Tony WilliamsDT #154George JonesRB #156Carl PowellDE #158Taje AllenDB #159Vernon CrawfordLB #162Brad BadgerG #163June HenleyRB #166John FialaLB #168Tony RamirezOT #169Al HarrisCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Luther inherited the Carolina Panthers TE room from Kris Mangum (1997–2006), and handed it to Jeff King (2006–2010).

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

2001team change
Joined CAR (from PHI)
2001final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1999team change
Joined PHI (from CAR)
1998team change
Joined CAR (from PHI)
1997draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 5, Pick 155

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 248 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C+1998

B1999

C2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

69%

19982001

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	142	8.9	317+175	18.6
1999	295	18.4	480+185	28.2
2000	104	11.6	269+165	15.8

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 (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

27 career value over replacement — #2798 all-time of 4,642. 9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #155 (Rd 5) · PHI · 1997 · +15 vs expected KV-H

48actual

33 expected · Δ+15

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #155

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator