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

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Mark Brammer

Top 16% all-time TEsIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight238 lb

BornMay 3, 1958

Age68

CollegeMichigan State See College Stats

Rookie yr1980

Draft1980 · Rd 3, Pick 67 · BUF

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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 82 · #1406 · High-Value

Worth 82 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 31% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.4

Avg surplus

peak +25

5 seasons × ~16.4 surplus ≈ VORP 82

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									Rushing								Defense
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
1980	—	BUF	16	—	—	26	283	4	—	10.9	—	—	—	1	8	0	8.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	—	BUF	16	—	—	33	365	2	—	11.1	—	—	—	2	17	0	8.5	0.0	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	BUF	9	—	—	25	225	2	—	9.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	BUF	12	—	—	25	215	2	—	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	BUF	12	—	—	7	49	0	—	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	65	—	0	116	1,137	10	—	9.8	—	—	—	3	25	0	8.3	0.0	—	—	—	9	7	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1980	22	BUF	16	—	1	8	8.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1981	23	BUF	16	—	2	17	8.5	0.0	—	—	—	14
Career			32		3	25	8.3	—	—	—	—	39.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1980	22	BUF	16	—	—	26	283	4	—	10.9	—	—	—
1981	23	BUF	16	—	—	33	365	2	—	11.1	—	—	—
1982	24	BUF	9	—	—	25	225	2	—	9.0	—	—	—
1983	25	BUF	12	—	—	25	215	2	—	8.6	—	—	—
1984	26	BUF	12	—	—	7	49	0	—	7.0	—	—	—
Career			65		0	116	1,137	10	—	9.8	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	23	BUF	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1982	24	BUF	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1983	25	BUF	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	26	BUF	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					9	7	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 43.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1980bestavg 62elite 701984

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

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: 92%.

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

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan State), 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.

Top Teammates

Joe CribbsRB4y Greg CaterP4y Buster BarnettTE4y Robb RiddickRB3y Byron FranklinWR3y Booker MooreRB3y Matt KoflerQB3y Mike MosleyWR3y Van WilliamsRB2y Julius DawkinsWR2y Perry TuttleWR2y John KiddP1y Greg BellRB1y Bill HurleyDB1y Mitchell BrookinsWR1y Craig WhiteWR1y Speedy NealFB1y

1980 Draft Class· this player went #67

#41Dave WaymerDB #46Matt SuheyRB #49Kevin HouseWR #53Perry HarringtonRB #58Jewerl ThomasRB #61Syd KitsonG #62Mike FriedeWR #66Jim HadnotRB #79Tim SmithWR #85Eric HippleQB #87Fred NixonWR #88Ray ButlerWR #89Rusty LischQB #90Danny PittmanWR #100Elmer BaileyWR #101Ed LutherQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mark opened the Buffalo Bills TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Buster Barnett (1981–1984).

Mark Brammer 1980–1984Buster Barnett 1981–1984Pete Metzelaars 1985–1994Butch Rolle 1986–1991Keith McKeller 1987–1993Tony Cline 1995–1997

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1984final season
Last recorded season with BUF
1980draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 3, Pick 67

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 238 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

B1980

B+1981

B+1982

B1983

C1984

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

89%

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
1980	283	17.7	426+143	25.1
1981	365	22.8	645+280	37.9
1982	225	25	682+457	40.1
1983	215	17.9	563+348	33.1
1984	49	4.1	270+221	15.9

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

82 career value over replacement — #1406 all-time of 4,642. 16.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #67 (Rd 3) · BUF · 1980 · +20.4 vs expected KV-H

64actual

43.6 expected · Δ+20.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1980 Draft Class· this player went #67

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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