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

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Pat Carter

Top 25% all-time TEsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight268 lb

BornAug 1, 1966

Age59

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr1988

Draft1988 · Rd 2, Pick 32 · DET

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 91 · #1273 · High-Value

Worth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.4

Avg surplus

peak +22

8 seasons × ~11.4 surplus ≈ VORP 91

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense
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
1988	—	DET	15	—	—	13	145	0	—	11.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	LAR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	LAR	16	—	—	8	58	0	—	7.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	LAR	16	—	—	8	69	2	—	8.6	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	LAR	16	—	—	20	232	3	—	11.6	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	LAR	11	—	—	14	166	1	—	11.9	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	TEN	16	—	—	11	74	1	—	6.7	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	ARI	16	—	—	26	329	1	—	12.7	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1997	—	ARI	16	—	—	7	44	1	—	6.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	122	—	0	107	1,117	9	—	10.4	—	—	—	14	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1988	22	DET	15	—	—	13	145	0	—	11.2	—	—	—	6.9
1990	24	LAR	16	—	—	8	58	0	—	7.3	—	—	—	6.5
1991	25	LAR	16	—	—	8	69	2	—	8.6	—	—	—	8.1
1992	26	LAR	16	—	—	20	232	3	—	11.6	—	—	—	12.3
1993	27	LAR	11	—	—	14	166	1	—	11.9	—	—	—	6.9
1994	28	TEN	16	—	—	11	74	1	—	6.7	—	—	—	7.2
1996	30	ARI	16	—	—	26	329	1	—	12.7	—	—	—	12.3
1997	31	ARI	16	—	—	7	44	1	—	6.3	—	—	—	7.5
Career			122		0	107	1,117	9	—	10.4	—	—	—	67.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	25	LAR	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	26	LAR	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	27	LAR	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1994	28	TEN	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1996	30	ARI	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	23	LAR	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					14	11	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 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 59.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 37.8

Availability 19.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1988bestavg 571997

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: 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+).

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida 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.

1988 Draft Class· this player went #32

#19Randall McDanielG #20Aaron CoxWR #22Lorenzo WhiteRB #23Brad MusterFB #24Craig HeywardRB #27Wendell DavisWR #30Eric AllenCB #31Ickey WoodsRB #35Anthony NewmanS #36Jumbo ElliottOT #40Thurman ThomasRB #41Ken NortonMLB #46Flipper AndersonWR #47Fred StricklandLB #49Brian BladesWR #52Brett PerrimanWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Pat inherited the Los Angeles Rams TE room from Pete Holohan (1988–1990), and handed it to Troy Drayton (1993–1996).

Damone Johnson 1987–1991Pete Holohan 1988–1990Pat Carter 1990–1993Troy Drayton 1993–1996Ernie Conwell 1996–2002Roland Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997final season
Last recorded season with ARI
1996team change
Joined ARI (from TEN)
1994team change
Joined TEN (from LAR)
1989team change
Joined LAR (from DET)
1988draft
Drafted by DET — Round 2, Pick 32

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 268 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 63

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

C+1988

C+1990

C+1991

B1992

C+1993

C+1994

B1996

C+1997

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

95%

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
1988	145	9.7	378+233	22.3
1990	58	3.6	272+214	16
1991	69	4.3	280+211	16.5
1992	232	14.5	487+255	28.7
1993	166	15.1	485+319	28.5
1994	74	4.6	264+190	15.5
1996	329	20.6	595+266	35
1997	44	2.8	213+169	12.5

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

Career Value · VORP

91 career value over replacement — #1273 all-time of 4,642. 11.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #32 (Rd 2) · DET · 1988 · +5.1 vs expected KV-H

60actual

54.9 expected · Δ+5.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1988 Draft Class· this player went #32

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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