Pat Newman
Durable ContributorTwo-Way Profile
Height5'11"
Weight189 lb
BornSep 10, 1968
Age57
CollegeUtah StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1990
Draft1990 · Rd 10, Pick 249 · MIN
A wide receiver who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 1 · #4178 · Role PlayerWorth 1 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 91% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+1
Avg surplus
peak +1
1 seasons × ~1 surplus ≈ VORP 1
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1991 | — | NO | 7 | — | — | 3 | 33 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | NO | 10 | — | — | 3 | 21 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | NO | 16 | — | — | 8 | 121 | 1 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 33 | — | 0 | 14 | 175 | 1 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 36 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 41.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 36· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 27.1
Availability 14.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1991bestavg 401993
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receptions leader1
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: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers 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 (Utah 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
Rickey JacksonLB3yTommy BarnhardtP3yHoby BrennerTE3ySam MillsLB3yWayne MartinDT3yEric MartinWR3yToi CookDB3yJoel SmeengeDE3yFred McAfeeRB3yQuinn EarlyWR3yFloyd TurnerWR3yDalton HilliardRB3yMike BuckQB3yJimmy SpencerDB2yCraig HeywardRB2yCedric MackDB2yTorrance SmallWR2ySteve WalshQB2yMarcus DowdellWR2yWesley CarrollWR2yLorenzo NealFB1yBennie ThompsonDB1yJohn TiceTE1yWade WilsonQB1y
1990 Draft Class· this player went #249
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1993final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 1991team change
Joined NO (from MIN)
- 1990draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 10, Pick 249
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 189 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 3-season peers. See all →
36
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1991
D1992
C1993
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
81%
19911993
1991 · backup · 7/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33 | 4.7 | 116+83 | 6.8 |
| 1992 | 21 | 2.1 | 70+49 | 4.1 |
| 1993 | 121 | 7.6 | 147+26 | 8.6 |
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 (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
1 career value over replacement — #4178 all-time of 4,642. 0.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #249 (Rd 10) · MIN · 1990 · +13.5 vs expected KV-H
36actual
22.5 expected · Δ+13.5
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