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Patrick Hape

Solid Contributor📉 Fades · -23% playoffs

Height6'4"

Weight262 lb

BornJun 6, 1974

Age52

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 5, Pick 137 · TB

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 6 · #3876 · Role Player

Worth 6 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 84% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +4

2 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 6

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1997	—	TB	14	—	—	4	22	1	—	5.5	—	—	—	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TB	16	—	—	4	27	0	—	6.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	5	—	6	5	12	1	83.3%	2.4	2.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	0	0
2000	—	TB	9	—	13	6	39	0	46.2%	6.5	3.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6	0	0
2001	—	DEN	11	—	19	15	96	3	78.9%	6.4	5.1	—	7	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.2	2.1	0	0
2002	—	DEN	7	—	14	6	26	2	42.9%	4.3	1.9	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-11.5	0	0
2003	—	DEN	2	—	3	3	30	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	0	0
2004	—	DEN	6	—	8	8	35	4	100.0%	4.4	4.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.2	0	0
Career		—	73	—	63	51	287	11	81.0%	5.6	4.6	—	21	3	1	0	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-4.2	-0.3	0	0

Career EPA-4.5·-4 rushing·-0.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1997	23	TB	14	—	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	—	—	6.4
2001	27	DEN	11	—	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	6.5
Career			25		3	1	0.3	—	0	—	0	28.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	23	TB	14	—	—	4	22	1	—	5.5	—	—	—
1998	24	TB	16	—	—	4	27	0	—	6.8	—	—	—
1999	25	TB	5	—	6	5	12	1	83.3%	2.4	2.0	—	3
2000	26	TB	9	—	13	6	39	0	46.2%	6.5	3.0	—	1
2001	27	DEN	11	—	19	15	96	3	78.9%	6.4	5.1	—	7
2002	28	DEN	7	—	14	6	26	2	42.9%	4.3	1.9	—	3
2003	29	DEN	2	—	3	3	30	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	2
2004	30	DEN	6	—	8	8	35	4	100.0%	4.4	4.4	—	5
Career			70		63	51	287	11	81.0%	5.6	4.6	—	21

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	—	2.5
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	-3.6
2001	27	—	—	—	—	-4.2	2.1
2002	28	—	—	—	—	—	-11.5
2003	29	—	—	—	—	—	2.0
2004	30	—	—	—	—	—	8.2
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 42.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 43· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 40

On-field 26.5

Availability 13.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 362004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-0.75 EPA/season over 6 seasons50

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 5.6 regular season → 4.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-23%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt4Rec3Yds13Ctch%75.0%Y/R4.3Y/Tgt3.31D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.2

College Stats

AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #137

#123Chad LevittRB #126Jermaine SmithDT #127Macey BrooksWR #128Alshermond SingletonOLB #132Jamel WilliamsDB #134Jeff MitchellC #135Pete ChryplewiczTE #136Sam GarnesS #138Kenny BynumRB #140Keith ThibodeauxDB #143George McCulloughDB #144Andre PurvisDE #145Ray AustinDB #147Damon JonesTE #148Twan RussellLB #149Barron TannerDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Patrick inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE room from Jackie Harris (1994–1997), and handed it to Ken Dilger (2002–2004).

Jerry Bell 1982–1986Ron Hall 1987–1993Tyji Armstrong 1992–1995Dave Moore 1992–2006Jackie Harris 1994–1997Patrick Hape

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2001team change
Joined DEN (from TB)
1997draft
Drafted by TB — Round 5, Pick 137

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 262 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 47

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

C1997

C+1998

F1999

D2000

C2001

F2002

F2004

Availability

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

55%

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
1997	22	1.6	190+168	11.2
1998	27	1.7	174+147	10.3
1999	12	2.4	145+133	8.5
2000	39	4.3	101+62	5.9
2001	96	8.7	165+69	9.7
2002	26	3.7	12-14	0.7
2004	35	5.8	29-6	1.7

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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

6 career value over replacement — #3876 all-time of 4,642. 0.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #137 (Rd 5) · TB · 1997 · +9.5 vs expected KV-H

43actual

33.5 expected · Δ+9.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

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 #137

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator