Paul Green is a career quality starter β a tight end whose body of work places Green in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Green's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Paul Green
Top 35% all-time TEsReliable Starter
Height6'3"
Weight253 lb
BornOct 8, 1966
Age59
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
Rookie yr1989
Draft1989 Β· Rd 8, Pick 208 Β· DEN
A tight end with a above-average career β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 36 Β· #2469 Β· Role PlayerWorth 36 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+12
Avg surplus
peak +15
3 seasons Γ ~12 surplus β VORP 36
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 1992 | β | SEA | 4 | β | β | 9 | 67 | 1 | β | 7.4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | SEA | 15 | β | β | 23 | 178 | 1 | β | 7.7 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | SEA | 16 | β | β | 30 | 208 | 1 | β | 6.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NO | 14 | β | β | 7 | 91 | 0 | β | 13.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 49 | β | 0 | 69 | 544 | 3 | β | 7.9 | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.2 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 53Β· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 37.7
Availability 17.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1992bestavg 501996
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Receptions leader4
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends 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 (USC), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
John KasayK3yEugene RobinsonFS3yCortez KennedyDT3yChris WarrenRB3yBrian BladesWR3yMichael SinclairDE3yRobb ThomasWR3yTracy JohnsonRB3yStan GelbaughQB3yDan McGwireQB3yDwayne HarperDB2yKelvin MartinWR2yMichael McCraryDE2yDean WellsLB2yFerrell EdmundsTE2yCarlton GrayCB2yRick MirerQB2yAntonio EdwardsDE2yRueben MayesRB2yJon VaughnRB2yDoug ThomasWR2yEric AllenCB1yLorenzo NealFB1yMack StrongFB1y
1989 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #208
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterPaul inherited the Seattle Seahawks TE room from Travis McNeal (1989β1991), and handed it to Carlester Crumpler (1994β1998).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1996team change
Joined NO (from SEA)
- 1996final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 1992team change
Joined SEA (from DEN)
- 1989draft
Drafted by DEN β Round 8, Pick 208
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 253 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
53
peak 58
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1992
C+1993
B1994
C+1996
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
94%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67 | 16.8 | 535+468 | 31.5 |
| 1993 | 178 | 11.9 | 414+236 | 24.3 |
| 1994 | 208 | 13 | 448+240 | 26.3 |
| 1996 | 91 | 6.5 | 325+234 | 19.1 |
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) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
36 career value over replacement β #2469 all-time of 4,642. 9/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #208 (Rd 8) Β· DEN Β· 1989 Β· +29.1 vs expected KV-H
53actual
23.9 expected Β· Ξ+29.1
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