Rickey Dudley ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Dudley in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dudley a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TETB#88RES

Rickey Dudley

Top 8% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -37% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999

Height6'6"

Weight255 lb

BornJul 15, 1972

Age54

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 1, Pick 9 · LV

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 10% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 153 · #617 · High-Value

Worth 153 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+25.5

Avg surplus

peak +43

6 seasons × ~25.5 surplus ≈ VORP 153

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
1996	—	OAK	15	—	70	34	386	4	48.6%	11.4	5.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	OAK	16	—	91	48	787	7	52.7%	16.4	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	OAK	15	—	77	36	549	5	46.8%	15.3	7.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LV	16	—	59	39	555	9	66.1%	14.2	9.4	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43.7	0	0
2000	—	LV	15	—	49	29	350	4	59.2%	12.1	7.1	—	18	1	-7	0	-7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	DEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.3	11.0	0	0
2001	—	CLE	4	—	16	9	115	0	56.3%	12.8	7.2	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	0	0
2002	—	TB	13	—	26	16	192	3	61.5%	12.0	7.4	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.5	0	0
2003	—	TB	5	—	7	7	42	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.1	0	0
2004	—	TB	2	—	3	3	48	0	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	0	0
Career		—	105	—	398	221	3,024	33	55.5%	13.7	7.6	—	72	1	-7	0	-7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-1.3	73.8	0	0

Career EPA72.4·-1 rushing · 74 receiving·12.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	28	LV	15	—	1	-7	0	-7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	12.1
Career			15		1	-7	0	-7.0	—	0	—	0	99.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1996	24	OAK	15	—	70	34	386	4	48.6%	11.4	5.5	—	—
1997	25	OAK	16	—	91	48	787	7	52.7%	16.4	8.6	—	—
1998	26	OAK	15	—	77	36	549	5	46.8%	15.3	7.1	—	—
1999	27	LV	16	—	59	39	555	9	66.1%	14.2	9.4	—	36
2000	28	LV	15	—	49	29	350	4	59.2%	12.1	7.1	—	18
2001	29	CLE	4	—	16	9	115	0	56.3%	12.8	7.2	—	4
2002	30	TB	13	—	26	16	192	3	61.5%	12.0	7.4	—	9
2003	31	TB	5	—	7	7	42	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	3
2004	32	TB	2	—	3	3	48	0	100.0%	16.0	16.0	—	2
Career			101		398	221	3,024	33	55.5%	13.7	7.6	—	72

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	27	—	—	—	—	—	43.7
2000	28	—	—	—	—	-1.3	11.0
2001	29	—	—	—	—	—	3.0
2002	30	—	—	—	—	—	9.5
2003	31	—	—	—	—	—	4.1
2004	32	—	—	—	—	—	2.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 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 73.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 50.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 60elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader17

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

12.07 EPA/season over 6 seasons54

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: 91%.

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: 13.7 regular season → 8.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-37%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt10Rec3Yds26TD1Ctch%30.0%Y/R8.7Y/Tgt2.61D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.5

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #9

#1Keyshawn JohnsonWR #2Kevin HardyOLB #3Simeon RiceDE #4Jonathan OgdenOT #6Lawrence PhillipsRB #7Terry GlennWR #8Tim BiakabutukaRB #10Willie AndersonOT #11Alex MoldenDB #12Regan UpshawDE #13Walt HarrisCB #14Eddie GeorgeRB #15John MobleyOLB #16Duane ClemonsDE #18Eddie KennisonWR #19Marvin HarrisonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rickey inherited the Las Vegas Raiders TE room from Andrew Glover (1991–1996), and handed it to Roland Williams (2001–2002).

Ethan Horton 1987–1993Andrew Glover 1991–1996Rickey Dudley 1996–2000Roland Williams 2001–2002Doug Jolley 2002–2004Courtney Anderson

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 TB
2002team change
Joined TB (from CLE)
2001team change
Joined CLE (from LV)
1999team change
Joined LV (from OAK)
1996draft
Drafted by LV — Round 1, Pick 9
1996team change
Joined OAK (from LV)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 255 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 81

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

B+1996

A1997

B+1998

B+1999

B2000

F2001

C+2002

F2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

70%

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
1996	386	25.7	694+308	40.8
1997	787	49.2	1,110+323	65.3
1998	549	36.6	865+316	50.9
1999	555	34.7	820+265	48.2
2000	350	23.3	544+194	32
2001	115	28.8	639+524	37.6
2002	192	14.8	277+85	16.3
2003	42	8.4	116+74	6.8

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

Career Value · VORP

153 career value over replacement — #617 all-time of 4,642. 19.1/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #9 (Rd 1) · LV · 1996 · +12.6 vs expected KV-H

73actual

60.4 expected · Δ+12.6

💔+51.6 stolen VORP·2.7 szns lost

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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

1996 Draft Class· this player went #9

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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