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

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Rob Awalt

Top 12% all-time TEsIron Man

Height6'5"

Weight258 lb

BornApr 9, 1964

Age62

CollegeSan Diego State; Nevada; Sacramento City See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 3, Pick 62 · STL

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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 102 · #1099 · High-Value

Worth 102 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 25% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.4

Avg surplus

peak +36

5 seasons × ~20.4 surplus ≈ VORP 102

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								Passing													Defense
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	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1987	—	ARI	12	—	—	42	526	6	—	12.5	—	—	—	2	-9	0	-4.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	ARI	16	—	—	39	454	4	—	11.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	ARI	16	—	—	33	360	0	—	10.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	DAL	13	—	—	13	133	0	—	10.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	DAL	12	—	—	5	57	0	—	11.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	BUF	12	—	—	2	19	0	—	9.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	81	—	0	134	1,549	10	—	11.6	—	—	—	2	-9	0	-4.5	0.0	—	—	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
1989	25	ARI	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	-45.0	0.0	0.0	0	10.7
Career			16		0	1	0.0%	0	0	1	0.0	100.0	0.0	—	—	0.0	0	56.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1987	23	ARI	12	—	2	-9	0	-4.5	0.0	—	—	—
Career			12		2	-9	0	-4.5	—	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1989	25	ARI	16	—	—	33	360	0	—	10.9	—	—	—
1987	23	ARI	12	—	—	42	526	6	—	12.5	—	—	—
1988	24	ARI	16	—	—	39	454	4	—	11.6	—	—	—
1990	26	DAL	13	—	—	13	133	0	—	10.2	—	—	—
1991	27	DAL	12	—	—	5	57	0	—	11.4	—	—	—
1993	29	BUF	12	—	—	2	19	0	—	9.5	—	—	—
Career			81		0	134	1,549	10	—	11.6	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 46.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 63elite 701993

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Receptions leader9

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 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

San Diego State; Nevada; Sacramento CityCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Diego State; Nevada; Sacramento City), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #62

#35Christian OkoyeRB #40Lonzell HillWR #45David WymanMLB #47Donald EvansDE #51Don SmithRB #54Ron MorrisWR #56Scott SchwedesWR #57Mark CarrierWR #63Jerry BallDT #64Cody CarlsonQB #66Charles LockettWR #71Frankie NealWR #78Jamie MuellerRB #79Bob PerrymanRB #80Tim ManoaRB #82Jeff JaegerK

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rob inherited the Arizona Cardinals TE room from Jay Novacek (1985–1989), and handed it to Walter Reeves (1989–1993).

Doug Marsh 1980–1986Greg LaFleur 1981–1985Jay Novacek 1985–1989Rob Awalt 1987–1989Walter Reeves 1989–1993Derek Ware

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1993team change
Joined BUF (from DAL)
1993final season
Last recorded season with BUF
1990team change
Joined DAL (from ARI)
1987draft
Drafted by STL — Round 3, Pick 62
1987team change
Joined ARI (from STL)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 258 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

A1987

B+1988

B+1989

C+1990

C+1991

C1993

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

85%

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
1987	526	43.8	1,040+514	61.1
1988	454	28.4	751+297	44.2
1989	360	22.5	646+286	38
1990	133	10.2	412+279	24.2
1991	57	4.8	290+233	17
1993	19	1.6	186+167	11

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

102 career value over replacement — #1099 all-time of 4,642. 17/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #62 (Rd 3) · STL · 1987 · +21.1 vs expected KV-H

68actual

46.9 expected · Δ+21.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #62

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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