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

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Rob Rubick

Top 32% all-time TEsReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight232 lb

BornSep 27, 1960

Age65

CollegeGrand Valley See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1982 · Rd 12, Pick 326 · DET

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A tight end with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 44 · #2229 · Above Average

Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.8 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

+8.8

Avg surplus

peak +14

5 seasons × ~8.8 surplus ≈ VORP 44

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1982	—	DET	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1983	—	DET	16	—	—	10	81	1	—	8.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	—	DET	16	—	—	14	188	1	—	13.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	DET	9	—	—	2	33	0	—	16.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	DET	16	—	—	5	62	0	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	DET	9	—	—	13	147	1	—	11.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	DET	15	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	88	—	0	44	511	3	—	11.6	—	—	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	—	—	—	13	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1982	22	DET	7	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	—	—	—	—
Career			7		1	1	1	1.0	—	—	—	—	35

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1983	23	DET	16	—	—	10	81	1	—	8.1	—	—	—
1984	24	DET	16	—	—	14	188	1	—	13.4	—	—	—
1985	25	DET	9	—	—	2	33	0	—	16.5	—	—	—
1986	26	DET	16	—	—	5	62	0	—	12.4	—	—	—
1987	27	DET	9	—	—	13	147	1	—	11.3	—	—	—
1988	28	DET	15	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career			81		0	44	511	3	—	11.6	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1982	22	DET	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1984	24	DET	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	26	DET	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	27	DET	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	28	DET	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					13	13	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 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 54.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 35.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1983bestavg 531988

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Receptions leader3

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: 92%.

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

Grand ValleyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Grand Valley), 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.

1982 Draft Class· this player went #326

#171Gary AndersonK #179Steve JordanTE #191Tom CoombsTE #192Larry CowanRB #202A.J. JonesRB #215Maury BufordP #216George PeoplesRB #235Mike HoranP #244Tony WoodruffWR #247Rocky KleverRB #259Eddie McGillTE #291Bob HollyQB #314Donnie CraftRB #319Ricky PorterRB #321Phil EppsWR #325Michael MortonRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rob opened the Detroit Lions TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to David Lewis (1984–1986).

Rob Rubick 1982–1988David Lewis 1984–1986Rodney Holman 1993–1995David Sloan 1995–2001Pete Metzelaars 1996–1997Mikhael Ricks 2002–2003

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1988final season
Last recorded season with DET
1982draft
Drafted by DET — Round 12, Pick 326

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 232 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C+1983

B1984

C1985

C+1986

C+1987

C1988

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 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
1983	81	5.1	309+228	18.2
1984	188	11.8	420+232	24.7
1985	33	3.7	246+213	14.4
1986	62	3.9	242+180	14.2
1987	147	16.3	502+355	29.5
1988	0	0	186+186	10.9

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

44 career value over replacement — #2229 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #326 (Rd 12) · DET · 1982 · +47 vs expected KV-H

55actual

8 expected · Δ+47

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1982 Draft Class· this player went #326

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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