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Robert Royal

Top 41% all-time TEsSolid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2008Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight257 lb

BornMay 15, 1979

Age47

CollegeLSU See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 5, Pick 160 · WAS

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 24 · #2942 · Role Player

Worth 24 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 64% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

4 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 +12

3 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 24

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
2003	—	WAS	3	—	5	5	48	0	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.8	0	0
2004	—	WAS	8	—	8	8	70	4	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.6	0	0
2005	—	WAS	10	—	18	18	131	1	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.6	0	0
2006	—	BUF	14	—	23	23	233	3	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	13	1	-9	0	-9.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.0	18.4	0	139
2007	—	BUF	11	—	25	25	248	3	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	WAS	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.2	0	90
2008	—	BUF	13	—	33	33	351	1	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.8	0	240
2009	—	CLE	10	—	26	11	134	1	42.3%	12.2	5.2	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.8	0	224
2010	—	CLE	7	—	12	5	56	1	41.7%	11.2	4.7	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4	0	119
Career		—	81	—	150	128	1,271	14	85.3%	9.9	8.5	—	64	1	-9	0	-9.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	-2.0	52.2	0	812

Career EPA50.2·-2 rushing · 52 receiving·6.3/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2006	27	BUF	14	—	1	-9	0	-9.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	7.3
Career			14		1	-9	0	-9.0	—	0	—	0	37.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	24	WAS	3	—	5	5	48	0	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	3
2004	25	WAS	8	—	8	8	70	4	100.0%	8.8	8.8	—	6
2005	26	WAS	10	—	18	18	131	1	100.0%	7.3	7.3	—	8
2006	27	BUF	14	—	23	23	233	3	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	13
2007	28	BUF	11	—	25	25	248	3	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	10
2008	29	BUF	13	—	33	33	351	1	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	14
2009	30	CLE	10	—	26	11	134	1	42.3%	12.2	5.2	—	8
2010	31	CLE	7	—	12	5	56	1	41.7%	11.2	4.7	—	2
Career			76		150	128	1,271	14	85.3%	9.9	8.5	—	64

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR
2004	25	WAS	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	0	—
2006	27	BUF	3	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	1	1
2007	28	WAS	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2008	29	NE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2009	30	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
Career			9		7	7	—	—	1	1	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2003	24	—	—	—	—	—	4.8	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	—	10.6	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	—	9.6	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	-2.0	18.4	139
2007	28	—	—	—	—	—	9.2	90
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	12.8	240
2009	30	—	—	—	—	—	-10.8	224
2010	31	—	—	—	—	—	-2.4	119
Career					—	—	—	812

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 50 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 49.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 33.5

Availability 13.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 452010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

6.28 EPA/season over 8 seasons52

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: 89%.

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+).

Combine · 2002

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2002 class

4.97s

40-Yard

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 22thClass Pos 3thClass All 18th

31"

Vertical

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 28thClass Pos 25thClass All 21th

114"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 38thClass Pos 50thClass All 41th

14 reps

Bench

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 13thClass Pos 5thClass All 12th

7.37s

3-Cone

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 33thClass Pos 28thClass All 29th

4.27s

Shuttle

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 62thClass Pos 44thClass All 43th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec3Yds3Ctch%100.0%Y/R1.0Y/Tgt1.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.5

College Stats

LSUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #160

#152Nick GreisenLB #153Ramon WalkerDB #154Jonathan GoodwinC #155Terry JonesTE #156Aaron KampmanDE #157Jermaine PhillipsFS #158Kurt KittnerQB #159Andre LottDB #161Omare LoweDB #164Craig NallQB #165Bryan KnightLB #166Verron HaynesFB #167Courtland BullardLB #168Pete HunterDB #169Ryan HannamTE #170Sam SimmonsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Robert inherited the Buffalo Bills TE room from Mark Campbell (2003–2005), and handed it to Scott Chandler (2010–2014).

Mark Brammer 1980–1984Buster Barnett 1981–1984Pete Metzelaars 1985–1994Butch Rolle 1986–1991Keith McKeller 1987–1993Tony Cline

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2009team change
Joined CLE (from BUF)
2006team change
Joined BUF (from WAS)
2002draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 5, Pick 160

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 257 lb

Frame

253 lb at 4.97s

Size-speed

31" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	CLE	0	W6Questionable· ShoulderW7Questionable· ElbowW16Doubtful· Shoulder
2009	CLE	0	W7Questionable· Illness / HamstringW8Questionable· Hamstring / FingerW12Questionable· Thigh / Finger

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

D2004

C2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

C2009

D2010

Availability

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

65%

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
2004	70	8.8	96+26	5.7
2005	131	13.1	194+63	11.4
2006	233	16.6	273+40	16.1
2007	248	22.5	384+136	22.6
2008	351	27	464+113	27.3
2009	134	13.4	211+77	12.4
2010	56	8	133+77	7.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

24 career value over replacement — #2942 all-time of 4,642. 3.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #160 (Rd 5) · WAS · 2002 · +18.1 vs expected KV-H

50actual

31.9 expected · Δ+18.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #160

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography