Rod Rutledge
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2000
Height6'5"
Weight265 lb
BornAug 12, 1975
Age50
CollegeAlabamaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 54 · NE
A tight end who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4558 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 99% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | Defense | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1999 | — | NE | 9 | — | 12 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 58.3% | 9.4 | 5.5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | NE | 9 | — | 20 | 15 | 103 | 1 | 75.0% | 6.9 | 5.2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | BUF | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | NE | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 62.5% | 7.0 | 4.4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | HOU | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 27 | — | 43 | 27 | 204 | 1 | 62.8% | 7.6 | 4.7 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | -3.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-3.6·-4 receiving·-0.9/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 34 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 34 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
40
Sustained
career value
×.6
38
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 39.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 34· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 40
On-field 30.1
Availability 9.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1999bestavg 382001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Receptions leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.91 EPA/season over 4 seasons50
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameReceiving
Tgt1
Advanced (EPA)
Rec EPA-1.3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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.
Top Teammates
Adam VinatieriK3yLee JohnsonP3yLawyer MilloyS3yWillie McGinestOLB3yTy LawCB3yDrew BledsoeQB3yTedy BruschiILB3yTroy BrownWR3yKevin FaulkRB3yTerry GlennWR3yTed JohnsonILB3yTebucky JonesDB3yBrandon MitchellDE3yTom BradyQB2yHenry ThomasNT2yOtis SmithCB2yChris SladeDE2yBobby HamiltonDE2yGreg SpiresDE2yChad EatonDT2yJermaine WigginsTE2yTony CarterRB2yJohn FrieszQB2yMatt StevensFS2y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #54
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined HOU (from NE)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 1998draft
Drafted by NE — Round 2, Pick 54
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 265 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
34
peak 38
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1999
C2000
F2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
41%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66 | 7.3 | 248+182 | 14.6 |
| 2000 | 103 | 11.4 | 267+164 | 15.7 |
| 2001 | 35 | 5.8 | 97+62 | 5.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4558 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #54 (Rd 2) · NE · 1998 · -14 vs expected KV-H
34actual
48 expected · Δ−14
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