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

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Roland Williams

Top 32% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +17% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight265 lb

BornApr 27, 1975

Age51

CollegeSyracuse See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 4, Pick 98 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 39 · #2369 · Role Player

Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.8 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

+7.8

Avg surplus

peak +13

5 seasons × ~7.8 surplus ≈ VORP 39

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)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1998	—	LAR	13	—	—	15	144	1	—	9.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LA	12	—	33	23	216	5	69.7%	9.4	6.5	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.2	0	0
2000	—	LA	13	—	25	11	102	3	44.0%	9.3	4.1	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1	0	0
2001	—	LV	16	—	53	33	298	3	62.3%	9.0	5.6	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.9	0	0
2002	—	LV	13	—	40	27	213	0	67.5%	7.9	5.3	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.7	0	0
2005	—	LA	3	—	3	3	21	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	0	0
Career		—	75	—	154	112	994	12	72.7%	8.9	6.5	—	44	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	9.5	0	0

Career EPA9.5·10 receiving·1.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1998	23	LAR	13	—	—	15	144	1	—	9.6	—	—	—	7
1999	24	LA	12	—	33	23	216	5	69.7%	9.4	6.5	—	13	10.5
2000	25	LA	13	—	25	11	102	3	44.0%	9.3	4.1	—	6	6.7
2001	26	LV	16	—	53	33	298	3	62.3%	9.0	5.6	—	12	10.8
2002	27	LV	13	—	40	27	213	0	67.5%	7.9	5.3	—	12	5.8
2005	30	LA	3	—	3	3	21	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1	—
Career			70		154	112	994	12	72.7%	8.9	6.5	—	44	40.8

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	25	SF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2001	26	KC	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2002	27	LAC	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	30	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	24	—	—	—	—	—	9.2
2000	25	—	—	—	—	—	-1.1
2001	26	—	—	—	—	—	-3.9
2002	27	—	—	—	—	—	4.7
2005	30	—	—	—	—	—	0.7
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 37.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 542002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

1.91 EPA/season over 5 seasons51

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: 90%.

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

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 8.9 regular season → 10.4 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

+17%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt12Rec8Yds83TD1Ctch%66.7%Y/R10.4Y/Tgt6.91D6

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA4.5

College Stats

SyracuseCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Syracuse), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #98

#87Kevin WilliamsDB #88Rashaan SheheeRB #91Brian GrieseQB #92Hines WardWR #93Steve McKinneyG #94Alonzo MayesTE #96Az-Zahir HakimWR #97Fred WearyDB #100Michael MyersDT #101Tavian BanksRB #102Lorenzo BromellDE #103Omar BrownDB #104Todd WashingtonC #105Glen SteeleDT #106Donald HayesWR #107Joe Salave'aDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Roland inherited the Los Angeles Rams TE room from Ernie Conwell (1996–2002), and handed it to Brandon Manumaleuna (2001–2005).

Damone Johnson 1987–1991Pete Holohan 1988–1990Pat Carter 1990–1993Troy Drayton 1993–1996Ernie Conwell 1996–2002Roland Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005team change
Joined LA (from LV)
2005final season
Last recorded season with LA
2001team change
Joined LV (from LA)
1999team change
Joined LA (from LAR)
1998draft
Drafted by LA — Round 4, Pick 98
1998team change
Joined LAR (from LA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 265 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+1998

C+1999

C2000

C+2001

C+2002

Availability

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

73%

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
1998	144	11.1	360+216	21.2
1999	216	18	471+255	27.7
2000	102	7.8	183+81	10.8
2001	298	18.6	400+102	23.5
2002	213	16.4	316+103	18.6

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), 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

39 career value over replacement — #2369 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #98 (Rd 4) · LA · 1998 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H

55actual

38.7 expected · Δ+16.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #98

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator