Ryan Wetnight is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Wetnight in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wetnight's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ryan Wetnight
Height6'2"
Weight230 lb
BornNov 5, 1970
Age55
Rookie yr1993
A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 92 · #1257 · High-ValueWorth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.1
Avg surplus
peak +27
7 seasons × ~13.1 surplus ≈ VORP 92
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 1993 | — | CHI | 10 | — | — | 9 | 93 | 1 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | CHI | 11 | — | — | 11 | 104 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | CHI | 12 | — | — | 24 | 193 | 2 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | CHI | 11 | — | — | 21 | 223 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | CHI | 16 | — | — | 46 | 464 | 1 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | CHI | 15 | — | — | 23 | 168 | 2 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CHI | 16 | — | 59 | 38 | 277 | 1 | 64.4% | 7.3 | 4.7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | GB | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 33.3% | 6.7 | 2.2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 68 | 175 | 1,542 | 9 | 257.4% | 8.8 | 22.7 | — | 15 | — | — | -1.9 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-1.9·-2 receiving·-1.0/season
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | CHI | 10 | — | — | 9 | 93 | 1 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — | 5.5 |
| 1994 | 24 | CHI | 11 | — | — | 11 | 104 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| 1995 | 25 | CHI | 12 | — | — | 24 | 193 | 2 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | 9.7 |
| 1996 | 26 | CHI | 11 | — | — | 21 | 223 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | 9.1 |
| 1997 | 27 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 46 | 464 | 1 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — | 12.7 |
| 1998 | 28 | CHI | 15 | — | — | 23 | 168 | 2 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | 9.3 |
| 1999 | 29 | CHI | 16 | — | 59 | 38 | 277 | 1 | 64.4% | 7.3 | 4.7 | — | 15 | 9.4 |
| 2000 | 30 | GB | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 33.3% | 6.7 | 2.2 | — | 0 | 0.8 |
| Career | 95 | 68 | 175 | 1,542 | 9 | 257.4% | 8.8 | 22.7 | — | 15 | 62.4 |
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
58
Sustained
career value
×.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 58
On-field 41.8
Availability 16.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1993bestavg 54elite 702000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
11% of the all-time Receptions leader11
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.97 EPA/season over 2 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: 87%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford; Fresno City College), 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
Curtis ConwayWR7yBarry MinterLB7yJim FlaniganDT6yJohn ThierryOLB6yTodd SauerbrunP5yAlonzo SpellmanDE5yErik KramerQB5yKeith JenningsTE5ySean HarrisLB5yWalt HarrisCB4yMarty CarterS4yJeff JaegerK4yBobby EngramWR4yVinson SmithLB4yAlbert FontenotDE4yRaymont HarrisRB4yTerry CousinDB3yJeremy LincolnDB3yPaul GrasmanisDT3yTony CarterRB3yChris GedneyTE3yMarlon ForbesDB3yRashaan SalaamRB3ySteve StenstromQB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRyan inherited the Chicago Bears TE room from Chris Gedney (1993–1995), and handed it to Desmond Clark (2003–2010).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined GB (from CHI)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with GB
- 1993signing
Entered the NFL with CHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 230 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 8-season peers. See all →
61
peak 65
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1993
C+1994
C+1995
B1996
B+1997
C+1998
B1999
F2000
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 93 | 9.3 | 357+264 | 21 |
| 1994 | 104 | 9.5 | 370+266 | 21.8 |
| 1995 | 193 | 16.1 | 507+314 | 29.8 |
| 1996 | 223 | 20.3 | 589+366 | 34.7 |
| 1997 | 464 | 29 | 720+256 | 42.4 |
| 1998 | 168 | 11.2 | 363+195 | 21.3 |
| 1999 | 277 | 17.3 | 457+180 | 26.9 |
| 2000 | 20 | 5 | 117+97 | 6.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
92 career value over replacement — #1257 all-time of 4,642. 11.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
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