Sheldon Jackson
Role Player
Height6'3"
Weight250 lb
BornJul 24, 1976
Age49
CollegeNebraskaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 · Rd 7, Pick 230 · BUF
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 · #4573 · 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 | — | BUF | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 50.0% | 8.5 | 4.3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | BUF | 5 | — | 8 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 62.5% | 7.2 | 4.5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | BUF | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20.0% | 1.0 | 0.2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | NE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 16 | — | 21 | 10 | 71 | 2 | 47.6% | 7.1 | 3.4 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | -2.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career EPA-2.6·-3 receiving·-0.9/season
Receiving
Advanced (EPA)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 18 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 18 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
21
Sustained
career value
×.6
21
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 21 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 18· confidence 63%
What builds the career mark of 21
On-field 17.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1999bestavg 212001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
-0.86 EPA/season over 3 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: 90%.
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 (Nebraska), 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
Pat WilliamsDT3yAntoine WinfieldCB3yEric MouldsWR3yPhil HansenDE3yPeerless PriceWR3yShawn PriceDE3ySam CowartMLB3yKeith NewmanLB3yJay RiemersmaTE3yKen IrvinDB3yRob JohnsonQB3yAlex Van PeltQB3ySteve ChristieK2yTed WashingtonNT2yHenry JonesDB2yChris MohrP2yMarcellus WileyDE2yAntowain SmithRB2ySammy MorrisRB2ySam RogersOLB2yDoug FlutieQB2yShawn BrysonRB2yJay ForemanLB2yKeion CarpenterS2y
1999 Draft Class· this player went #230
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 1999draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 7, Pick 230
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 250 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
18
peak 21
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1999
F2000
F2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
31%
19992001
1999 · cause not documented · 31%
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 | 34 | 6.8 | 237+203 | 13.9 |
| 2000 | 36 | 7.2 | 168+132 | 9.9 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.2 | 0-1 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4573 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #230 (Rd 7) · BUF · 1999 · -4.8 vs expected KV-H
18actual
22.8 expected · Δ−4.8
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