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Terry Hardy

Solid ContributorTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight271 lb

BornMay 31, 1976

Age50

CollegeSouthern Mississippi See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 5, Pick 125 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 18 · #3218 · Role Player

Worth 18 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 70% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

1 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

2 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 18

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
1999	—	ARI	14	—	45	30	222	0	66.7%	7.4	4.9	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.4	0	0
2000	—	ARI	16	—	45	27	160	1	60.0%	5.9	3.6	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-23.9	0	0
2001	—	ARI	7	—	22	11	79	2	50.0%	7.2	3.6	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.3	0	0
Career		—	40	—	112	68	461	3	60.7%	6.8	4.1	—	28	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	-23.7	0	0

Career EPA-23.7·-24 receiving·-7.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1999	23	ARI	14	—	45	30	222	0	66.7%	7.4	4.9	—	12	7
2000	24	ARI	16	—	45	27	160	1	60.0%	5.9	3.6	—	10	6.3
2001	25	ARI	7	—	22	11	79	2	50.0%	7.2	3.6	—	6	4.6
Career			37		112	68	461	3	60.7%	6.8	4.1	—	28	17.9

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FF	FR
1999	23	GB	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	—
2001	25	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	—
Career			3		2	2	—	—	1	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	23	—	—	—	—	—	2.4
2000	24	—	—	—	—	—	-23.9
2001	25	—	—	—	—	—	-2.3
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 43 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 43· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 34.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 492001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-7.89 EPA/season over 3 seasons47

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: 84%.

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+).

College Stats

Southern MississippiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Mississippi), 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 #125

#113Shawn BarberLB #114Tim DwightWR #116Clarence LoveCB #117Deshea TownsendDB #119Lance SchultersS #120Greg FavorsLB #121Roosevelt BlackmonDB #124Martin ChaseDT #126Cedric HardenDE #127Jeremy BrighamTE #130Darren HambrickOLB #131Jonathan LintonFB #132Wilmont PerryRB #135Antony JordanLB #137Jason SimmonsDB #138Oliver RossOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Terry inherited the Arizona Cardinals TE room from Chris Gedney (1997–2000), and handed it to Freddie Jones (2002–2004).

Doug Marsh 1980–1986Greg LaFleur 1981–1985Jay Novacek 1985–1989Rob Awalt 1987–1989Walter Reeves 1989–1993Derek Ware

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with ARI
1998draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 5, Pick 125

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 271 lb

Frame

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 49

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

C+1999

C+2000

D2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.

77%

19992001

2001 · cause not documented · 44%

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	222	15.9	426+204	25.1
2000	160	10	233+73	13.7
2001	79	11.3	226+147	13.3

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

18 career value over replacement — #3218 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #125 (Rd 5) · ARI · 1998 · +9.5 vs expected KV-H

43actual

33.5 expected · Δ+9.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #125

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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