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

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Tim Sherwin

Top 21% all-time TEsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'6"

Weight243 lb

BornMay 4, 1958

Age68

CollegeBoston College See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 4, Pick 94 · BAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 77 · #1482 · Above Average

Worth 77 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 33% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.8

Avg surplus

peak +30

6 seasons × ~12.8 surplus ≈ VORP 77

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									Defense
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
1981	—	IND	16	—	—	2	19	0	—	9.5	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1982	—	IND	9	—	—	21	280	0	—	13.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	—	IND	15	—	—	25	358	0	—	14.3	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1984	—	IND	16	—	—	11	169	0	—	15.4	—	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1985	—	IND	8	—	—	5	64	0	—	12.8	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	IND	7	—	—	3	26	1	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	IND	8	—	—	9	86	1	—	9.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	NYG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
Career		—	79	—	0	76	1,002	2	—	13.2	—	—	—	11	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1981	23	IND	16	—	—	2	19	0	—	9.5	—	—	—	4.6
1982	24	IND	9	—	—	21	280	0	—	13.3	—	—	—	6.6
1983	25	IND	15	—	—	25	358	0	—	14.3	—	—	—	11.2
1984	26	IND	16	—	—	11	169	0	—	15.4	—	—	—	7.4
1985	27	IND	8	—	—	5	64	0	—	12.8	—	—	—	3.5
1986	28	IND	7	—	—	3	26	1	—	8.7	—	—	—	3.6
1987	29	IND	8	—	—	9	86	1	—	9.6	—	—	—	4.1
Career			79		0	76	1,002	2	—	13.2	—	—	—	41

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	23	IND	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1983	25	IND	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1984	26	IND	—	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1985	27	IND	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
1988	30	NYG	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	—	—	—
Career					11	9	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 56elite 701987

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 85%.

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

Boston CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #94

#59John MistlerWR #62Ray StachowiczP #67Ken MargerumWR #71Hoby BrennerTE #76Mike MosleyWR #79Mike HolstonWR #82Greg LaFleurTE #90Tom FlickQB #98Mark HerrmannQB #99Tracy PorterWR #100Robbie MartinWR #103Amos LawrenceRB #107Eric SieversTE #110Calvin MurrayRB #114Edwin BaileyG #125Ken LanierOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tim opened the Indianapolis Colts TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mark Boyer (1985–1989).

Tim Sherwin 1981–1987Mark Boyer 1985–1989Pat Beach 1985–1991Kerry Cash 1991–1994Charles Arbuckle 1992–1995Ken Dilger 1995–2001

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1988team change
Joined NYG (from IND)
1988final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1981draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 4, Pick 94
1981team change
Joined IND (from BAL)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 243 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

C+1981

B+1982

B+1983

C+1984

C1985

D1986

C+1987

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

76%

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
1981	19	1.2	188+169	11
1982	280	31.1	805+525	47.4
1983	358	23.9	680+322	40
1984	169	10.6	397+228	23.3
1985	64	8	331+267	19.5
1986	26	3.7	239+213	14
1987	86	10.8	393+307	23.1

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

77 career value over replacement — #1482 all-time of 4,642. 11/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #94 (Rd 4) · BAL · 1981 · +23.3 vs expected KV-H

62actual

38.7 expected · Δ+23.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #94

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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