Tommy Kane is a career quality starter β a receiver whose body of work places Kane in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kane's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tommy Kane
Top 24% all-time WRsReliable Starter
Height5'11"
Weight180 lb
BornJan 14, 1964
Age62
CollegeSyracuseSee College Stats
Rookie yr1988
Draft1988 Β· Rd 3, Pick 75 Β· SEA
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 43 Β· #2266 Β· Above AverageWorth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver β top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+14.3
Avg surplus
peak +19
3 seasons Γ ~14.3 surplus β VORP 43
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1988 | β | SEA | 9 | β | β | 6 | 32 | 0 | β | 5.3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | SEA | 5 | β | β | 7 | 94 | 0 | β | 13.4 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | SEA | 16 | β | β | 52 | 776 | 4 | β | 14.9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | SEA | 16 | β | β | 50 | 763 | 2 | β | 15.3 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | SEA | 11 | β | β | 27 | 369 | 3 | β | 13.7 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 57 | β | 0 | 142 | 2,034 | 9 | β | 14.3 | β | β | β | 3 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 59Β· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 40.1
Availability 15.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1988bestavg 501992
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Receptions leader9
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers 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 (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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Eugene RobinsonFS5yBrian BladesWR5yDwayne HarperDB5yDavid WymanMLB5yPaul SkansiWR4yLouis ClarkWR4yKelly StoufferQB4yCortez KennedyDT3yChris WarrenRB3yDerrick FennerRB3yTravis McNealTE3yJohn KasayK2ySteve LargentWR2yCurt WarnerRB2yDerek LovilleRB2yRon HellerOT2yRuben RodriguezP2yDoug ThomasWR2yDavid DanielsWR2yDan McGwireQB2yKevin HarmonRB2yMichael SinclairDE1yRobb ThomasWR1yRay ButlerWR1y
1988 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #75
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTommy inherited the Seattle Seahawks WR room from Louis Clark (1988β1992), and handed it to Brian Blades (1988β1998).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1992final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1988draft
Drafted by SEA β Round 3, Pick 75
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 180 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
59
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1988
F1989
B1990
B1991
C+1992
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
81%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 32 | 3.6 | 111+79 | 6.5 |
| 1989 | 94 | 18.8 | 345+251 | 20.3 |
| 1990 | 776 | 48.5 | 802+26 | 47.2 |
| 1991 | 763 | 47.7 | 776+13 | 45.6 |
| 1992 | 369 | 33.5 | 550+181 | 32.3 |
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) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
43 career value over replacement β #2266 all-time of 4,642. 8.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #75 (Rd 3) Β· SEA Β· 1988 Β· +19 vs expected KV-H
59actual
40 expected Β· Ξ+19
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