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

TEKC#87ACT

Troy Drayton

Top 12% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -45% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'3"

Weight263 lb

BornJun 29, 1970

Age56

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 2, Pick 39 · LA

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 116 · #919 · High-Value

Worth 116 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.2

Avg surplus

peak +32

5 seasons × ~23.2 surplus ≈ VORP 116

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
1993	—	RAM	2	—	—	27	319	4	—	11.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	RAM	16	—	—	32	276	6	—	8.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	STL	16	—	—	47	458	4	—	9.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	STL	10	—	—	2	11	0	—	5.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	MIA	10	—	—	26	320	0	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	MIA	15	—	—	39	558	4	—	14.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	MIA	15	—	—	30	334	3	—	11.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	MIA	12	—	50	32	299	1	64.0%	9.3	6.0	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.1	0	0
2000	—	KC	7	—	8	7	68	1	87.5%	9.7	8.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.7	0	0
Career		—	105	—	58	242	2,643	23	417.2%	10.9	45.6	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	13.7	0	0

Career EPA13.7·14 receiving·6.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1993	23	RAM	2	—	—	27	319	4	—	11.8	—	—	—	—
1994	24	RAM	16	—	—	32	276	6	—	8.6	—	—	—	14.6
1995	25	STL	16	—	—	47	458	4	—	9.7	—	—	—	17.4
1996	26	STL	10	—	—	2	11	0	—	5.5	—	—	—	8.1
1996	26	MIA	10	—	—	26	320	0	—	12.3	—	—	—	8.1
1997	27	MIA	15	—	—	39	558	4	—	14.3	—	—	—	15.7
1998	28	MIA	15	—	—	30	334	3	—	11.1	—	—	—	12.1
1999	29	MIA	12	—	50	32	299	1	64.0%	9.3	6.0	—	14	8.5
2000	30	KC	7	—	8	7	68	1	87.5%	9.7	8.5	—	4	3.1
Career			103		58	242	2,643	23	417.2%	10.9	45.6	—	—	79.5

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	29	—	—	—	—	—	8.1
2000	30	—	—	—	—	—	5.7
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 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 67.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 46.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 61elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

6.87 EPA/season over 2 seasons52

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 10.9 regular season → 6.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-45%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt1Rec5Yds30Ctch%500.0%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt30.0

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.0

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #39

#26Dana StubblefieldDT #28Thomas SmithDB #29George TeagueFS #30Carlton GrayCB #31Chris SladeDE #32Ben ColemanG #33Ryan McNeilDB #37Tony McGeeTE #40Michael StrahanDE #41Natrone MeansRB #43Glyn MilburnWR #45Reggie BrooksRB #47Micheal BarrowLB #49Roosevelt PottsFB #50Victor BaileyWR #51Todd RucciG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Troy inherited the Los Angeles Rams TE room from Pat Carter (1990–1993), and handed it to Ernie Conwell (1996–2002).

Damone Johnson 1987–1991Pete Holohan 1988–1990Pat Carter 1990–1993Troy Drayton 1993–1996Ernie Conwell 1996–2002Roland Williams

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined KC (from MIA)
2000final season
Last recorded season with KC
1997team change
Joined MIA (from STL)
1995team change
Joined STL (from RAM)
1993draft
Drafted by LA — Round 2, Pick 39
1993team change
Joined RAM (from LA)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 263 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 73

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

B1994

B+1995

C1996

B+1997

B1998

B1999

D2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

81%

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
1994	276	17.3	541+265	31.8
1995	458	28.6	749+291	44.1
1996	11	1.1	222+211	13.1
1997	558	37.2	879+321	51.7
1998	334	22.3	582+248	34.2
1999	299	24.9	616+317	36.2
2000	68	9.7	226+158	13.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

116 career value over replacement — #919 all-time of 4,642. 16.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #39 (Rd 2) · LA · 1993 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H

68actual

49.8 expected · Δ+18.2

💔+22.1 stolen VORP·1.33 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #39

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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