Troy Drayton ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Drayton in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Drayton a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 27 | 319 | 4 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 32 | 276 | 6 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | STL | 16 | — | — | 47 | 458 | 4 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | MIA / STL | — | — | — | 28 | 331 | 0 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 39 | 558 | 4 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | — | 30 | 334 | 3 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | MIA | 12 | — | 50 | 32 | 299 | 1 | 64.0% | 9.3 | 6.0 | — | 14 |
| 2000 | 30 | KC | 7 | — | 8 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 87.5% | 9.7 | 8.5 | — | 4 |
| Career | — | — | — | 58 | 242 | 2,643 | 23 | 417.2% | 10.9 | 45.6 | — | 18 | |
Career Value · VORP
140 career value over replacement — #728 all-time of 4,695. 20/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #39 (Rd 2) · RAM · 1993 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 8.0 in 1997
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
2.6 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1997 · +0.6 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#71 of 698 all-time TEs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 34.5 |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 27 | 319 | 4 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 32 | 276 | 6 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | STL | 16 | — | — | 47 | 458 | 4 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | All teams | — | — | — | 28 | 331 | 0 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 39 | 558 | 4 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | — | 30 | 334 | 3 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | MIA | 12 | — | 50 | 32 | 299 | 1 | 64.0% | 9.3 | 6.0 | — | 14 |
| 2000 | 30 | KC | 7 | — | 8 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 87.5% | 9.7 | 8.5 | — | 4 |
| Career | — | 58 | 242 | 2,643 | 23 | 417.2% | 10.9 | 45.6 | — | 18 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 69.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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