Tyji Armstrong is a career quality starter β a tight end whose body of work places Armstrong in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Armstrong's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tyji Armstrong
A tight end with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 50 Β· #2059 Β· Above AverageWorth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 45% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+8.3
Avg surplus
peak +19
6 seasons Γ ~8.3 surplus β VORP 50
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | β | TB | 15 | β | β | 7 | 138 | 1 | β | 19.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | TB | 12 | β | β | 9 | 86 | 1 | β | 9.6 | β | β | β | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 4 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | TB | 16 | β | β | 22 | 265 | 1 | β | 12.0 | β | β | β | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | TB | 16 | β | β | 7 | 68 | 0 | β | 9.7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | DAL | 16 | β | β | 2 | 10 | 0 | β | 5.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | LAR | 12 | β | β | 6 | 54 | 0 | β | 9.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 87 | β | 0 | 53 | 621 | 3 | β | 11.7 | β | β | β | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β | 6 | 5 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 36.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1992bestavg 541998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receptions leader3
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: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends 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 (Mississippi; Iowa, Central University of), 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
Dave MooreTE4ySantana DotsonDT4yMark WheelerDT4yCourtney HawkinsWR4yLawrence DawseyWR4yJohn LynchFS3yHardy NickersonMLB3yDan StryzinskiP3yMarty CarterS3yChidi AhanotuDT3yEric CurryDE3yLamar ThomasWR3yHorace CopelandWR3yCraig EricksonQB3yMazio RoysterRB3yAnthony McDowellFB3yCasey WeldonQB3yCharles DimryCB2yLonnie MartsOLB2yJackie HarrisTE2yTrent DilferQB2yBrad CulpepperDT2yRon HallTE2yVince WorkmanRB2y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #79
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTyji inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE room from Ron Hall (1987β1993), and handed it to Dave Moore (1992β2006).
Jerry Bell 1982β1986Ron Hall 1987β1993Tyji Armstrong 1992β1995Dave Moore 1992β2006Jackie Harris 1994β1997Patrick Hape
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1998team change
Joined LAR (from DAL)
- 1998final season
Last recorded season with LAR
- 1996team change
Joined DAL (from TB)
- 1992draft
Drafted by TAM β Round 3, Pick 79
- 1992team change
Joined TB (from TAM)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 250 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 6-season peers. See all β
56
peak 59
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1992
C+1993
B1994
C+1995
C+1996
C1998
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
91%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 138 | 9.2 | 374+236 | 22 |
| 1993 | 86 | 7.2 | 310+224 | 18.2 |
| 1994 | 265 | 16.6 | 526+261 | 30.9 |
| 1995 | 68 | 4.3 | 279+211 | 16.4 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0.6 | 213+203 | 12.5 |
| 1998 | 54 | 4.5 | 230+176 | 13.5 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
50 career value over replacement β #2059 all-time of 4,642. 8.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #79 (Rd 3) Β· TAM Β· 1992 Β· +17.3 vs expected KV-H
56actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+17.3
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