Vyto Kab is a career quality starter β a tight end whose body of work places Kab in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kab's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Vyto Kab
Height6'5"
Weight243 lb
BornDec 23, 1959
Age66
CollegePenn StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1982
Draft1982 Β· Rd 3, Pick 78 Β· PHI
A quality tight end with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 31 Β· #2654 Β· Role PlayerWorth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+10.3
Avg surplus
peak +14
3 seasons Γ ~10.3 surplus β VORP 31
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 | |||||
| 1982 | β | PHI | 9 | β | β | 4 | 35 | 1 | β | 8.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | PHI | 14 | β | β | 18 | 195 | 1 | β | 10.8 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | PHI | 16 | β | β | 9 | 102 | 3 | β | 11.3 | β | β | β | 6 | 6 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | NYG | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | DET | 7 | β | β | 5 | 54 | 0 | β | 10.8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 46 | β | 0 | 36 | 386 | 5 | β | 10.7 | β | β | β | 10 | 10 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 51 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
54
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
56
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 54.8 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 51Β· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 36.7
Availability 17.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1982bestavg 521987
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns 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: 93%.
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 (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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Mike QuickWR3yMelvin HooverWR3yHarold CarmichaelWR2yMichael HaddixFB2yByron DarbyDT2yPerry HarringtonRB2yHubie OliverRB2yTony WoodruffWR2yLawrence SampletonTE2yMike HoranP1yJim ArnoldP1yJerry BallDT1yTony PaigeFB1yKenny JacksonWR1yPete MandleyWR1yRob RubickTE1yButch WoolfolkRB1yMark NicholsWR1yStan EdwardsRB1yRaphel CherryDB1yGarry JamesRB1yGary EllersonRB1yMark WitteTE1yScott WilliamsRB1y
1982 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #78
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterVyto opened the Philadelphia Eagles TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Keith Jackson (1988β1991).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1987team change
Joined DET (from NYG)
- 1987final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 1985team change
Joined NYG (from PHI)
- 1982draft
Drafted by PHI β Round 3, Pick 78
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 243 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 4-season peers. See all β
51
peak 56
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1982
B1983
C+1984
C1987
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 35 | 3.9 | 255+220 | 15 |
| 1983 | 195 | 13.9 | 484+289 | 28.5 |
| 1984 | 102 | 6.4 | 315+213 | 18.5 |
| 1987 | 54 | 7.7 | 334+280 | 19.6 |
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
31 career value over replacement β #2654 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #78 (Rd 3) Β· PHI Β· 1982 Β· +12.3 vs expected KV-H
51actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+12.3
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