Wesley Walls ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Walls in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Walls a career score of 80, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TEGB#82ACT

Wesley Walls

5× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 7 seasons · 1 titles Top 4% all-time TEsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999

Height6'5"

Weight240 lb

BornFeb 26, 1966

Age60

CollegeMississippi See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 2, Pick 56 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 319 · #107 · All-Time

Worth 319 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.5

Avg surplus

peak +46

13 seasons × ~24.5 surplus ≈ VORP 319

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
1989	—	SF	16	—	—	4	16	1	—	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	SF	16	—	—	5	27	0	—	5.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	SF	15	—	—	2	24	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	SF	6	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	NO	15	—	—	38	406	4	—	10.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NO	16	—	—	57	694	4	—	12.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CAR	16	—	—	61	713	10	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CAR	15	—	—	58	746	6	—	12.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CAR	14	—	—	49	506	5	—	10.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CAR	16	—	108	63	822	12	58.3%	13.0	7.6	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.8	0	0
2000	—	CAR	8	—	48	30	415	2	62.5%	13.8	8.6	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.8	0	0
2001	—	CAR	14	—	73	43	452	5	58.9%	10.5	6.2	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	0	0
2002	—	CAR	12	—	36	19	241	4	52.8%	12.7	6.7	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.5	0	0
2003	—	GB	10	—	20	20	222	1	100.0%	11.1	11.1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.8	0	0
Career		—	192	—	285	449	5,284	54	157.5%	11.8	18.5	—	108	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	85.0	0	0

Career EPA85.0·85 receiving·17.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1989	23	SF	16	—	—	4	16	1	—	4.0	—	—	—	6.9
1990	24	SF	16	—	—	5	27	0	—	5.4	—	—	—	6
1991	25	SF	15	—	—	2	24	0	—	12.0	—	—	—	3.6
1993	27	SF	6	—	—	0	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—	1.5
1994	28	NO	15	—	—	38	406	4	—	10.7	—	—	—	14.1
1995	29	NO	16	—	—	57	694	4	—	12.2	—	—	—	20.5
1996	30	CAR	16	—	—	61	713	10	—	11.7	—	—	—	24
1997	31	CAR	15	—	—	58	746	6	—	12.9	—	—	—	20.2
1998	32	CAR	14	—	—	49	506	5	—	10.3	—	—	—	16.3
1999	33	CAR	16	—	108	63	822	12	58.3%	13.0	7.6	—	47	26
2000	34	CAR	8	—	48	30	415	2	62.5%	13.8	8.6	—	20	9.8
2001	35	CAR	14	—	73	43	452	5	58.9%	10.5	6.2	—	20	15.5
2002	36	CAR	12	—	36	19	241	4	52.8%	12.7	6.7	—	12	9.1
2003	37	GB	10	—	20	20	222	1	100.0%	11.1	11.1	—	9	5
Career			189		285	449	5,284	54	157.5%	11.8	18.5	—	108	178.5

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	33	—	—	—	—	—	42.8
2000	34	—	—	—	—	—	23.8
2001	35	—	—	—	—	—	1.1
2002	36	—	—	—	—	—	4.5
2003	37	—	—	—	—	—	12.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 80 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 51.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 67elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Receptions leader29

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

17.01 EPA/season over 5 seasons56

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: 88%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt2Rec2Yds12Ctch%100.0%Y/R6.0Y/Tgt6.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.6

College Stats

MississippiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi), 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.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #56

#31Lawyer TillmanTE #33Danny PeeblesWR #34Carnell LakeDB #35Eric BallRB #39Daryl JohnstonRB #40Walter ReevesTE #41Doug WidellG #51Billy Joe TolliverQB #57Mark StepnoskiC #60Naz WorthenWR #61Derek HillWR #63Marv CookTE #65Jerry FontenotC #71Elroy HarrisRB #73Chris GannonTE #74Anthony DilwegQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Wesley opened the Carolina Panthers TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Kris Mangum (1997–2006).

Wesley Walls 1996–2002Kris Mangum 1997–2006Luther Broughton 1998–2001Jeff King 2006–2010Dante Rosario 2007–2010Greg Olsen 2011–2019

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined GB (from CAR)
2003final season
Last recorded season with GB
1996team change
Joined CAR (from NO)
1994team change
Joined NO (from SF)
1989draft
Drafted by SF — Round 2, Pick 56

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 240 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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 90

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

C+1989

C+1990

C+1991

F1993

B+1994

A1995

A1996

A1997

B+1998

A+1999

A2000

B+2001

C+2002

C+2003

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
1989	16	1	204+188	12
1990	27	1.7	231+204	13.6
1991	24	1.6	220+196	13
1993	0	0	151+151	8.9
1994	406	27.1	755+349	44.4
1995	694	43.4	1,033+339	60.8
1996	713	44.6	1,055+342	62.1
1997	746	49.7	1,121+375	65.9
1998	506	36.1	856+350	50.4
1999	822	51.4	1,169+347	68.8
2000	415	51.9	1,209+794	71.1
2001	452	32.3	723+271	42.5
2002	241	20.1	404+163	23.8
2003	222	22.2	421+199	24.7

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

319 career value over replacement — #107 all-time of 4,642. 22.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #56 (Rd 2) · SF · 1989 · +33.1 vs expected KV-H

80actual

46.9 expected · Δ+33.1

💔+51.1 stolen VORP·2.24 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

1989 Draft Class· this player went #56

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator

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