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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | LAR | 2 | — | — | 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 | TOT | — | — | — | 28 | 331 | 0 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | MIA | — | — | — | 26 | 320 | 0 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | STL | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | MIA | 15 | — | — | 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 | — | 83 | — | 58 | 242 | 2,643 | 23 | 417.2% | 10.9 | 45.6 | — | 18 | |
Career Value · VORP
120 career value over replacement — #870 all-time of 4,649. 20/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #39 (Rd 2) · LA · 1993 · +19.5 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | LAR | 2 | — | — | 27 | 319 | 4 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 32 | 276 | 6 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | 14.6 |
| 1995 | 25 | STL | 16 | — | — | 47 | 458 | 4 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | 17.4 |
| 1996 | 26 | TOT | — | — | — | 28 | 331 | 0 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 8.1 |
| 1996 | 26 | MIA | — | — | — | 26 | 320 | 0 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | 8.1 |
| 1996 | 26 | STL | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | 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 | 83 | 58 | 242 | 2,643 | 23 | 417.2% | 10.9 | 45.6 | — | 18 | 79.5 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 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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