Aaron Hernandez is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Hernandez in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hernandez's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Aaron Hernandez
All-Time Rank & Honors
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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 80 · #1424 · High-ValueWorth 80 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 31% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
80 career value over replacement — #1424 all-time of 4,666. 26.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #113 (Rd 4) · NWE · 2010 · +27.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
35.7 expected · Δ+27.3
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