Aaron Shea is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Shea in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Shea's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Aaron Shea

Top 39% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000

Height6'3"

Weight248 lb

BornDec 5, 1976

Age49

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 4, Pick 110 · CLE

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2951 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.5

Avg surplus

peak +15

2 seasons × ~11.5 surplus ≈ VORP 23

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
2000	—	CLE	14	—	50	30	302	2	60.0%	10.1	6.0	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-10.2	0	0
2001	—	CLE	9	—	20	14	86	0	70.0%	6.1	4.3	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.3	0	0
2002	—	CLE	5	—	8	7	49	0	87.5%	7.0	6.1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	0	0
2003	—	CLE	2	—	2	2	9	0	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	0	0
2004	—	CLE	11	—	26	26	252	4	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.9	0	0
2005	—	CLE	7	—	18	18	153	1	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	PIT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.4	0	0
Career		—	50	—	124	97	851	7	78.2%	8.8	6.9	—	37	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	20.2	0	0

Career EPA20.2·20 receiving·3.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2000	24	CLE	14	—	50	30	302	2	60.0%	10.1	6.0	—	10	9.1
2001	25	CLE	9	—	20	14	86	0	70.0%	6.1	4.3	—	4	2.9
2002	26	CLE	5	—	8	7	49	0	87.5%	7.0	6.1	—	1	1.6
2003	27	CLE	2	—	2	2	9	0	100.0%	4.5	4.5	—	0	—
2004	28	CLE	11	—	26	26	252	4	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	13	7.8
2005	29	CLE	7	—	18	18	153	1	100.0%	8.5	8.5	—	9	4
Career			48		124	97	851	7	78.2%	8.8	6.9	—	37	25.4

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
2000	24	—	—	—	—	—	-10.2
2001	25	—	—	—	—	—	-5.3
2002	26	—	—	—	—	—	1.4
2003	27	—	—	—	—	—	0.9
2004	28	—	—	—	—	—	24.9
2005	29	—	—	—	—	—	8.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 35.7

Availability 12.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 442005

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.36 EPA/season over 6 seasons51

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: 89%.

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+).

Combine · 2000

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2000 class

4.81s

40-Yard

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 34thClass Pos 38thClass All 34th

37.5"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 84thClass Pos 69thClass All 87th

114"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 38thClass Pos 19thClass All 47th

6.72s

3-Cone

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 95thClass Pos 94thClass All 95th

4.30s

Shuttle

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 56thClass Pos 31thClass All 47th

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #110

#101Jerry JohnsonDT #102David BarrettCB #103Danny FarmerWR #105Brandon ShortOLB #106Antonio WilsonLB #107Junior IoaneDE #108John KeithDB #109Kareem LarrimoreDB #111Trevor GaylorWR #112Cooper CarlisleG #113Leonardo CarsonDT #115Frank MoreauRB #116Marcus BellLB #117Deon DyerRB #118Tyrone CarterDB #119Isaiah KacyvenskiLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Aaron inherited the Cleveland Browns TE room from Mark Campbell (1999–2002), and handed it to Steve Heiden (2002–2009).

Lawyer Tillman 1989–1993Scott Galbraith 1990–1992Brian Kinchen 1993–1995Mark Campbell 1999–2002Aaron Shea 2000–2005Steve Heiden

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2005final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2000draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 4, Pick 110

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 248 lb

Frame

253 lb at 4.81s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 52

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

B2000

C2001

F2002

C+2004

C2005

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

50%

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
2000	302	21.6	503+201	29.6
2001	86	9.6	185+99	10.9
2002	49	9.8	158+109	9.3
2004	252	22.9	424+172	24.9
2005	153	21.9	378+225	22.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

23 career value over replacement — #2951 all-time of 4,642. 4.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #110 (Rd 4) · CLE · 2000 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H

50actual

36.8 expected · Δ+13.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #110

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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