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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | CLE | 14 | — | 50 | 30 | 302 | 2 | 60.0% | 10.1 | 6.0 | — | 10 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | CLE | 9 | — | 20 | 14 | 86 | 0 | 70.0% | 6.1 | 4.3 | — | 4 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | CLE | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 87.5% | 7.0 | 6.1 | — | 1 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | CLE | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | CLE | 11 | — | 26 | 26 | 252 | 4 | 100.0% | 9.7 | 9.7 | — | 13 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | CLE | 7 | — | 18 | 18 | 153 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 9 |
| Career | — | 48 | — | 124 | 97 | 851 | 7 | 78.2% | 8.8 | 6.9 | — | 37 | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #2991 all-time of 4,695. 4.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #110 (Rd 4) · CLE · 2000 · +14.3 vs expected KV-H
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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 65% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 seasons × ~11.5 surplus ≈ VORP 23
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