Alge Crumpler ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Crumpler in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Crumpler a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TENE#82ACT

Alge Crumpler

4× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 2 titles Top 5% all-time TEsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Two-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight275 lb

BornDec 23, 1977

Age48

CollegeNorth Carolina See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 2, Pick 35 · ATL

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 213 · #332 · Elite

Worth 213 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.7

Avg surplus

peak +43

9 seasons × ~23.7 surplus ≈ VORP 213

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
2001	—	ATL	15	—	41	25	330	3	61.0%	13.2	8.0	—	10	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.2	0	0
2002	—	ATL	16	—	58	36	455	5	62.1%	12.6	7.8	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.9	0	0
2003	—	ATL	16	—	44	44	552	3	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	CAR	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.1	0	0
2004	—	ATL	14	—	48	48	774	6	100.0%	16.1	16.1	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54.4	0	0
2005	—	ATL	16	—	65	65	877	5	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CAR	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.9	0	0
2006	—	ATL	16	—	56	56	780	8	100.0%	13.9	13.9	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CLE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73.7	0	526
2007	—	ATL	13	—	43	42	444	5	97.7%	10.6	10.3	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35.8	0	163
2008	—	TEN	12	—	24	24	257	1	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.7	0	140
2009	—	TEN	14	—	37	27	222	1	73.0%	8.2	6.0	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6.6	0	171
2010	—	NE	8	—	10	6	52	2	60.0%	8.7	5.2	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.7	0	51
Career		—	155	—	426	373	4,743	39	87.6%	12.7	11.1	—	220	16	16	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	313.9	0	1,051

Career EPA313.9·314 receiving·31.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2001	24	ATL	15	—	41	25	330	3	61.0%	13.2	8.0	—	10	10.5
2002	25	ATL	16	—	58	36	455	5	62.1%	12.6	7.8	—	26	14
2003	26	ATL	16	—	44	44	552	3	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	26	12.7
2004	27	ATL	14	—	48	48	774	6	100.0%	16.1	16.1	—	32	17.3
2005	28	ATL	16	—	65	65	877	5	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	42	16.5
2006	29	ATL	16	—	56	56	780	8	100.0%	13.9	13.9	—	38	19.2
2007	30	ATL	13	—	43	42	444	5	97.7%	10.6	10.3	—	22	11.1
2008	31	TEN	12	—	24	24	257	1	100.0%	10.7	10.7	—	11	6
2009	32	TEN	14	—	37	27	222	1	73.0%	8.2	6.0	—	9	6.9
2010	33	NE	8	—	10	6	52	2	60.0%	8.7	5.2	—	4	4
Career			140		426	373	4,743	39	87.6%	12.7	11.1	—	220	118.2

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	24	ATL	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	25	CLE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	26	CAR	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2005	28	CAR	7	—	7	7	0.0	0.0	—
2006	29	CLE	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2009	32	NE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			17		16	16	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2001	24	—	—	—	—	—	4.2	0
2002	25	—	—	—	—	—	29.9	0
2003	26	—	—	—	—	—	40.1	0
2004	27	—	—	—	—	—	54.4	0
2005	28	—	—	—	—	—	60.9	0
2006	29	—	—	—	—	—	73.7	526
2007	30	—	—	—	—	—	35.8	163
2008	31	—	—	—	—	—	18.7	140
2009	32	—	—	—	—	—	-6.6	171
2010	33	—	—	—	—	—	2.7	51
Career					—	—	—	1,051

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 50.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 66elite 702010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Receptions leader24

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

31.39 EPA/season over 10 seasons60

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: 92%.

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 · 2001

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

TE · 2001 class

4.76s

40-Yard

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 38thClass Pos 65thClass All 40th

34"

Vertical

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 54thClass Pos 55thClass All 43th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 31thClass Pos 50thClass All 40th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 88thClass All 54th

7.38s

3-Cone

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 32thClass Pos 32thClass All 42th

4.43s

Shuttle

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 36thClass Pos 23thClass All 29th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 12.7 regular season → 12.1 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-5%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt22Rec16Yds194TD2Ctch%72.7%Y/R12.1Y/Tgt8.81D8

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA7.5Rec AirYd47

College Stats

North CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Carolina), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #35

#27Michael BennettRB #28Derrick GibsonDB #29Ryan PickettNT #30Reggie WayneWR #31Todd HeapTE #32Drew BreesQB #33Quincy MorganWR #34Kyle Vanden BoschDE #36Chad JohnsonWR #37Idrees BashirDB #38Anthony ThomasRB #39Kendrell BellOLB #40Ken LucasCB #41Robert FergusonWR #42Tommy PolleyLB #43Maurice WilliamsG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Alge inherited the Atlanta Falcons TE room from Reggie Kelly (1999–2011), and handed it to Tony Gonzalez (2009–2013).

Junior Miller 1980–1983Cliff Benson 1984–1985Ken Whisenhunt 1985–1988Mitch Lyons 1993–1996O.J. Santiago 1997–1999Brian Kozlowski

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined NE (from TEN)
2010final season
Last recorded season with NE
2008team change
Joined TEN (from ATL)
2001draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 2, Pick 35

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 275 lb

Frame

266 lb at 4.76s

Size-speed

34" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 86

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

B2001

B2002

B+2003

A2004

A2005

A2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

D2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

88%

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
2001	330	22	479+149	28.2
2002	455	28.4	604+149	35.6
2003	552	34.5	692+140	40.7
2004	774	55.3	1,173+399	69
2005	877	54.8	1,072+195	63
2006	780	48.8	892+112	52.5
2007	444	34.2	593+149	34.9
2008	257	21.4	360+103	21.2
2009	222	15.9	253+31	14.9
2010	52	6.5	109+57	6.4

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

213 career value over replacement — #332 all-time of 4,642. 21.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #35 (Rd 2) · ATL · 2001 · +21.1 vs expected KV-H

76actual

54.9 expected · Δ+21.1

💔+25.6 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #35

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography