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

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Anthony Fasano

Top 23% all-time TEsReliable Starter📉 Fades · -67% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight258 lb

BornApr 20, 1984

Age42

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 53 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 93 · #1226 · High-Value

Worth 93 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.6

Avg surplus

peak +19

8 seasons × ~11.6 surplus ≈ VORP 93

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts						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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2006	—	DAL	7	—	14	14	126	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.9	0	72
2007	—	DAL	11	—	14	14	143	1	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.0	0	89
2008	—	MIA	13	—	34	34	454	7	100.0%	13.4	13.4	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43.9	0	316
2009	—	MIA	14	—	54	31	339	2	57.4%	10.9	6.3	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-14.1	0	516
2010	—	MIA	15	—	60	39	528	4	65.0%	13.5	8.8	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CLE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.6	0	483
2011	—	MIA	15	—	54	32	451	5	59.3%	14.1	8.4	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PHI	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2	0	575
2012	—	MIA	16	—	69	41	332	5	59.4%	8.1	4.8	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	TEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.5	0	466
2013	—	KC	9	—	33	23	200	3	69.7%	8.7	6.1	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	504	84.4%	—	0.0%	6	9.5%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	0	243
2014	—	KC	14	—	36	25	226	4	69.4%	9.0	6.3	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	671	69.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.4	0	262
2015	—	TEN	14	—	42	26	289	2	61.9%	11.1	6.9	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	548	53.1%	—	0.0%	8	15.5%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	MIA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.9	0	275
2016	—	TEN	10	—	14	8	83	2	57.1%	10.4	5.9	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	533	50.3%	—	0.0%	74	16.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.9	0	105
2017	—	MIA	8	—	16	12	107	1	75.0%	8.9	6.7	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	519	50.0%	—	0.0%	56	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.5	0	119
Career		—	160	—	440	299	3,278	36	68.0%	11.0	7.5	—	183	15	15	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,775	61.5%	—	0.0%	144	13.5%	—	—	107.0	0	3,521

Career EPA107.0·107 receiving·8.9/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2006	22	DAL	7	—	14	14	126	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	4	2.9
2007	23	DAL	11	—	14	14	143	1	100.0%	10.2	10.2	—	6	3.8
2008	24	MIA	13	—	34	34	454	7	100.0%	13.4	13.4	—	26	13.7
2009	25	MIA	14	—	54	31	339	2	57.4%	10.9	6.3	—	21	8.7
2010	26	MIA	15	—	60	39	528	4	65.0%	13.5	8.8	—	29	11.7
2011	27	MIA	15	—	54	32	451	5	59.3%	14.1	8.4	—	25	12
2012	28	MIA	16	—	69	41	332	5	59.4%	8.1	4.8	—	18	10.7
2013	29	KC	9	8*	33	23	200	3	69.7%	8.7	6.1	—	12	6
2014	30	KC	14	10*	36	25	226	4	69.4%	9.0	6.3	—	15	8.9
2015	31	TEN	14	8*	42	26	289	2	61.9%	11.1	6.9	—	16	7.4
2016	32	TEN	10	8*	14	8	83	2	57.1%	10.4	5.9	—	6	4.6
2017	33	MIA	8	8*	16	12	107	1	75.0%	8.9	6.7	—	5	3.6
Career			146	42*	440	299	3,278	36	68.0%	11.0	7.5	—	183	94

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2007	23	NYJ	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	25	JAX	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2010	26	CLE	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2011	27	PHI	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2012	28	TEN	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2014	30	BUF	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2015	31	MIA	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2017	33	KC	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			14	3*	15	15	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	29	KC	9	8*	504	84.4%	—	0.0%	6	9.5%
2014	30	KC	15	10*	671	69.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2015	31	TEN	16	8*	548	53.1%	—	0.0%	8	15.5%
2016	32	TEN	16	8*	533	50.3%	—	0.0%	74	16.0%
2017	33	MIA	16	8*	519	50.0%	—	0.0%	56	13.0%
Career			72	42*	2,775	—	—	—	144	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2006	22	—	—	—	—	—	6.9	72
2007	23	—	—	—	—	—	10.0	89
2008	24	—	—	—	—	—	43.9	316
2009	25	—	—	—	—	—	-14.1	516
2010	26	—	—	—	—	—	27.6	483
2011	27	—	—	—	—	—	20.2	575
2012	28	—	—	—	—	—	-7.5	466
2013	29	—	—	8*	—	—	-0.6	243
2014	30	—	—	10*	—	—	12.4	262
2015	31	—	—	8*	—	—	8.9	275
2016	32	—	—	8*	—	—	6.9	105
2017	33	—	—	8*	—	—	-7.5	119
Career				42*	—	—	—	3,521

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 38

Availability 16

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 522017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Receptions leader19

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.92 EPA/season over 12 seasons53

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.326 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.326Touch rate0.051EPA/snap0.007Snap share61.5%Off snaps2,775ReliableCV 0.41

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2006

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

TE · 2006 class

4.72s

40-Yard

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 42thClass Pos 53thClass All 43th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 49thClass Pos 40thClass All 38th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 31thClass Pos 31thClass All 35th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 38thClass Pos 16thClass All 34th

6.94s

3-Cone

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 77thClass Pos 75thClass All 75th

4.34s

Shuttle

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 49thClass Pos 36thClass All 42th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 11.0 regular season → 3.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-67%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt4Rec3Yds11Ctch%75.0%Y/R3.7Y/Tgt2.81D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-0.2Rec AirYd-4

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #53

#45LenDale WhiteRB #46Joe KlopfensteinTE #47Daryn ColledgeG #48Cedric GriffinS #49Kellen ClemensQB #50Marcus McNeillOT #51Ryan CookC #52Greg JenningsWR #54Bernard PollardS #55Andrew WhitworthOT #56Chris ChesterG #57Devin HesterWR #58Richard MarshallCB #59Jeremy TruebloodOT #60Maurice Jones-DrewRB #61Tony SchefflerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Anthony inherited the Miami Dolphins TE room from David Martin (2007–2008), and handed it to Charles Clay (2011–2014).

Dan Johnson 1983–1987Ferrell Edmunds 1988–1992Greg Baty 1991–1994Keith Jackson 1992–1994Troy Drayton 1996–1999Jed Weaver

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined MIA (from TEN)
2017final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2015team change
Joined TEN (from KC)
2013team change
Joined KC (from MIA)
2008team change
Joined MIA (from DAL)
2006draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 2, Pick 53

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 258 lb

Frame

259 lb at 4.72s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

5 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	TEN	0	W6Questionable· Concussion
2014	KC	0	W11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· Knee
2013	KC	2	W3Doubtful· AnkleW4Questionable· Ankle / KneeW5Questionable· Knee / AnkleW6Doubtful· Ankle / KneeW14Out· Concussion / KneeW15Out· Concussion / Knee
2011	MIA	1	W11Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· RibsW16Out· Head
2010	MIA	1	W17Out· Knee
2009	MIA	1	W10Questionable· HipW11Out· Hip

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

D2006

C2007

B2008

C+2009

B2010

B2011

C+2012

C2013

C+2014

C+2015

C2016

C2017

Availability

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
2006	126	18	299+173	17.6
2007	143	13	211+68	12.4
2008	454	34.9	611+157	35.9
2009	339	24.2	394+55	23.2
2010	528	35.2	570+42	33.5
2011	451	30.1	482+31	28.3
2012	332	20.8	336+4	19.8
2013	200	22.2	358+158	21
2014	226	16.1	263+37	15.4
2015	289	20.6	348+59	20.5
2016	83	8.3	139+56	8.2
2017	107	13.4	224+117	13.2

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

Career Value · VORP

93 career value over replacement — #1226 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #53 (Rd 2) · DAL · 2006 · +12 vs expected KV-H

60actual

48 expected · Δ+12

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #53

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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