Ben Coates ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Coates in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Coates a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Ben Coates

5× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 1% all-time TEsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 1994

Height6'5"

Weight245 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

317 career value over replacement — #111 all-time of 4,695. 31.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #124 (Rd 5) · NWE · 1991 · +58.4 vs expected KV-H

89actual

30.6 expected · Δ+58.4

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	22	NE	16	—	—	10	95	1	—	9.5	—	—	—
1992	23	NE	16	—	—	20	171	3	—	8.6	—	—	—
1993	24	NE	16	—	—	53	659	8	—	12.4	—	—	—
1994	25	NE	16	—	—	96	1,174	7	—	12.2	—	—	—
1995	26	NE	16	—	—	84	915	6	—	10.9	—	—	—
1996	27	NE	16	—	—	62	682	9	—	11.0	—	—	—
1997	28	NE	16	—	—	66	737	8	—	11.2	—	—	—
1998	29	NE	14	—	—	67	668	6	—	10.0	—	—	—
1999	30	NE	15	—	63	32	370	2	50.8%	11.6	5.9	—	20
2000	31	BAL	12	—	18	9	84	0	50.0%	9.3	4.7	—	3
Career		—	153	—	81	499	5,555	50	616.0%	11.1	68.6	—	23

Career arc · VAL by season

10 seasons · peak 16.7 in 1994

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

6.3 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1994 · +1.3 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+1.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
Career			—		3	-4	0	-1.3	0.0	—	—	—	82.3

Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	22	NE	16	—	—	10	95	1	—	9.5	—	—	—
1992	23	NE	16	—	—	20	171	3	—	8.6	—	—	—
1993	24	NE	16	—	—	53	659	8	—	12.4	—	—	—
1994	25	NE	16	—	—	96	1,174	7	—	12.2	—	—	—
1995	26	NE	16	—	—	84	915	6	—	10.9	—	—	—
1996	27	NE	16	—	—	62	682	9	—	11.0	—	—	—
1997	28	NE	16	—	—	66	737	8	—	11.2	—	—	—
1998	29	NE	14	—	—	67	668	6	—	10.0	—	—	—
1999	30	NE	15	—	63	32	370	2	50.8%	11.6	5.9	—	20
2000	31	BAL	12	—	18	9	84	0	50.0%	9.3	4.7	—	3
Career			153		81	499	5,555	50	616.0%	11.1	68.6	—	23

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 89 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 89 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 85.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 89· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 78

On-field 58.8

Availability 19.2