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

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Ben Troupe

Top 33% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter

Height6'4"

Weight260 lb

BornSep 1, 1982

Age43

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 40 · TEN

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 38 · #2376 · Role Player

Worth 38 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19

Avg surplus

peak +25

2 seasons × ~19 surplus ≈ VORP 38

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									Rushing								Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2004	—	TEN	13	—	33	33	329	1	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.9	0	0
2005	—	TEN	13	—	55	55	530	4	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	MIA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44.1	0	0
2006	—	TEN	8	—	13	13	150	2	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.4	0	55
2007	—	TEN	4	—	5	5	47	0	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	2	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	3.8	0	10
Career		—	40	—	106	106	1,056	7	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	54	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-0.7	79.1	0	65

Career EPA78.4·-1 rushing · 79 receiving·19.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2007	25	TEN	4	—	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1.1
Career			4		1	-1	0	-1.0	—	0	—	0	25.1

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	22	TEN	13	—	33	33	329	1	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	13
2005	23	TEN	13	—	55	55	530	4	100.0%	9.6	9.6	—	31
2006	24	TEN	8	—	13	13	150	2	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	8
2007	25	TEN	4	—	5	5	47	0	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	2
Career			38		106	106	1,056	7	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	54

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	22	—	—	—	—	—	17.9	0
2005	23	—	—	—	—	—	44.1	0
2006	24	—	—	—	—	—	13.4	55
2007	25	—	—	—	—	-0.7	3.8	10
Career					—	—	—	65

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 53· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 42.5

Availability 13.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 49elite 702007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

19.6 EPA/season over 4 seasons57

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: 88%.

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 · 2004

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

TE · 2004 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 50thClass Pos 72thClass All 53th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec3Yds44Ctch%100.0%Y/R14.7Y/Tgt14.71D3

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA2.3Rec AirYd42

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #40

#32Benjamin WatsonTE #33Karlos DansbyILB #34Chris SneeG #35Igor OlshanskyDT #36Junior SiaviiDT #37Teddy LehmanLB #38Ricardo ColcloughDB #39Daryl SmithOLB #41Tatum BellRB #42Travis LaBoyOLB #43Julius JonesRB #44Bob SandersS #45Jake GroveC #46Justin SmileyG #47Tank JohnsonDT #48Dontarrious ThomasLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ben inherited the Tennessee Titans TE room from Erron Kinney (2000–2005), and handed it to Bo Scaife (2005–2010).

Chris Dressel 1983–1985Mike McCloskey 1983–1985Jamie Williams 1984–1988Roderick Lewis 1994–1997Michael Roan 1995–2000Frank Wycheck

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2004draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 2, Pick 40

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 260 lb

Frame

265 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

C+2004

B+2005

C2006

F2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

59%

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
2004	329	25.3	479+150	28.2
2005	530	40.8	776+246	45.7
2006	150	18.8	314+164	18.5
2007	47	11.8	189+142	11.1

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

38 career value over replacement — #2376 all-time of 4,642. 9.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #40 (Rd 2) · TEN · 2004 · +3.2 vs expected KV-H

53actual

49.8 expected · Δ+3.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #40

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography