Brent Jones ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Jones in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones a career score of 87, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
349 career value over replacement — #74 all-time of 4,695. 31.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #135 (Rd 5) · PIT · 1986 · +56.5 vs expected KV-H
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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 | |||||
| 1987 | 24–25 | SF | 4 | — | — | 2 | 35 | 0 | — | 17.5 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | SF | 11 | — | — | 8 | 57 | 2 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | — | 40 | 500 | 4 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | — | 56 | 747 | 5 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | SF | 10 | — | — | 27 | 417 | 0 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | SF | 15 | — | — | 45 | 628 | 4 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | — | 68 | 735 | 3 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | SF | 15 | — | — | 49 | 670 | 9 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 32–33 | SF | 16 | — | — | 60 | 595 | 3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 33–34 | SF | 11 | — | — | 33 | 428 | 1 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 34–35 | SF | 13 | — | — | 29 | 383 | 2 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 143 | — | — | 417 | 5,195 | 33 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | |
Postseason all-time ranks
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.
Worth 349 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +34.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~34.9 surplus ≈
Mark Bavaro
TE
91% match
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10 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1591