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.

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Brent Jones

4× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 3 titles Top 2% all-time TEsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 📈 Late Developer · 1993

Career Value · VORP

349 career value over replacement — #74 all-time of 4,695. 31.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #135 (Rd 5) · PIT · 1986 · +56.5 vs expected KV-H

87actual

30.5 expected · Δ+56.5

💔+41.2 stolen VORP·1.3 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

11 seasons · peak 12.2 in 1990

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

6.0 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1990 · +0.9 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1987	24–25	SF	4	—	—	2	35	0	—	17.5	—	—	—	0
1988	25–26	SF	11	—	—	8	57	2	—	7.1	—	—	—	0.4
1989	26–27	SF	16	—	—	40	500	4	—	12.5	—	—	—	8.7
1990	27–28	SF	16	—	—	56	747	5	—	13.3	—	—	—	12.2
1991	28–29	SF	10	—	—	27	417	0	—	15.4	—	—	—	5.2
1992	29–30	SF	15	—	—	45	628	4	—	14.0	—	—	—	11.2
1993	30–31	SF	16	—	—	68	735	3	—	10.8	—	—	—	11.2
1994	31–32	SF	15	—	—	49	670	9	—	13.7	—	—	—	10.6
1995	32–33	SF	16	—	—	60	595	3	—	9.9	—	—	—	7.6
1996	33–34	SF	11	—	—	33	428	1	—	13.0	—	—	—	6.2
1997	34–35	SF	13	—	—	29	383	2	—	13.2	—	—	—	4.8
Career			143		—	417	5,195	33	—	12.5	—	—	—	78.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 87 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 87 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 85.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 87· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 80

On-field 62.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production