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

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Chris Baker

Top 36% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -19% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight261 lb

BornNov 18, 1979

Age46

CollegeMichigan State See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 3, Pick 88 · NYJ

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 · #2381 · Role Player

Worth 38 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.6

Avg surplus

peak +15

5 seasons × ~7.6 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.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	—	NYJ	2	—	3	2	14	0	66.7%	7.0	4.7	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	0	0
2003	—	NYJ	10	—	14	14	137	0	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.1	0	0
2004	—	NYJ	12	—	18	18	182	4	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.9	0	0
2005	—	NYJ	7	—	18	18	269	1	100.0%	14.9	14.9	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.3	0	0
2006	—	NYJ	15	—	31	31	300	4	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CHI	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26.4	0	161
2007	—	NYJ	14	—	41	41	411	3	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYG	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32.8	0	265
2008	—	NYJ	11	—	21	21	194	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.6	0	144
2009	—	NE	11	—	19	14	142	2	73.7%	10.1	7.5	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.3	0	129
2010	—	SEA	11	—	19	9	116	1	47.4%	12.9	6.1	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.7	0	162
Career		—	100	—	184	168	1,765	15	91.3%	10.5	9.6	—	100	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	126.2	0	861

Career EPA126.2·126 receiving·14.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2002	23	NYJ	2	—	3	2	14	0	66.7%	7.0	4.7	—	1	—
2003	24	NYJ	10	—	14	14	137	0	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	8	2.5
2004	25	NYJ	12	—	18	18	182	4	100.0%	10.1	10.1	—	12	6
2005	26	NYJ	7	—	18	18	269	1	100.0%	14.9	14.9	—	11	4.9
2006	27	NYJ	15	—	31	31	300	4	100.0%	9.7	9.7	—	18	9.4
2007	28	NYJ	14	—	41	41	411	3	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	29	9.5
2008	29	NYJ	11	—	21	21	194	0	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	11	4.3
2009	30	NE	11	—	19	14	142	2	73.7%	10.1	7.5	—	6	5.8
2010	31	SEA	11	—	19	9	116	1	47.4%	12.9	6.1	—	4	4.6
Career			93		184	168	1,765	15	91.3%	10.5	9.6	—	100	47

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	25	NE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	26	BUF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	27	CHI	3	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2007	28	NYG	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		8	8	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	23	—	—	—	—	—	-0.6	0
2003	24	—	—	—	—	—	12.1	0
2004	25	—	—	—	—	—	12.9	0
2005	26	—	—	—	—	—	20.3	0
2006	27	—	—	—	—	—	26.4	161
2007	28	—	—	—	—	—	32.8	265
2008	29	—	—	—	—	—	16.6	144
2009	30	—	—	—	—	—	8.3	129
2010	31	—	—	—	—	—	-2.7	162
Career					—	—	—	861

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 36.2

Availability 14.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 502010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

14.02 EPA/season over 9 seasons55

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%.

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 · 2002

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

TE · 2002 class

4.81s

40-Yard

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 34thClass Pos 23thClass All 33th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 64thClass Pos 71thClass All 59th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 23th pct

Pos 23thAll 31thClass Pos 31thClass All 32th

18 reps

Bench

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 33thClass Pos 32thClass All 25th

6.95s

3-Cone

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 75thClass Pos 61thClass All 72th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 10.5 regular season → 8.5 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-19%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt13Rec13Yds111TD1Ctch%100.0%Y/R8.5Y/Tgt8.51D7

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA6.1Rec AirYd45

College Stats

Michigan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan State), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #88

#77Rocky CalmusLB #79Rashad BaumanDB #80Will OverstreetLB #81Josh McCownQB #83Charles HillNT #84Lamar GordonRB #85Kris RichardDB #87Cliff RussellWR #89Akin AyodeleILB #90Seth McKinneyG #91Brian WestbrookRB #92Marques AndersonDB #93Terrence MetcalfG #94Chris HopeS #96Dorsett DavisDT #97Coy WireOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the New York Jets TE room from Anthony Becht (2000–2004), and handed it to Dustin Keller (2008–2012).

Chris Dressel 1989–1991Mark Boyer 1990–1992Johnny Mitchell 1992–1995Jim Thornton 1993–1994Fred Baxter 1993–2000Kyle Brady

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined SEA (from NE)
2010final season
Last recorded season with SEA
2009team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
2002draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 3, Pick 88

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 261 lb

Frame

258 lb at 4.81s

Size-speed

35" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	NE	0	W3Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· ShoulderW11Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· Shoulder

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C2003

C2004

C+2005

C+2006

B2007

C2008

C2009

C2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

71%

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
2003	137	13.7	233+96	13.7
2004	182	15.2	245+63	14.4
2005	269	38.4	727+458	42.8
2006	300	20	338+38	19.9
2007	411	29.4	507+96	29.8
2008	194	17.6	290+96	17
2009	142	12.9	203+61	11.9
2010	116	10.5	174+58	10.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

38 career value over replacement — #2381 all-time of 4,642. 4.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #88 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 2002 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H

52actual

38.7 expected · Δ+13.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #88

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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