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

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Chris Gedney

Top 29% all-time TEsReliable Starter

Height6'5"

Weight254 lb

BornAug 9, 1970

Age55

CollegeSyracuse See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 3, Pick 61 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 44 · #2210 · Above Average

Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 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

+11

Avg surplus

peak +17

4 seasons × ~11 surplus ≈ VORP 44

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
1993	—	CHI	7	—	—	10	98	0	—	9.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CHI	7	—	—	13	157	3	—	12.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CHI	14	—	—	5	52	0	—	10.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	ARI	16	—	—	23	261	4	—	11.3	—	—	—	1	15	0	15.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	ARI	16	—	—	22	271	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	ARI	9	—	16	10	75	0	62.5%	7.5	4.7	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.4	0	0
Career		—	70	—	16	83	914	8	518.8%	11.0	57.1	—	5	1	15	0	15.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-5.4	0	0

Career EPA-5.4·-5 receiving·-5.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1993	23	CHI	7	—	—	10	98	0	—	9.8	—	—	—	3.4
1994	24	CHI	7	—	—	13	157	3	—	12.1	—	—	—	7
1995	25	CHI	14	—	—	5	52	0	—	10.4	—	—	—	5.6
1997	27	ARI	16	—	—	23	261	4	—	11.3	—	—	—	13
1998	28	ARI	16	—	—	22	271	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	9.3
2000	30	ARI	9	—	16	10	75	0	62.5%	7.5	4.7	—	5	2.3
Career			69		16	83	914	8	518.8%	11.0	57.1	—	5	40.6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	30	—	—	—	—	—	-5.4	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1997	27	ARI	16	—	1	15	0	15.0	0.0	—	—	—
Career			16		1	15	0	15.0	—	0	—	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 39.1

Availability 15.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 522000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-5.37 EPA/season over 1 season48

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: 90%.

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+).

College Stats

SyracuseCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Syracuse), 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #61

#52Qadry IsmailWR #54Darrin SmithLB #55John ParrellaDT #56Vincent BrisbyWR #57John GerakG #58Billy Joe HobertQB #59Steve TovarLB #60Lamar ThomasWR #63Ty PartenDT #65Ray BuchananFS #66Marcus BuckleyLB #67Harold AlexanderP #68Mike ComptonG #70Jason ElamK #72James TrappCB #74Will ShieldsG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Arizona Cardinals TE room from Johnny McWilliams (1996–1999), and handed it to Terry Hardy (1999–2001).

Doug Marsh 1980–1986Greg LaFleur 1981–1985Jay Novacek 1985–1989Rob Awalt 1987–1989Walter Reeves 1989–1993Derek Ware

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with ARI
1997team change
Joined ARI (from CHI)
1993draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 3, Pick 61

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 254 lb

Frame

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

C1993

C+1994

C+1995

B1997

B1998

C2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

86%

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
1993	98	14	461+363	27.1
1994	157	22.4	654+497	38.5
1995	52	3.7	269+217	15.8
1997	261	16.3	475+214	28
1998	271	16.9	476+205	28
2000	75	8.3	194+119	11.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

44 career value over replacement — #2210 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #61 (Rd 3) · CHI · 1993 · +9.1 vs expected KV-H

56actual

46.9 expected · Δ+9.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #61

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator