Clarence Kay is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Kay in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kay's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1984 | 23 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 16 | 136 | 3 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 29 | 339 | 3 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | DEN | 13 | — | — | 15 | 195 | 1 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | DEN | 12 | — | — | 31 | 440 | 0 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | DEN | 14 | — | — | 34 | 352 | 4 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 21 | 197 | 2 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 29 | 282 | 0 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 11 | 139 | 0 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 7 | 56 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 135 | — | — | 193 | 2,136 | 13 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
154 career value over replacement — #623 all-time of 4,695. 17.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #186 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1984 · +42.7 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 6.9 in 1987
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.
2.0 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1987 · +0.5 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#99 of 698 all-time TEs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 23 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 16 | 136 | 3 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| 1985 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 29 | 339 | 3 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| 1986 | 25 | DEN | 13 | — | — | 15 | 195 | 1 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 1.9 |
| 1987 | 26 | DEN | 12 | — | — | 31 | 440 | 0 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| 1988 | 27 | DEN | 14 | — | — | 34 | 352 | 4 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 28 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 21 | 197 | 2 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1990 | 29 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 29 | 282 | 0 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1991 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 11 | 139 | 0 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 31 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 7 | 56 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 135 | — | 193 | 2,136 | 13 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — | 26.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 23 | DEN | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | DEN | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | DEN | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | DEN | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30 | DEN | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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