Dante Lavelli is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 61 in the Knox value model. Lavelli's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Dante Lavelli
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
3
Title Seasons
10
Dynasty Seasons
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 153 · #612 · High-ValueWorth 153 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17
Avg surplus
peak +47
9 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 153
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1946 | — | CLE | 8 | — | — | 40 | 843 | 8 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | — | CLE | 6 | — | — | 49 | 799 | 9 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948 | — | CLE | 7 | — | — | 25 | 463 | 5 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | — | CLE | 7 | — | — | 28 | 475 | 7 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | CLE | 12 | — | — | 37 | 565 | 5 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | — | CLE | 12 | — | — | 43 | 586 | 6 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | — | CLE | 5 | — | — | 21 | 336 | 4 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953 | — | CLE | 12 | — | — | 45 | 783 | 6 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | — | CLE | 12 | — | — | 47 | 802 | 7 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | — | CLE | 12 | — | — | 31 | 492 | 4 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | — | CLE | 11 | — | — | 20 | 344 | 1 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 0 | 386 | 6,488 | 62 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 23 | CLE | 8 | — | — | 40 | 843 | 8 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 24 | CLE | 6 | — | — | 49 | 799 | 9 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | 7 | — | — | 25 | 463 | 5 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | 7 | — | — | 28 | 475 | 7 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 27 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 37 | 565 | 5 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 28 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 43 | 586 | 6 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 29 | CLE | 5 | — | — | 21 | 336 | 4 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 30 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 45 | 783 | 6 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 31 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 47 | 802 | 7 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 32 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 31 | 492 | 4 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 33 | CLE | 11 | — | — | 20 | 344 | 1 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — |
| Career | 104 | 0 | 386 | 6,488 | 62 | — | 16.8 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
59
Sustained
career value
×.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 59
On-field 42.3
Availability 16.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1946bestavg 59elite 701956
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position35
Depth
of 100
Reached 31% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
31% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader31
2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67
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: 97%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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.
Top Teammates
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1956final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 1946signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
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 11-season peers. See all →
61
peak 61
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A+1946
B1947
C+1948
B1949
B1950
B1951
D1952
B1953
B1954
C+1955
C1956
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 843 | 105.4 | 1,889+1,046 | 111.1 |
| 1947 | 799 | 133.2 | 2,369+1,570 | 139.4 |
| 1948 | 463 | 66.1 | 601+138 | 35.4 |
| 1949 | 475 | 67.9 | 900+425 | 52.9 |
| 1950 | 565 | 47.1 | 414-151 | 24.3 |
| 1951 | 586 | 48.8 | 430-156 | 25.3 |
| 1952 | 336 | 67.2 | 734+398 | 43.2 |
| 1953 | 783 | 65.3 | 414-369 | 24.3 |
| 1954 | 802 | 66.8 | 420-382 | 24.7 |
| 1955 | 492 | 41 | 193-299 | 11.4 |
| 1956 | 344 | 31.3 | 0-344 | 0 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
153 career value over replacement — #612 all-time of 4,642. 13.9/season above a replacement-level TE.
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