Dante Lavelli is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 62 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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127 career value over replacement — #821 all-time of 4,695. 11.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
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Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| 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 | 23 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 40 | 843 | 8 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 24 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 49 | 799 | 9 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | 8 | — | — | 25 | 463 | 5 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | 9 | — | — | 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 | 8 | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | 0 | 386 | 6,488 | 62 | — | 16.8 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
11 seasons · peak 10.5 in 1946
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.
5.8 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1946 · +0.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 23 | CLE | 14 | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 10.5 |
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 5.3 |
| Career | — | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 75.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 23 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 40 | 843 | 8 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 24 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 49 | 799 | 9 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | 8 | — | — | 25 | 463 | 5 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | 9 | — | — | 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 | 8 | — | — | 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 | — | 0 | 386 | 6,488 | 62 | — | 16.8 | — | — | 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 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 60.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%
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95% match
Latest season · 1956 · +0.2 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.
#138 of 698 all-time TEs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)