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

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Eric Kattus

Top 29% all-time TEsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight235 lb

BornMar 4, 1963

Age63

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 4, Pick 91 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 58 · #1864 · Above Average

Worth 58 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.6

Avg surplus

peak +15

5 seasons × ~11.6 surplus ≈ VORP 58

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									Defense
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
1986	—	CIN	16	—	—	11	99	1	—	9.0	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	CIN	11	—	—	18	217	2	—	12.1	—	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	CIN	4	—	—	2	8	0	—	4.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	CIN	16	—	—	12	93	0	—	7.8	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	—	CIN	16	—	—	11	145	2	—	13.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	CIN	16	—	—	12	136	0	—	11.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	79	—	0	66	698	5	—	10.6	—	—	—	13	13	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1986	23	CIN	16	—	—	11	99	1	—	9.0	—	—	—	7.1
1987	24	CIN	11	—	—	18	217	2	—	12.1	—	—	—	7.7
1988	25	CIN	4	—	—	2	8	0	—	4.0	—	—	—	1.5
1989	26	CIN	16	—	—	12	93	0	—	7.8	—	—	—	6.7
1990	27	CIN	16	—	—	11	145	2	—	13.2	—	—	—	9.4
1991	28	CIN	16	—	—	12	136	0	—	11.3	—	—	—	6.2
Career			79		0	66	698	5	—	10.6	—	—	—	38.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1986	23	CIN	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	24	CIN	—	—	6	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1988	25	CIN	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1989	26	CIN	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					13	13	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady 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 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 36.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 511991

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 93%.

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

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #91

#61Allen PinkettRB #62Barry WordRB #67Bubby BristerQB #71Hugh MillenQB #76John TaylorWR #82David WilliamsWR #86Bill BrooksWR #88Kelvin EdwardsWR #93Joe PhillipsNT #96Charles HaleyDE #103Vance MuellerRB #107James PruittWR #108Napoleon McCallumRB #111Carl ByrumRB #114Jeff ParksTE #120Hassan JonesWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Cincinnati Bengals TE room from Rodney Holman (1982–1992), and handed it to Jim Riggs (1988–1992).

Rodney Holman 1982–1992Eric Kattus 1986–1991Jim Riggs 1988–1992Craig Thompson 1992–1993Tony McGee 1993–2001Troy Sadowski

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1991final season
Last recorded season with CIN
1986draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 4, Pick 91

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 235 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 57

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

C+1986

B1987

F1988

C+1989

C+1990

C+1991

Availability

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

83%

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
1986	99	6.2	285+186	16.8
1987	217	19.7	568+351	33.4
1988	8	2	226+218	13.3
1989	93	5.8	303+210	17.8
1990	145	9.1	387+242	22.8
1991	136	8.5	372+236	21.9

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

Career Value · VORP

58 career value over replacement — #1864 all-time of 4,642. 9.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 4) · CIN · 1986 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H

56actual

38.7 expected · Δ+17.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #91

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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