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

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Fred Baxter

Top 33% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter

Height6'3"

Weight268 lb

BornJun 14, 1971

Age55

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 5, Pick 115 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 49 · #2069 · Above Average

Worth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.8

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~9.8 surplus ≈ VORP 49

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1993	—	NYJ	7	—	—	3	48	1	—	16.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	NYJ	11	—	—	3	11	1	—	3.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NYJ	15	—	—	18	222	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NYJ	16	—	—	7	114	0	—	16.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NYJ	16	—	—	27	276	3	—	10.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NYJ	14	—	—	3	50	0	—	16.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	10	—	17	8	66	2	47.1%	8.3	3.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1	0	0
2000	—	NYJ	4	—	9	4	22	2	44.4%	5.5	2.4	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	0	0
2001	—	CHI	13	—	44	22	148	2	50.0%	6.7	3.4	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-19.5	0	0
2002	—	CHI	5	—	8	5	51	0	62.5%	10.2	6.4	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	0	0
2003	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	114	—	78	100	1,008	12	128.2%	10.1	12.9	—	20	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-16.3	0	0

Career EPA-16.3·-16 receiving·-4.1/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1993	22	NYJ	7	—	—	3	48	1	—	16.0	—	—	—	3.9
1994	23	NYJ	11	—	—	3	11	1	—	3.7	—	—	—	4.6
1995	24	NYJ	15	—	—	18	222	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	9.6
1996	25	NYJ	16	—	—	7	114	0	—	16.3	—	—	—	7.7
1997	26	NYJ	16	—	—	27	276	3	—	10.2	—	—	—	12.3
1998	27	NYJ	14	—	—	3	50	0	—	16.7	—	—	—	4.9
1999	28	NYJ	10	—	17	8	66	2	47.1%	8.3	3.9	—	5	4.9
2000	29	NYJ	4	—	9	4	22	2	44.4%	5.5	2.4	—	2	3.4
2001	30	CHI	13	—	44	22	148	2	50.0%	6.7	3.4	—	10	6.8
2002	31	CHI	5	—	8	5	51	0	62.5%	10.2	6.4	—	3	1.5
Career			111		78	100	1,008	12	128.2%	10.1	12.9	—	20	59.6

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	-0.1
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	1.6
2001	30	—	—	—	—	—	-19.5
2002	31	—	—	—	—	—	1.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 34.3

Availability 15.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 452002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-4.06 EPA/season over 4 seasons49

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: 89%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt4Rec1Yds3Ctch%25.0%Y/R3.0Y/Tgt0.8

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-3.8

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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 #115

#102Travis HannahWR #104Horace CopelandWR #105Ronnie BradfordFS #108Kevin HenryDE #110Corwin BrownS #111Russell CopelandWR #112Albert FontenotDE #114Terrence WarrenWR #118Mark BrunellQB #119James WillisLB #120Adrian MurrellRB #121Ron GeorgeLB #122Sean LaChapelleWR #124Herman ArvieOT #125Olanda TruittWR #129Kenny SheddWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Fred inherited the New York Jets TE room from Jim Thornton (1993–1994), and handed it to Kyle Brady (1995–1998).

Chris Dressel 1989–1991Mark Boyer 1990–1992Johnny Mitchell 1992–1995Jim Thornton 1993–1994Fred Baxter 1993–2000Kyle Brady

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined NE (from CHI)
2003final season
Last recorded season with NE
2001team change
Joined CHI (from NYJ)
1993draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 5, Pick 115

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 268 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

D1993

C1994

B1995

C+1996

B1997

C1998

C1999

F2000

C2001

F2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

66%

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	48	6.9	303+255	17.8
1994	11	1	185+174	10.9
1995	222	14.8	482+260	28.4
1996	114	7.1	337+223	19.9
1997	276	17.3	493+217	29
1998	50	3.6	212+162	12.5
1999	66	6.6	233+167	13.7
2000	22	5.5	128+106	7.5
2001	148	11.4	228+80	13.4
2002	51	10.2	167+116	9.8

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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

49 career value over replacement — #2069 all-time of 4,642. 4.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #115 (Rd 5) · NYJ · 1993 · +19.6 vs expected KV-H

54actual

34.4 expected · Δ+19.6

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #115

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator