Freddie Jones ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Jones in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Freddie Jones

Top 5% all-time TEsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight265 lb

BornSep 16, 1974

Age51

CollegeNorth Carolina See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 2, Pick 45 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 229 · #281 · Elite

Worth 229 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+28.6

Avg surplus

peak +43

8 seasons × ~28.6 surplus ≈ VORP 229

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
1997	—	SDG	8	—	—	41	505	2	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	SDG	16	—	—	57	602	3	—	10.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	LAC	16	—	88	54	630	2	61.4%	11.7	7.2	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.9	0	0
2000	—	LAC	15	—	119	63	673	5	52.9%	10.7	5.7	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-24.4	0	0
2001	—	LAC	14	—	60	35	388	4	58.3%	11.1	6.5	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.9	0	0
2002	—	ARI	15	—	81	44	358	1	54.3%	8.1	4.4	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	SEA	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-22.3	0	0
2003	—	ARI	15	—	55	55	517	3	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.8	0	0
2004	—	ARI	16	—	45	45	426	2	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	ATL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.1	0	0
Career		—	124	—	448	394	4,099	22	87.9%	10.4	9.1	—	—	9	8	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	30.0	0	0

Career EPA30.0·30 receiving·5.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1997	23	SDG	8	—	—	41	505	2	—	12.3	—	—	—	10.9
1998	24	SDG	16	—	—	57	602	3	—	10.6	—	—	—	15.8
1999	25	LAC	16	—	88	54	630	2	61.4%	11.7	7.2	—	36	15.1
2000	26	LAC	15	—	119	63	673	5	52.9%	10.7	5.7	—	32	19.4
2001	27	LAC	14	—	60	35	388	4	58.3%	11.1	6.5	—	23	13
2002	28	ARI	15	—	81	44	358	1	54.3%	8.1	4.4	—	14	9.7
2003	29	ARI	15	—	55	55	517	3	100.0%	9.4	9.4	—	19	13.1
2004	30	ARI	16	—	45	45	426	2	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	16	10.3
Career			115		448	394	4,099	22	87.9%	10.4	9.1	—	—	107.3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	25	DEN	3	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
2000	26	CAR	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2002	28	SEA	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2004	30	ATL	2	—	2	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			9		9	8	1	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	25	—	—	—	—	—	11.9
2000	26	—	—	—	—	—	-24.4
2001	27	—	—	—	—	—	8.9
2002	28	—	—	—	—	—	-22.3
2003	29	—	—	—	—	—	33.8
2004	30	—	—	—	—	—	22.1
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 77 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 75elite 702004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 25% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

25% of the all-time Receptions leader25

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

5 EPA/season over 6 seasons52

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: 88%.

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

North CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Carolina), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #45

#37Jerry WunschOT #38John AllredTE #39Jared TomichDE #40Dexter McCleonDB #41Byron HanspardRB #42Jake PlummerQB #43Corey DillonRB #44Sam MadisonCB #46Joey KentWR #47Kevin LockettWR #48Adam MeadowsOT #50Mike LoganDB #52Marcellus WileyDE #53Will BlackwellWR #55Marc EdwardsFB #56Mike MinterFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Freddie inherited the Los Angeles Chargers TE room from Alfred Pupunu (1993–1999), and handed it to Antonio Gates (2003–2018).

Pete Holohan 1981–1987Eric Sievers 1981–1988Derrick Walker 1990–1993Duane Young 1991–1995Alfred Pupunu 1993–1999Freddie Jones

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

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Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2002team change
Joined ARI (from LAC)
1999team change
Joined LAC (from SDG)
1997draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 45
1997team change
Joined SDG (from LAC)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 265 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

A1997

A1998

A1999

A2000

B2001

B2002

B+2003

B2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

90%

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
1997	505	63.1	1,380+875	81.2
1998	602	37.6	885+283	52.1
1999	630	39.4	918+288	54
2000	673	44.9	1,046+373	61.5
2001	388	27.7	615+227	36.2
2002	358	23.9	495+137	29.1
2003	517	34.5	692+175	40.7
2004	426	26.6	510+84	30

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

229 career value over replacement — #281 all-time of 4,642. 28.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #45 (Rd 2) · LAC · 1997 · +27.2 vs expected KV-H

77actual

49.8 expected · Δ+27.2

💔+22.9 stolen VORP·0.8 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #45

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator