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

TECLE#82ACT

Gary Barnidge

1× Pro BowlTop 19% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2015Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #141

Height6'6"

Weight250 lb

BornSep 22, 1985

Age40

CollegeLouisville See College Stats

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 5, Pick 141 · CAR

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 73 · #1558 · Above Average

Worth 73 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 35% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.3

Avg surplus

peak +42

3 seasons × ~24.3 surplus ≈ VORP 73

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts						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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CAR	8	—	21	12	242	0	57.1%	20.2	11.5	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BUF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	0	315
2010	—	CAR	5	—	9	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-21.2	0	103
2012	—	CAR	6	—	6	6	78	1	100.0%	13.0	13.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	0	35
2013	—	CLE	12	—	18	13	127	2	72.2%	9.8	7.1	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	527	47.7%	—	0.0%	262	53.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.8	0	83
2014	—	CLE	9	—	25	13	156	0	52.0%	12.0	6.2	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	358	39.1%	—	0.0%	136	35.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.1	0	238
2015	—	CLE	16	—	125	79	1,043	9	63.2%	13.2	8.3	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	939	84.7%	—	0.0%	82	19.1%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	PIT	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.7	0	1,201
2016	—	CLE	16	—	82	55	612	2	67.1%	11.1	7.5	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	968	93.9%	—	0.0%	49	12.1%	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.4	0	574
Career		—	78	—	286	178	2,258	14	62.2%	12.7	7.9	—	112	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,792	66.4%	—	0.0%	529	29.8%	—	—	59.1	0	2,549

Career EPA59.1·59 receiving·8.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2009	24	CAR	8	—	21	12	242	0	57.1%	20.2	11.5	—	8	4.1
2010	25	CAR	5	—	9	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	1.2
2012	27	CAR	6	—	6	6	78	1	100.0%	13.0	13.0	—	3	2.8
2013	28	CLE	12	0*	18	13	127	2	72.2%	9.8	7.1	—	6	5.1
2014	29	CLE	9	0*	25	13	156	0	52.0%	12.0	6.2	—	9	3.1
2015	30	CLE	16	14*	125	79	1,043	9	63.2%	13.2	8.3	—	52	21.7
2016	31	CLE	16	15*	82	55	612	2	67.1%	11.1	7.5	—	34	11.2
Career			72	29*	286	178	2,258	14	62.2%	12.7	7.9	—	112	49.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2008	23	CAR	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2009	24	BUF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2015	30	PIT	4	4*	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6	4*	5	5	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	CLE	16	0*	527	47.7%	—	0.0%	262	53.0%
2014	29	CLE	13	0*	358	39.1%	—	0.0%	136	35.0%
2015	30	CLE	16	14*	939	84.7%	—	0.0%	82	19.1%
2016	31	CLE	16	15*	968	93.9%	—	0.0%	49	12.1%
Career			61	29*	2,792	—	—	—	529	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2009	24	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	315
2010	25	—	—	—	—	—	-21.2	103
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	35
2013	28	—	—	0*	—	—	5.8	83
2014	29	—	—	0*	—	—	-4.1	238
2015	30	—	—	14*	—	—	42.7	1,201
2016	31	—	—	15*	—	—	28.4	574
Career				29*	—	—	—	2,549

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 43.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 50elite 702016

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #141 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2015 CLE·3 team wins#16

Receiving Touchdowns · 9 · score 40

2015 CLE·3 team wins#22

Receptions · 79 · score 16

2015 CLE·3 team wins#23

Receiving Yards · 1,043 · score 12

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.44 EPA/season over 7 seasons53

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:0.694 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.694Touch rate0.09EPA/snap0.026Snap share66.4%Off snaps2,792VolatileCV 0.53

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2008

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2008 class

4.61s

40-Yard

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 57thClass Pos 70thClass All 57th

31"

Vertical

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 28thClass Pos 65thClass All 54th

117"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 50thClass Pos 50thClass All 53th

22 reps

Bench

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 56thClass Pos 60thClass All 47th

6.92s

3-Cone

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 79thClass Pos 75thClass All 78th

4.23s

Shuttle

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 68thClass Pos 79thClass All 80th

College Stats

LouisvilleCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisville), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #141

#129Jonathan WilhiteDB #130Tony HillsOT #132Derek FineTE #134Stanford KeglarLB #135Josh SittonG #136Kenny MooreWR #139Ryan TorainRB #140Brandon CarrCB #142Zack BowmanDB #143Orlando ScandrickDB #144DeMario PressleyDT #145Jason ShirleyDT #146Jerome FeltonFB #147Alvin BowenOLB #148Carlton PowellDT #149Tim HightowerRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Gary inherited the Cleveland Browns TE room from Jordan Cameron (2011–2014), and handed it to Seth DeValve (2016–2018).

Lawyer Tillman 1989–1993Scott Galbraith 1990–1992Brian Kinchen 1993–1995Mark Campbell 1999–2002Aaron Shea 2000–2005Steve Heiden

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2013team change
Joined CLE (from CAR)
2008draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 5, Pick 141

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 250 lb

Frame

243 lb at 4.61s

Size-speed

31" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	CLE	0	W6Questionable· Forearm / Hip
2015	CLE	0	W14Questionable· Ankle
2014	CLE	2	W14Out· RibW15Out· RibW16Questionable· RibW17Questionable· Rib

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

C+2009

F2010

F2012

C2013

C2014

A2015

B+2016

Availability

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

86%

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
2009	242	30.3	497+255	29.2
2010	0	0	4+4	0.2
2012	78	13	215+137	12.6
2013	127	10.6	176+49	10.4
2014	156	17.3	281+125	16.5
2015	1,043	65.2	1,084+41	63.8
2016	612	38.3	664+52	39.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

73 career value over replacement — #1558 all-time of 4,642. 10.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #141 (Rd 5) · CAR · 2008 · +29 vs expected KV-H

62actual

33 expected · Δ+29

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #141

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator