Hoby Brenner ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Brenner in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Brenner a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TENO#0ACT

Hoby Brenner

1× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time TEsIron Man

Height6'4"

Weight240 lb

BornJun 2, 1959

Age67

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 3, Pick 71 · NOR

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 255 · #220 · Elite

Worth 255 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.6

Avg surplus

peak +38

13 seasons × ~19.6 surplus ≈ VORP 255

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1981	—	NOR	9	—	—	7	143	0	—	20.4	—	—	—
1982	—	NOR	8	—	—	16	171	0	—	10.7	—	—	—
1983	—	NOR	16	—	—	41	574	3	—	14.0	—	—	—
1984	—	NOR	16	—	—	28	554	6	—	19.8	—	—	—
1985	—	NOR	16	—	—	42	652	3	—	15.5	—	—	—
1986	—	NOR	15	—	—	18	286	0	—	15.9	—	—	—
1987	—	NOR	12	—	—	20	280	2	—	14.0	—	—	—
1988	—	NOR	10	—	—	5	67	0	—	13.4	—	—	—
1989	—	NOR	16	—	—	34	398	4	—	11.7	—	—	—
1990	—	NOR	16	—	—	17	213	2	—	12.5	—	—	—
1991	—	NOR	16	—	—	16	179	0	—	11.2	—	—	—
1992	—	NOR	15	—	—	12	161	0	—	13.4	—	—	—
1993	—	NOR	10	—	—	11	171	1	—	15.5	—	—	—
Career		—	175	—	—	534	7,698	42	—	14.4	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1981	22	NOR	9	—	—	7	143	0	—	20.4	—	—	—	4.6
1982	23	NOR	8	—	—	16	171	0	—	10.7	—	—	—	4.8
1983	24	NOR	16	—	—	41	574	3	—	14.0	—	—	—	19.5
1984	25	NOR	16	—	—	28	554	6	—	19.8	—	—	—	18.1
1985	26	NOR	16	—	—	42	652	3	—	15.5	—	—	—	15.6
1986	27	NOR	15	—	—	18	286	0	—	15.9	—	—	—	7.9
1987	28	NOR	12	—	—	20	280	2	—	14.0	—	—	—	8.7
1988	29	NOR	10	—	—	5	67	0	—	13.4	—	—	—	4.2
1989	30	NOR	16	—	—	34	398	4	—	11.7	—	—	—	17.5
1990	31	NOR	16	—	—	17	213	2	—	12.5	—	—	—	10.3
1991	32	NOR	16	—	—	16	179	0	—	11.2	—	—	—	7.1
1992	33	NOR	15	—	—	12	161	0	—	13.4	—	—	—	6.6
1993	34	NOR	10	—	—	11	171	1	—	15.5	—	—	—	6.5
Career			175		—	534	7,698	42	—	14.4	—	—	—	131.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 48.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1981bestavg 66elite 701993

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 34% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

34% of the all-time Receptions leader34

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 95%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 14.4 regular season → 14.8 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+3%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

Receiving

Rec10Yds148Y/R14.8

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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.

1981 Draft Class· this player went #71

#47Tony CollinsRB #50Byron FranklinWR #52Jarvis RedwineRB #53Doug DonleyWR #56Andra FranklinRB #59John MistlerWR #62Ray StachowiczP #67Ken MargerumWR #76Mike MosleyWR #79Mike HolstonWR #82Greg LaFleurTE #90Tom FlickQB #94Tim SherwinTE #98Mark HerrmannQB #99Tracy PorterWR #100Robbie MartinWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Hoby opened the New Orleans Saints TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to John Tice (1983–1991).

Hoby Brenner 1981–1993John Tice 1983–1991Derek Brown 1993–1996Wesley Walls 1994–1995Cameron Cleeland 1998–2001Boo Williams 2001–2004

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1993final season
Last recorded season with NOR
1981draft
Drafted by NOR — Round 3, Pick 71

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 240 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

C+1981

B1982

A1983

B+1984

A1985

B1986

B1987

C1988

B+1989

B1990

B1991

C+1992

C+1993

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
1981	143	15.9	498+355	29.3
1982	171	21.4	608+437	35.8
1983	574	35.9	917+343	53.9
1984	554	34.6	869+315	51.1
1985	652	40.8	977+325	57.5
1986	286	19.1	526+240	30.9
1987	280	23.3	639+359	37.6
1988	67	6.7	319+252	18.8
1989	398	24.9	695+297	40.9
1990	213	13.3	477+264	28.1
1991	179	11.2	431+252	25.4
1992	161	10.7	407+246	23.9
1993	171	17.1	529+358	31.1

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

Career Value · VORP

255 career value over replacement — #220 all-time of 4,642. 19.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #71 (Rd 3) · NOR · 1981 · +31.4 vs expected KV-H

75actual

43.6 expected · Δ+31.4

💔+33.1 stolen VORP·1.56 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1981 Draft Class· this player went #71

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Era Translator

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