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

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Jacob Tamme

Top 18% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010

Height6'3"

Weight230 lb

BornMar 15, 1985

Age

Career Value · VORP

87 career value over replacement — #1364 all-time of 4,695. 10.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #127 (Rd 4) · IND · 2008 · +32.4 vs expected KV-H

63actual

30.6 expected · Δ+32.4

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Snap Counts						Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2008	23	IND	2	—	3	3	12	0	100.0%	4.0	4.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	24	IND	5	—	10	3	35	0	30.0%	11.7	3.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	25	IND	10	—	93	67	631	4	72.0%	9.4	6.8	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	26	IND	9	—	31	19	177	1	61.3%	9.3	5.7	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	27	DEN	15	—	84	52	555	2	61.9%	10.7	6.6	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	28	DEN	16	—	25	20	184	1	80.0%	9.2	7.4	—	14	264	20.9%	—	0.0%	328	60.9%	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2014	29	DEN	15	—	28	14	109	2	50.0%	7.8	3.9	—	4	276	26.9%	—	0.0%	250	51.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	30	ATL	15	—	81	59	657	1	72.8%	11.1	8.1	—	31	771	72.5%	—	0.0%	13	2.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	31	ATL	8	—	31	22	210	3	71.0%	9.5	6.8	—	13	329	62.8%	—	0.0%	16	6.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	95	—	386	259	2,570	14	67.1%	9.9	6.7	—	139	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

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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 87 · #1364 · High-Value

Worth 87 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 30% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.5

Avg surplus

peak +32

6 seasons × ~14.5 surplus ≈