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

TELAC#87ACT

Jared Cook

2× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time TEsFranchise Cornerstone📉 Fades · -16% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2018Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #531

Height6'5"

Weight250 lb

BornApr 7, 1987

Age39

CollegeSouth Carolina See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2009

Draft2009 · Rd 3, Pick 89 · TEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Franchise CornerstoneExplore archetypes →

A top 5% all-time tight end with excellent availability over their career and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 292 · #146 · All-Time

Worth 292 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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 +40

12 seasons × ~24.3 surplus ≈ VORP 292

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									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2009	—	TEN	8	—	15	9	74	0	60.0%	8.2	4.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	JAX	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	TEN	11	—	45	29	361	1	64.4%	12.4	8.0	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	TEN	16	—	81	49	759	3	60.5%	15.5	9.4	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	IND	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	TEN	13	—	72	44	523	4	61.1%	11.9	7.3	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	LA	16	—	86	51	671	5	59.3%	13.2	7.8	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	718	71.5%	1	2.0%	3	4.0%
2014	—	LA	16	—	99	52	634	3	52.5%	12.2	6.4	—	32	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	684	67.8%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2015	—	LA	16	—	75	39	481	0	52.0%	12.3	6.4	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	672	70.6%	—	0.0%	4	3.8%
2016	—	GB	10	—	51	30	377	1	58.8%	12.6	7.4	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	328	50.6%	—	0.0%	12	7.3%
2016	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	LV	16	—	86	54	688	2	62.8%	12.7	8.0	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	791	78.5%	—	0.0%	10	5.7%
2018	—	LV	16	—	101	68	896	6	67.3%	13.2	8.9	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	KC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	767	73.1%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2019	—	NO	14	—	65	43	705	9	66.2%	16.4	10.8	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	502	55.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	NO	15	—	60	37	504	7	61.7%	13.6	8.4	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	466	46.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2020	—	MIN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	—	LAC	16	—	83	48	564	4	57.8%	11.8	6.8	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	644	57.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2021	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	281	—	919	553	7,237	45	60.2%	13.1	7.9	—	356	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	18	17	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	5,572	63.5%	1	2.0%	32	4.7%

Career EPA142.9·-1 rushing · 144 receiving·11.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2014	27	LA	16	11*	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	12.6
Career			16	11*	1	0	0	0.0	—	0	—	0	152.9

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

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2009	22	TEN	8	—	15	9	74	0	60.0%	8.2	4.9	—	5
2010	23	TEN	11	—	45	29	361	1	64.4%	12.4	8.0	—	18
2011	24	TEN	16	—	81	49	759	3	60.5%	15.5	9.4	—	34
2012	25	TEN	13	—	72	44	523	4	61.1%	11.9	7.3	—	24
2013	26	LA	16	11*	86	51	671	5	59.3%	13.2	7.8	—	34
2014	27	LA	16	11*	99	52	634	3	52.5%	12.2	6.4	—	32
2015	28	LA	16	11*	75	39	481	0	52.0%	12.3	6.4	—	19
2016	29	GB	10	5*	51	30	377	1	58.8%	12.6	7.4	—	19
2017	30	LV	16	13*	86	54	688	2	62.8%	12.7	8.0	—	35
2018	31	LV	16	12*	101	68	896	6	67.3%	13.2	8.9	—	46
2019	32	NO	14	8*	65	43	705	9	66.2%	16.4	10.8	—	32
2020	33	NO	15	0*	60	37	504	7	61.7%	13.6	8.4	—	27
2021	34	LAC	16	9*	83	48	564	4	57.8%	11.8	6.8	—	31
Career			183	80*	919	553	7,237	45	60.2%	13.1	7.9	—	356

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2009	22	JAX	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2010	23	JAX	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2011	24	IND	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2012	25	LAC	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2013	26	IND	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2014	27	LAC	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2015	28	GB	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2016	29	WAS	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2017	30	NE	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2018	31	KC	2	2*	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2019	32	LA	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2020	33	MIN	3	0*	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
2021	34	BAL	1	1*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			18	9*	18	17	1	—	—	—

* 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	26	STL	16	11*	718	71.5%	1	2.0%	3	4.0%
2014	27	STL	16	11*	684	67.8%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2015	28	STL	16	11*	672	70.6%	—	0.0%	4	3.8%
2016	29	GB	10	5*	328	50.6%	—	0.0%	12	7.3%
2017	30	OAK	16	13*	791	78.5%	—	0.0%	10	5.7%
2018	31	OAK	16	12*	767	73.1%	—	0.0%	1	4.0%
2019	32	NO	14	8*	502	55.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2020	33	NO	15	0*	466	46.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2021	34	LAC	16	9*	644	57.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			135	80*	5,572	—	1	—	32	—

* 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	22	—	—	—	—	—	-3.4	95
2010	23	—	—	—	—	—	11.2	407
2011	24	—	—	—	—	—	15.2	705
2012	25	—	—	—	—	—	1.8	587
2013	26	—	—	11*	—	—	4.6	806
2014	27	—	—	11*	—	-0.7	-7.7	845
2015	28	—	—	11*	—	—	-18.8	636
2016	29	—	—	5*	—	—	15.4	503
2017	30	—	—	13*	—	—	28.5	769
2018	31	—	—	12*	—	—	27.6	840
2019	32	—	—	8*	—	—	36.4	672
2020	33	—	—	0*	—	—	28.6	687
2021	34	—	—	9*	—	—	4.2	685
Career				80*	—	—	—	8,237

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

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	31	LV	16	12*	8.3	8.1	5.0	4	9	0.1	46	98.5
2019	32	NO	14	8*	10.3	10.5	5.9	3	4	0.1	32	135.6
2020	33	NO	15	0*	11.5	10.3	3.4	2	2	0.0	27	120.4
2021	34	LAC	16	9*	8.3	6.8	5.0	0	6	0.1	31	74.6
Career			61	29*	—	—	—	9	21	—	136	—

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

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 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 51

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 68elite 702021

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #531 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2018 LV·4 team wins#24

Receiving Yards · 896 · score 6

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 36% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

36% of the all-time Receptions leader36

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

10.99 EPA/season over 13 seasons54

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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Yards / snap:0.991 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.991Touch rate0.127EPA/snap0.021Snap share63.5%Off snaps5,572Elite · ConsistentCV 0.19

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 · 2009

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

TE · 2009 class

4.49s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 79thClass Pos 96thClass All 75th

41"

Vertical

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 97thClass Pos 96thClass All 95th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 78thClass Pos 96thClass All 81th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 63thClass Pos 54thClass All 59th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 13.1 regular season → 11.0 playoffs (3 playoff seasons)

-16%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt51Rec32Yds351TD2Ctch%62.7%Y/R11.0Y/Tgt6.91D19

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.7Rec AirYd554

College Stats

South CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (South 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.

2009 Draft Class· this player went #89

#81Roy MillerDT #82Derrick WilliamsWR #83Brandon TateWR #84Mike WallaceWR #85Ramses BardenWR #86Asher AllenCB #87Patrick TurnerWR #88Lardarius WebbFS #90Chris OwensDB #91Deon ButlerWR #92Jerraud PowersDB #93Corvey IrvinDT #94Ryan MoutonDB #95Rashad JohnsonFS #96Keenan LewisCB #97Tyrone McKenzieLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jared inherited the Tennessee Titans TE room from Craig Stevens (2008–2015), and handed it to Delanie Walker (2013–2019).

Chris Dressel 1983–1985Mike McCloskey 1983–1985Jamie Williams 1984–1988Roderick Lewis 1994–1997Michael Roan 1995–2000Frank Wycheck

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined LAC (from NO)
2021final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2019team change
Joined NO (from LV)
2017team change
Joined LV (from GB)
2016team change
Joined GB (from LA)
2013team change
Joined LA (from TEN)
2009draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 3, Pick 89

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 250 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

41" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	NO	1	W4Out· GroinW5Questionable· Groin
2019	NO	2	W7Out· AnkleW8Out· Ankle
2016	GB	5	W5Out· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Doubtful· AnkleW11Questionable· Ankle
2014	STL	0	W12Questionable· Back
2012	TEN	0	W4Questionable· Shoulder
2011	TEN	0	W10Questionable· Knee
2009	TEN	0	W1Questionable· AnkleW2Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· Concussion

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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 81

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

D2009

C+2010

B+2011

B2012

B+2013

B2014

B2015

B2016

B+2017

A2018

A2019

B2020

B2021

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	74	9.3	141+67	8.3
2010	361	32.8	532+171	31.3
2011	759	47.4	751-8	44.2
2012	523	40.2	642+119	37.8
2013	671	41.9	666-5	39.1
2014	634	39.6	632-2	37.2
2015	481	30.1	504+23	29.6
2016	377	37.7	655+278	38.5
2017	688	43	756+68	44.5
2018	896	56	1,034+138	60.8
2019	705	50.4	968+263	56.9
2020	504	33.6	625+121	36.8
2021	564	35.3	651+87	38.3

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

292 career value over replacement — #146 all-time of 4,642. 22.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler33% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #89 (Rd 3) · TEN · 2009 · +38.3 vs expected KV-H

77actual

38.7 expected · Δ+38.3

💔+35.1 stolen VORP·1.56 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

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Combine · 2009

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2009 Draft Class· this player went #89

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