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.

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Jared Cook

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

Height6'5"

Weight250 lb

BornApr 7, 1987

Age39

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Defense
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
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	STL	16	—	86	51	671	5	59.3%	13.2	7.8	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	718	71.5%	1	0.1%	3	0.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	27	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	27	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	684	67.8%	—	0.0%	2	0.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	28	LA	16	—	75	39	481	0	52.0%	12.3	6.4	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	28	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	672	70.6%	—	0.0%	4	0.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	29	GB	10	—	51	30	377	1	58.8%	12.6	7.4	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	328	50.6%	—	0.0%	12	4.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	30	OAK	16	—	86	54	688	2	62.8%	12.7	8.0	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	791	78.5%	—	0.0%	10	2.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	31	OAK	16	—	101	68	896	6	67.3%	13.2	8.9	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	767	73.1%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	32	NO	14	—	65	43	705	9	66.2%	16.4	10.8	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	502	55.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	33	NO	15	—	60	37	504	7	61.7%	13.6	8.4	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	466	46.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	34	LAC	16	—	83	48	564	4	57.8%	11.8	6.8	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	644	57.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	215	—	919	553	7,237	45	60.2%	13.1	7.9	—	356	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career Value · VORP

293 career value over replacement — #140 all-time of 4,666. 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 · +39.5 vs expected KV-H

77actual

37.5 expected · Δ+39.5

💔+35.1 stolen VORP·1.56 szns lost

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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	STL	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	OAK	16	13*	86	54	688	2	62.8%	12.7	8.0	—	35
2018	31	OAK	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+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26	STL	16	11*	718	71.5%	1	0.1%	3	0.8%
2014	27	STL	16	11*	684	67.8%	—	0.0%	2	0.4%
2015	28	STL	16	11*	672	70.6%	—	0.0%	4	0.9%
2016	29	GB	10	5*	328	50.6%	—	0.0%	12	4.4%
2017	30	OAK	16	13*	791	78.5%	—	0.0%	10	2.5%
2018	31	OAK	16	12*	767	73.1%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%
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*	—	—	—	—	—	—

* 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	OAK	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+)

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ru Yds	FP
W1	WAS	8	5	56	—	—	5.6
W2	DAL	5	3	28	—	—	2.8
W3	KC	3	2	27	—	—	2.7
W4	LV	7	6	70	1	—	13.0
W5	CLE	3	1	29	—	—	2.9
W6	BAL	7	4	25	1	—	8.5
W8	NE	5	2	25	—	—	2.5
W9	PHI	4	4	48	—	—	6.8
W10	MIN	3	1	10	—	—	1.0
W11	PIT	5	3	28	—	—	2.8
W12	DEN	5	2	25	1	—	8.5
W13	CIN	4	3	29	—	—	2.9
W14	NYG	5	2	8	1	—	6.8
W15	KC	7	3	32	—	—	3.2
W16	HOU	5	3	44	—	—	6.4
W18	LV	7	4	80	—	—	8.0

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–present · 16 games

Splits

93 games · 2016–2021

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows · 32 not classified

Home / Away	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Home	31	150	93	1178	8	163.8
Away	30	160	97	1323	15	222.3

32 of 93 games have no schedule row for this dimension and are excluded from the rows above rather than assigned a bucket.

Wins / Losses2 rows · 32 not classified

Wins / Losses	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Wins	41	189	122	1673	15	257.3
Losses	20	121	68	828	8	128.8

32 of 93 games have no schedule row for this dimension and are excluded from the rows above rather than assigned a bucket.

Regular season / Postseason2 rows

Regular season / Postseason	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Regular season	87	446	280	3734	29	545.4
Postseason	6	51	32	351	2	45.1

By opponent31 rows

By opponent	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
vs ARI	1	6	3	31	1	9.1
vs ATL	5	34	20	271	2	39.1
vs BAL	3	18	9	82	2	18.2
vs BUF	1

By month5 rows · 32 not classified

By month	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
January	9	71	44	530	3	69
September	13	60	33	368	1	42.8
October	8	38	25	311	6	67.1
November	15

Division games2 rows · 32 not classified

Division games	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Division	23	125	81	1081	9	158.1
Non-division	38	185	109	1420	14	228

32 of 93 games have no schedule row for this dimension and are excluded from the rows above rather than assigned a bucket.

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

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 51.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

32 of 93 games have no schedule row for this dimension and are excluded from the rows above rather than assigned a bucket.

2009bestavg 68elite 702021

Rec Yds career shape vs similar tight ends

2009-2021

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Rec Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.