Jason Witten ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Witten in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Witten a career score of 97, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TELV#82ACT

Jason Witten

11× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 0% all-time TEsIron Legend👑 #1 Tight End · 2012 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #166

Height6'6"

Weight263 lb

BornMay 6, 1982

Age44

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 3, Pick 69 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

5thReceptions·1,228 22ndReceiving Yards·13,046 yds 41stReceiving Touchdowns·74

Postseason all-time ranks

72ndPlayoff Receptions·45 100thPlayoff Receiving Yards·486 yds

11x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber tight end (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 546 · #8 · All-Time

Worth 546 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 1% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 16 of 17 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +34.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

16 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+34.1

Avg surplus

peak +52

16 seasons × ~34.1 surplus ≈ VORP 546

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									Passing													Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2003	—	DAL	11	—	35	35	347	1	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	DAL	16	—	87	87	980	6	100.0%	11.3	11.3	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NYG	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	DAL	16	—	66	66	757	6	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	LA	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DAL	16	—	64	64	754	1	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DAL	16	—	96	96	1,145	7	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	15	—	81	81	952	4	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	50	1	1	100.0%	42	0	0	0.0	0.0	42.0	42.0	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NYG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	16	—	124	94	1,030	2	75.8%	11.0	8.3	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	GB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	16	—	128	94	1,002	9	73.4%	10.7	7.8	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	16	—	117	79	942	5	67.5%	11.9	8.1	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIA	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	16	—	149	110	1,039	3	73.8%	9.4	7.0	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DAL	16	—	111	73	851	8	65.8%	11.7	7.7	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	985	98.5%	—	0.0%	79	16.4%
2013	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	DAL	16	—	90	64	703	5	71.1%	11.0	7.8	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,049	98.9%	—	0.0%	88	19.5%
2014	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DAL	16	—	104	77	713	3	74.0%	9.3	6.9	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,020	99.2%	—	0.0%	59	13.4%
2015	—	NE	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	DAL	15	—	95	69	673	3	72.6%	9.8	7.1	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,016	95.4%	—	0.0%	84	19.3%
2016	—	TB	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	DAL	16	—	87	63	560	5	72.4%	8.9	6.4	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,048	98.5%	—	0.0%	70	17.1%
2019	—	DAL	16	—	83	63	529	4	75.9%	8.4	6.4	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	845	75.3%	—	0.0%	91	20.2%
2019	—	NO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	LV	10	—	17	13	69	2	76.5%	5.3	4.1	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	405	37.5%	—	0.0%	36	17.6%
Career		—	290	—	1,534	1,228	13,046	74	80.1%	10.6	8.5	—	667	1	1	100.0%	42	0	0	0.0	0.0	42.0	42.0	—	118.8	0	35	35	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	6,368	86.2%	—	0.0%	507	17.6%

Career EPA672.7·3 passing · 670 receiving·39.6/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2008	26	DAL	15	—	1	1	100.0%	42	0	0	0.0	0.0	42.0	42.0	—	118.8	0	18.4
Career			15		1	1	100.0%	42	0	0	0.0	0.0	42.0	—	—	118.8	0	267

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2003	21	DAL	11	—	35	35	347	1	100.0%	9.9	9.9	—	18
2004	22	DAL	16	—	87	87	980	6	100.0%	11.3	11.3	—	44
2005	23	DAL	16	—	66	66	757	6	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	40
2006	24	DAL	16	—	64	64	754	1	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	37
2007	25	DAL	16	—	96	96	1,145	7	100.0%	11.9	11.9	—	56
2008	26	DAL	15	—	81	81	952	4	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	50
2009	27	DAL	16	—	124	94	1,030	2	75.8%	11.0	8.3	—	48
2010	28	DAL	16	—	128	94	1,002	9	73.4%	10.7	7.8	—	49
2011	29	DAL	16	—	117	79	942	5	67.5%	11.9	8.1	—	47
2012	30	DAL	16	—	149	110	1,039	3	73.8%	9.4	7.0	—	56
2013	31	DAL	16	16*	111	73	851	8	65.8%	11.7	7.7	—	44
2014	32	DAL	16	16*	90	64	703	5	71.1%	11.0	7.8	—	48
2015	33	DAL	16	16*	104	77	713	3	74.0%	9.3	6.9	—	36
2016	34	DAL	15	15*	95	69	673	3	72.6%	9.8	7.1	—	33
2017	35	DAL	16	16*	87	63	560	5	72.4%	8.9	6.4	—	26
2019	37	DAL	16	12*	83	63	529	4	75.9%	8.4	6.4	—	27
2020	38	LV	10	0*	17	13	69	2	76.5%	5.3	4.1	—	8
Career			259	91*	1,534	1,228	13,046	74	80.1%	10.6	8.5	—	667

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2003	21	PHI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2004	22	NYG	7	—	8	8	0.0	0.0	—
2005	23	LA	3	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2006	24	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	25	DET	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2008	26	NYG	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	27	GB	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	28	MIN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	29	MIA	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2013	31	PHI	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2014	32	JAX	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2015	33	NE	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2016	34	TB	3	3*	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2019	37	NO	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			31	10*	35	35	—	—	—

* 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	31	DAL	16	16*	985	98.5%	—	0.0%	79	16.4%
2014	32	DAL	16	16*	1,049	98.9%	—	0.0%	88	19.5%
2015	33	DAL	16	16*	1,020	99.2%	—	0.0%	59	13.4%
2016	34	DAL	16	15*	1,016	95.4%	—	0.0%	84	19.3%
2017	35	DAL	16	16*	1,048	98.5%	—	0.0%	70	17.1%
2019	37	DAL	16	12*	845	75.3%	—	0.0%	91	20.2%
2020	38	LV	16	0*	405	37.5%	—	0.0%	36	17.6%
Career			112	91*	6,368	—	—	—	507	—

* 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	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	21	—	—	—	—	—	29.0	0	0
2004	22	—	—	—	—	—	73.5	0	0
2005	23	—	—	—	—	—	64.2	0	0
2006	24	—	—	—	—	—	59.8	0	522
2007	25	—	—	—	—	—	87.3	0	758
2008	26	—	—	—	3.0	—	71.3	25	560
2009	27	—	—	—	—	—	37.4	0	876
2010	28	—	—	—	—	—	39.7	0	905
2011	29	—	—	—	—	—	34.8	0	900
2012	30	—	—	—	—	—	38.3	0	1,191
2013	31	—	—	16*	—	—	35.9	0	911
2014	32	—	—	16*	—	—	39.4	0	831
2015	33	—	—	16*	—	—	-2.5	0	727
2016	34	—	—	15*	—	—	22.5	0	596
2017	35	—	—	16*	—	—	17.3	0	602
2019	37	—	—	12*	—	—	19.2	0	546
2020	38	—	—	0*	—	—	2.4	0	91
Career				91*	—	—	—	25	10,016

* 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	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2019	37	DAL	16	12*	6.6	5.8	2.6	6	0.1	27	108.0
2020	38	LV	16	0*	5.4	3.8	1.5	0	0.0	8	121.9
Career			32	12*	—	—	—	6	—	35	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 97 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 17 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 86.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 79

On-field 59.6

Availability 19.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 78elite 702020

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #166 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

4 qualifying seasons

2010 DAL·6 team wins#3

Receptions · 94 · score 23

2004 DAL·6 team wins#12

Receptions · 87 · score 14

2010 DAL·6 team wins#13

Receiving Touchdowns · 9 · score 13

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 79% of the all-time Receptions leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

79% of the all-time Receptions leader79

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

39.57 EPA/season over 17 seasons63

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:0.644 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.644Touch rate0.092EPA/snap0.021Snap share86.2%Off snaps6,368ReliableCV 0.33

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 · 2003

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

TE · 2003 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 50thClass Pos 79thClass All 57th

31"

Vertical

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 28thClass Pos 19thClass All 24th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 74thClass Pos 75thClass All 64th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 10.6 regular season → 10.8 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

+2%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt55Rec45Yds486TD1Ctch%81.8%Y/R10.8Y/Tgt8.81D26

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA32.5Rec AirYd377

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #69

#61L.J. SmithTE #62Terrence KielS #63Teyo JohnsonTE #64Dewayne WhiteDE #65Kelley WashingtonWR #66Cory ReddingDE #67Antwan PeekOLB #68Lance BriggsOLB #70Gerald HayesLB #71Nate BurlesonWR #72Vince ManuwaiG #73Wayne HunterOT #74Kevin CurtisWR #75Seth WandOT #76Mike SeidmanTE #77Musa SmithRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jason inherited the Dallas Cowboys TE room from David LaFleur (1997–2000), and handed it to Dalton Schultz (2018–2022).

Jay Novacek 1990–1995Scott Galbraith 1993–1997Eric Bjornson 1995–1999David LaFleur 1997–2000Jason Witten 2003–2019Dalton Schultz

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2020team change
Joined LV (from DAL)
2020final season
Last recorded season with LV
2003draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 3, Pick 69

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 263 lb

Frame

264 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2016	DAL	W6Questionable· ChestW8Questionable· Chest
2012	DAL	W1Doubtful· Abdomen
2009	DAL	W12Questionable· Foot

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 17-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

B2003

A+2004

A2005

B+2006

A+2007

A2008

A2009

A2010

A2011

A2012

B+2013

B+2014

B+2015

B+2016

B2017

B2019

C2020

Availability

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
2003	347	31.5	627+280	36.9
2004	980	61.3	1,311+331	77.1
2005	757	47.3	914+157	53.8
2006	754	47.1	861+107	50.6
2007	1,145	71.6	1,269+124	74.6
2008	952	63.5	1,141+189	67.1
2009	1,030	64.4	1,075+45	63.2
2010	1,002	62.6	1,011+9	59.5
2011	942	58.9	928-14	54.6
2012	1,039	64.9	1,030-9	60.6
2013	851	53.2	841-10	49.5
2014	703	43.9	700-3	41.2
2015	713	44.6	743+30	43.7
2016	673	44.9	780+107	45.9
2017	560	35	613+53	36
2019	529	33.1	620+91	36.5
2020	69	6.9	105+36	6.2

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

546 career value over replacement — #8 all-time of 4,642. 32.1/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Compiler25% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · DAL · 2003 · +53.4 vs expected KV-H

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43.6 expected · Δ+53.4

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