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

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Jed Weaver

Top 34% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -17% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2003Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight258 lb

BornAug 11, 1976

Age49

CollegeOregon See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 7, Pick 208 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 33 · #2558 · Role Player

Worth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.3

Avg surplus

peak +19

4 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 33

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	PHI	13	—	28	11	91	0	39.3%	8.3	3.3	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0	0	0
2000	—	MIA	7	—	15	10	179	0	66.7%	17.9	11.9	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.7	0	0
2001	—	MIA	14	—	25	18	215	2	72.0%	11.9	8.6	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.1	0	0
2002	—	MIA	6	—	9	6	75	3	66.7%	12.5	8.3	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.3	0	0
2003	—	SF	15	—	35	35	437	1	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	BAL	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34.6	0	0
2004	—	NE	4	—	8	8	93	0	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.8	0	0
Career		—	64	—	120	88	1,090	6	73.3%	12.4	9.1	—	54	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	58.6	0	0

Career EPA58.6·59 receiving·9.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1999	23	PHI	13	—	28	11	91	0	39.3%	8.3	3.3	—	4	4.1
2000	24	MIA	7	—	15	10	179	0	66.7%	17.9	11.9	—	8	3.2
2001	25	MIA	14	—	25	18	215	2	72.0%	11.9	8.6	—	10	7.3
2002	26	MIA	6	—	9	6	75	3	66.7%	12.5	8.3	—	6	4.8
2003	27	SF	15	—	35	35	437	1	100.0%	12.5	12.5	—	20	8.5
2004	28	NE	4	—	8	8	93	0	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	6	1.8
Career			59		120	88	1,090	6	73.3%	12.4	9.1	—	54	29.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2001	25	SF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	27	BAL	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
Career			5		5	5	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	23	—	—	—	—	—	-7.0
2000	24	—	—	—	—	—	2.7
2001	25	—	—	—	—	—	11.1
2002	26	—	—	—	—	—	9.3
2003	27	—	—	—	—	—	34.6
2004	28	—	—	—	—	—	7.8
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 86%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 36.7

Availability 14.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 452004

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Receptions leader6

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

9.77 EPA/season over 6 seasons53

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: 88%.

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

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 12.4 regular season → 10.3 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-17%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt3Rec3Yds31TD1Ctch%100.0%Y/R10.3Y/Tgt10.31D2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA4.9

College Stats

OregonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #208

#191James DearthTE #193MarTay JenkinsWR #194Armon HatcherDB #197J.P. MachadoG #198Jeff KellyLB #205Andre WeathersDB #206Dennis McKinleyRB #207Madre HillRB #210Hunter SmithP #212Chris AkinsDB #213Donald DriverWR #214Antonio DingleDT #215Mike PringleyDT #218Billy MillerTE #219Chad KelsayLB #223Ryan YoungOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jed inherited the Miami Dolphins TE room from Troy Drayton (1996–1999), and handed it to Randy McMichael (2002–2006).

Dan Johnson 1983–1987Ferrell Edmunds 1988–1992Greg Baty 1991–1994Keith Jackson 1992–1994Troy Drayton 1996–1999Jed Weaver

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined NE (from SF)
2004final season
Last recorded season with NE
2003team change
Joined SF (from MIA)
2000team change
Joined MIA (from PHI)
1999draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 7, Pick 208

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 258 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C1999

C2000

C+2001

D2002

B2003

F2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

61%

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
1999	91	7	241+150	14.2
2000	179	25.6	596+417	35.1
2001	215	15.4	322+107	19
2002	75	12.5	222+147	13.1
2003	437	29.1	574+137	33.8
2004	93	23.3	432+339	25.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

33 career value over replacement — #2558 all-time of 4,642. 5.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #208 (Rd 7) · PHI · 1999 · +29.1 vs expected KV-H

53actual

23.9 expected · Δ+29.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #208

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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