Jeff Cumberland is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Cumberland in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cumberland's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 23 | NYJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | NYJ | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 40.0% | 17.5 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | NYJ | 14 | — | 53 | 29 | 359 | 3 | 54.7% | 12.4 | 6.8 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 39 | 26 | 398 | 4 | 66.7% | 15.3 | 10.2 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 675 | 68.7% | — | 0.0% | 53 | 12.5% |
| 2014 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 47 | 23 | 247 | 3 | 48.9% | 10.7 | 5.3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 910 | 83.9% | — | 0.0% | 82 | 16.8% |
| 2015 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | — | 14 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 35.7% | 15.4 | 5.5 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 257 | 25.3% | — | 0.0% | 269 | 60.1% |
| 2017 | 30 | LAC | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 148 | 29.9% | — | 0.0% | 81 | 45.4% |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 163 | 88 | 1,121 | 10 | 54.0% | 12.7 | 6.9 | — | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2667 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
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5 seasons · peak 2.6 in 2013
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.5 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2013 · +0.2 wins
Latest season · 2017 · −0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#280 of 698 all-time TEs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | NYJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 24 | NYJ | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 40.0% | 17.5 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 25 | NYJ | 14 | — | 53 | 29 | 359 | 3 | 54.7% | 12.4 | 6.8 | — | 18 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 26 | NYJ | 12 | 10* | 39 | 26 | 398 | 4 | 66.7% | 15.3 | 10.2 | — | 15 | 2.6 |
| 2014 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | 13* | 47 | 23 | 247 | 3 | 48.9% | 10.7 | 5.3 | — | 12 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 28 | NYJ | 5 | 0* | 14 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 35.7% | 15.4 | 5.5 | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | LAC | 2 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 52 | 163 | 88 | 1,121 | 10 | 54.0% | 12.7 | 6.9 | — | 49 | 6.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26 | NYJ | 15 | 10* | 675 | 68.7% | — | 0.0% | 53 | 12.5% |
| 2014 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | 13* | 910 | 83.9% | — | 0.0% | 82 | 16.8% |
| 2015 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | 0* | 257 | 25.3% | — | 0.0% | 269 | 60.1% |
| 2017 | 30 | LAC | 7 | 0* | 148 | 29.9% | — | 0.0% | 81 | 45.4% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
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 / Away | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| By opponent | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs BUF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 |
| vs WAS | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| By month | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 |
| December | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Division games | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-division | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 54.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 50· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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