Also in other sports:mlbJeff King (3B · 1989–1999).

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

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Jeff King

Top 36% all-time TEsReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight260 lb

BornFeb 19, 1983

Age43

CollegeVirginia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 5, Pick 155 · CAR

Archetype Intelligence

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A tight end with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 29 · #2709 · Role Player

Worth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 59% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 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

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +15

4 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 29

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
2006	—	CAR	1	—	1	1	1	1	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	0	1
2007	—	CAR	15	—	47	46	406	2	97.9%	8.8	8.6	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	GB	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.4	0	268
2008	—	CAR	13	—	21	21	195	1	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.7	0	115
2009	—	CAR	15	—	33	25	200	3	75.8%	8.0	6.1	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.7	0	201
2010	—	CAR	14	—	32	19	121	2	59.4%	6.4	3.8	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2	0	155
2011	—	ARI	13	—	34	27	271	3	79.4%	10.0	8.0	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.3	0	215
2012	—	ARI	11	—	29	17	129	0	58.6%	7.6	4.4	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-7.1	0	132
Career		—	88	—	197	156	1,323	12	79.2%	8.5	6.7	—	73	6	6	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	47.8	0	1,087

Career EPA47.8·48 receiving·6.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2006	23	CAR	1	—	1	1	1	1	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	1	—
2007	24	CAR	15	—	47	46	406	2	97.9%	8.8	8.6	—	25	9.1
2008	25	CAR	13	—	21	21	195	1	100.0%	9.3	9.3	—	8	5.4
2009	26	CAR	15	—	33	25	200	3	75.8%	8.0	6.1	—	12	8.5
2010	27	CAR	14	—	32	19	121	2	59.4%	6.4	3.8	—	8	6.5
2011	28	ARI	13	—	34	27	271	3	79.4%	10.0	8.0	—	13	8.5
2012	29	ARI	11	—	29	17	129	0	58.6%	7.6	4.4	—	6	4.1
Career			82		197	156	1,323	12	79.2%	8.5	6.7	—	73	42.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2007	24	GB	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2010	27	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2012	29	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			6		6	6	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2006	23	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1
2007	24	—	—	—	—	—	24.4	268
2008	25	—	—	—	—	—	10.7	115
2009	26	—	—	—	—	—	7.7	201
2010	27	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2	155
2011	28	—	—	—	—	—	11.3	215
2012	29	—	—	—	—	—	-7.1	132
Career					—	—	—	1,087

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 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 52.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 33.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 512012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Receptions leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

6.82 EPA/season over 7 seasons52

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: 89%.

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 · 2006

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

TE · 2006 class

4.83s

40-Yard

Low · 24th pct

Pos 24thAll 32thClass Pos 25thClass All 33th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 39thClass Pos 23thClass All 30th

109"

Broad Jump

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 22thClass Pos 16thClass All 21th

21 reps

Bench

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 50thClass Pos 41thClass All 48th

6.99s

3-Cone

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 70thClass Pos 68thClass All 69th

4.09s

Shuttle

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 89thClass Pos 82thClass All 86th

College Stats

Virginia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia Tech), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #155

#144Marques HagansWR #145Jerome HarrisonRB #146Dawan LandryS #148Ingle MartinQB #149Greg BlueDB #150Jason PociaskTE #151Tim DobbinsLB #153Anthony MontgomeryDT #156Julian JenkinsDE #158Charlie PeprahS #159Mark AndersonDE #160Brent HawkinsDE #161Chris KuperG #165Tony MollG #166Quinn SypniewskiTE #168Omar GaitherMLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jeff inherited the Carolina Panthers TE room from Luther Broughton (1998–2001), and handed it to Dante Rosario (2007–2010).

Wesley Walls 1996–2002Kris Mangum 1997–2006Luther Broughton 1998–2001Jeff King 2006–2010Dante Rosario 2007–2010Greg Olsen

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2011team change
Joined ARI (from CAR)
2006draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 5, Pick 155

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 260 lb

Frame

245 lb at 4.83s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

B2007

C2008

C+2009

C2010

C+2011

C2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

84%

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
2007	406	27.1	465+59	27.4
2008	195	15	241+46	14.2
2009	200	13.3	210+10	12.4
2010	121	8.6	143+22	8.4
2011	271	20.8	339+68	20
2012	129	11.7	195+66	11.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

29 career value over replacement — #2709 all-time of 4,642. 4.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #155 (Rd 5) · CAR · 2006 · +19 vs expected KV-H

52actual

33 expected · Δ+19

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #155

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator