Jerry Bell is a career quality starter β a tight end whose body of work places Bell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jerry Bell
Top 18% all-time TEsIron Man
A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 93 Β· #1232 Β· High-ValueWorth 93 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+18.6
Avg surplus
peak +41
5 seasons Γ ~18.6 surplus β VORP 93
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1982 | β | TB | 9 | β | β | 1 | 5 | 0 | β | 5.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1983 | β | TB | 16 | β | β | 18 | 200 | 1 | β | 11.1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1984 | β | TB | 16 | β | β | 29 | 397 | 4 | β | 13.7 | β | β | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1985 | β | TB | 9 | β | β | 43 | 496 | 2 | β | 11.5 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | TB | 10 | β | β | 10 | 120 | 0 | β | 12.0 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 60 | β | 0 | 101 | 1,218 | 7 | β | 12.1 | β | β | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Receiving
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
65
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 63Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 65
On-field 47.5
Availability 17.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1982bestavg 65elite 701986
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Receptions leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona State), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
1982 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #74
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJerry opened the Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Ron Hall (1987β1993).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1986final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 1982draft
Drafted by TAM β Round 3, Pick 74
- 1982team change
Joined TB (from TAM)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 230 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
63
peak 61
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1982
B1983
B+1984
A1985
C+1986
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
82%
Era Translator
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5 | 0.6 | 187+182 | 11 |
| 1983 | 200 | 12.5 | 456+256 | 26.8 |
| 1984 | 397 | 24.8 | 677+280 | 39.8 |
| 1985 | 496 | 55.1 | 1,260+764 | 74.1 |
| 1986 | 120 | 12 | 394+274 | 23.2 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
93 career value over replacement β #1232 all-time of 4,642. 18.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #74 (Rd 3) Β· TAM Β· 1982 Β· +23 vs expected KV-H
63actual
40 expected Β· Ξ+23
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