John Mackey is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 62 in the Knox value model. Mackey's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1963 | 21–22 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 35 | 726 | 7 | — | 20.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 22–23 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 22 | 406 | 2 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 23–24 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 40 | 814 | 7 | — | 20.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 24–25 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 50 | 829 | 9 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 25–26 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 55 | 686 | 3 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 26–27 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 45 | 644 | 5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | 10 | 103 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 34 | 443 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 28–29 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 28 | 435 | 3 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 29–30 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 11 | 143 | 0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 30–31 | SD | 13 | — | — | 11 | 110 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 331 | 5,236 | 38 | — | 15.8 | — | — | 0 | 19 | 127 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1057 all-time of 4,695. 10.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
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10 seasons · peak 10.2 in 1966
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.
4.3 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1966 · +0.8 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.
#144 of 698 all-time TEs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 21–22 | BAL | 14 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 8.7 |
| 1964 | 22–23 | BAL | 14 | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 3.8 |
| 1965 | 23–24 | BAL | 14 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 9.8 |
| 1966 | 24–25 | BAL | 14 | — | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 10.2 |
| 1968 | 26–27 | BAL | 14 | — | 10 | 103 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 1969 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 4.1 |
| 1971 | 29–30 | BAL | 14 | — | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| Career | — | 19 | 127 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 56.2 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 21–22 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 35 | 726 | 7 | — | 20.7 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 22–23 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 22 | 406 | 2 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 23–24 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 40 | 814 | 7 | — | 20.4 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 24–25 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 50 | 829 | 9 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 25–26 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 55 | 686 | 3 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 26–27 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 45 | 644 | 5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 34 | 443 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 28–29 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 28 | 435 | 3 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 29–30 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 11 | 143 | 0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 30–31 | SD | 13 | — | — | 11 | 110 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 0 | 331 | 5,236 | 38 | — | 15.8 | — | — | 0 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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