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

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Keith Cash

Top 24% all-time TEsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight248 lb

BornAug 7, 1969

Age56

CollegeTexas See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 7, Pick 188 · WAS

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 61 · #1811 · Above Average

Worth 61 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.2

Avg surplus

peak +27

5 seasons × ~12.2 surplus ≈ VORP 61

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									Rushing								Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	—	PIT	5	—	—	7	90	1	—	12.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	KC	15	—	—	12	113	2	—	9.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	KC	15	—	—	24	242	4	—	10.1	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	KC	6	—	—	19	192	2	—	10.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	—	KC	14	—	—	42	419	1	—	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	KC	9	—	—	14	80	0	—	5.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	64	—	0	118	1,136	10	—	9.6	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	17	16	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1993	24	KC	15	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	13.8
Career			15		1	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	51.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1991	22	PIT	5	—	—	7	90	1	—	12.9	—	—	—
1992	23	KC	15	—	—	12	113	2	—	9.4	—	—	—
1993	24	KC	15	—	—	24	242	4	—	10.1	—	—	—
1994	25	KC	6	—	—	19	192	2	—	10.1	—	—	—
1995	26	KC	14	—	—	42	419	1	—	10.0	—	—	—
1996	27	KC	9	—	—	14	80	0	—	5.7	—	—	—
Career			64		0	118	1,136	10	—	9.6	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	22	PIT	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	23	KC	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	24	KC	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1994	25	KC	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1996	27	KC	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					17	16	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 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 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 42.9

Availability 15.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 54elite 701996

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Receptions leader8

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 94%.

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+).

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #188

#146Nolan HarrisonDE #154Fred McAfeeRB #155Michael SinclairDE #158Leroy ThompsonRB #161Darren LewisRB #167Corey MillerLB #173Leon LettDE #187James JosephRB #190Paul JustinQB #204Jerry EvansTE #205Cedric JacksonRB #207Marty CarterS #210Frank WainrightTE #211Mike DingleRB #214Gary BrownRB #215Jimmy SpencerDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Keith inherited the Kansas City Chiefs TE room from Jonathan Hayes (1985–1993), and handed it to Tony Gonzalez (1997–2008).

Willie Scott 1981–1985Jonathan Hayes 1985–1993Keith Cash 1992–1996Tony Gonzalez 1997–2008Travis Kelce 2013–2025Noah Gray

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1996final season
Last recorded season with KC
1992team change
Joined KC (from PIT)
1991draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 7, Pick 188
1991team change
Joined PIT (from WAS)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 248 lb

Frame

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 64

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

D1991

C+1992

B1993

C+1994

B+1995

C1996

Availability

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

74%

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
1991	90	18	581+491	34.2
1992	113	7.5	339+226	19.9
1993	242	16.1	508+266	29.9
1994	192	32	863+671	50.8
1995	419	29.9	774+355	45.5
1996	80	8.9	371+291	21.8

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

61 career value over replacement — #1811 all-time of 4,642. 10.2/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #188 (Rd 7) · WAS · 1991 · +34.1 vs expected KV-H

60actual

25.9 expected · Δ+34.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #188

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator