Keith Jackson ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Jackson in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jackson a career score of 94, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
350 career value over replacement — #73 all-time of 4,695. 38.9/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #13 (Rd 1) · PHI · 1988 · +32.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 1988 | 23 | PHI | 16 | — | 13.3 | — | 81 | 869 | 6 | — | 10.7 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | PHI | 14 | — | 10.4 | — | 63 | 648 | 3 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | PHI | 14 | — | 11.2 | — | 50 | 670 | 6 | — | 13.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 9.5 | — | 48 | 569 | 5 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | MIA | 13 | — | 10.8 | — | 48 | 594 | 5 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | 10.3 | — | 39 | 613 | 6 | — | 15.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | MIA | 16 | — | 9.7 | — | 59 | 673 | 7 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | GB | 9 | — | 1.0 | — | 13 | 142 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | GB | 16 | — | 9.5 | — | 40 | 505 | 10 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 85.7 | — | 441 | 5,283 | 49 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | |
An all-time caliber tight end (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 350 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +38.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~38.9 surplus ≈ VORP 350
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90% match