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

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Keith Jennings

Top 28% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter

Height6'4"

Weight275 lb

BornMay 19, 1966

Age60

CollegeClemson See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 5, Pick 113 · DAL

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 64 · #1741 · Above Average

Worth 64 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.1

Avg surplus

peak +19

7 seasons × ~9.1 surplus ≈ VORP 64

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense
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
1989	—	DAL	10	—	—	6	47	0	—	7.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	CHI	10	—	—	8	109	0	—	13.6	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	CHI	16	—	—	23	264	1	—	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	CHI	13	—	—	14	150	0	—	10.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CHI	9	—	—	11	75	3	—	6.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CHI	16	—	—	25	217	6	—	8.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CHI	6	—	—	6	56	0	—	9.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CHI	12	—	—	14	164	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	92	—	0	107	1,082	10	—	10.1	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1989	23	DAL	10	—	—	6	47	0	—	7.8	—	—	—	3.9
1991	25	CHI	10	—	—	8	109	0	—	13.6	—	—	—	4.2
1992	26	CHI	16	—	—	23	264	1	—	11.5	—	—	—	9.9
1993	27	CHI	13	—	—	14	150	0	—	10.7	—	—	—	5.7
1994	28	CHI	9	—	—	11	75	3	—	6.8	—	—	—	6.8
1995	29	CHI	16	—	—	25	217	6	—	8.7	—	—	—	15.8
1996	30	CHI	6	—	—	6	56	0	—	9.3	—	—	—	3.2
1997	31	CHI	12	—	—	14	164	0	—	11.7	—	—	—	6.3
Career			92		0	107	1,082	10	—	10.1	—	—	—	55.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 39.6

Availability 15.4

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 531997

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Receptions leader7

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: 91%.

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

ClemsonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Clemson), 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.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #113

#84Keith HendersonRB #86Ray CrockettCB #93Lewis TillmanRB #100Michael TimpsonWR #101Travis McNealTE #104Rod HarrisWR #108Darryl IngramTE #112Michael BarberWR #116Vernon JoinesWR #124Jeff QueryWR #126Tony MartinWR #127Vince WorkmanRB #130Mark GreenRB #132Dave MeggettRB #141Rodney PeeteQB #143Robb ThomasWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Keith inherited the Chicago Bears TE room from Jim Thornton (1988–1991), and handed it to Chris Gedney (1993–1995).

Tim Wrightman 1985–1986Cap Boso 1987–1991Jim Thornton 1988–1991Keith Jennings 1991–1997Chris Gedney 1993–1995Ryan Wetnight

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997final season
Last recorded season with CHI
1991team change
Joined CHI (from DAL)
1989draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 5, Pick 113

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 275 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

C1989

C+1991

B1992

C+1993

C1994

B1995

D1996

C+1997

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

72%

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
1989	47	4.7	280+233	16.5
1991	109	10.9	425+316	25
1992	264	16.5	530+266	31.2
1993	150	11.5	406+256	23.9
1994	75	8.3	345+270	20.3
1995	217	13.6	458+241	27
1996	56	9.3	380+324	22.3
1997	164	13.7	424+260	24.9

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

64 career value over replacement — #1741 all-time of 4,642. 8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #113 (Rd 5) · DAL · 1989 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H

57actual

36.8 expected · Δ+20.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #113

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator