Keith McKeller ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places McKeller in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McKeller a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 1987 | 23 | BUF | 1 | — | — | 9 | 80 | 0 | — | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | BUF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 20 | 341 | 2 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 34 | 464 | 5 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 44 | 434 | 3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | BUF | 11 | — | — | 14 | 110 | 0 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | BUF | 8 | — | — | 3 | 35 | 1 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | — | 124 | 1,464 | 11 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
93 career value over replacement — #1271 all-time of 4,695. 18.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #227 (Rd 9) · BUF · 1987 · +51.2 vs expected KV-H
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