Not to be confused withKellen Winslow (TE · 1979–1987).

Kellen Winslow ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Winslow in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Winslow a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TENYJ#81ACT

Kellen Winslow

1× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time TEsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #99

Height6'4"

Weight240 lb

BornJul 21, 1983

Age42

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 1, Pick 6 · CLE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 213 · #336 · Elite

Worth 213 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.4 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

+30.4

Avg surplus

peak +48

7 seasons × ~30.4 surplus ≈ VORP 213

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense													Snap Counts
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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2004	—	CLE	2	—	5	5	50	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	CLE	16	—	89	89	875	3	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ATL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CLE	16	—	82	82	1,106	5	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CLE	10	—	43	43	428	3	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	TB	16	—	127	77	887	5	60.6%	11.5	7.0	—	47	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CAR	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	TB	16	—	98	66	730	5	67.3%	11.1	7.4	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	TB	16	—	121	75	763	2	62.0%	10.2	6.3	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NE	1	—	2	1	12	0	50.0%	12.0	6.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NYJ	11	—	47	31	388	2	66.0%	12.5	8.3	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	333	41.8%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2013	—	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	114	—	614	469	5,239	25	76.4%	11.2	8.5	—	270	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	13	11	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	333	41.8%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%

Career EPA230.4·-1 passing · -1 rushing · 232 receiving·25.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2009	26	TB	16	—	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	17.8
Career			16		1	7	0	7.0	—	0	—	0	102.6

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2004	21	CLE	2	—	5	5	50	0	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	3
2006	23	CLE	16	—	89	89	875	3	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	42
2007	24	CLE	16	—	82	82	1,106	5	100.0%	13.5	13.5	—	56
2008	25	CLE	10	—	43	43	428	3	100.0%	10.0	10.0	—	25
2009	26	TB	16	—	127	77	887	5	60.6%	11.5	7.0	—	47
2010	27	TB	16	—	98	66	730	5	67.3%	11.1	7.4	—	36
2011	28	TB	16	—	121	75	763	2	62.0%	10.2	6.3	—	40
2012	29	NE	1	—	2	1	12	0	50.0%	12.0	6.0	—	1
2013	30	NYJ	11	0*	47	31	388	2	66.0%	12.5	8.3	—	20
Career			104		614	469	5,239	25	76.4%	11.2	8.5	—	270

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	21	CLE	1	—	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2006	23	ATL	3	—	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
2007	24	CLE	2	—	3	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	25	CIN	1	—	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
2009	26	CAR	3	—	3	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
2011	28	HOU	2	—	2	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
2013	30	NE	1	0*	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Career			13		13	11	2	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	NYJ	12	0*	333	41.8%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
Career			12		333	—	—	—	1	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2004	21	—	—	—	—	—	4.6	0
2006	23	—	—	—	-0.9	—	57.4	534
2007	24	—	—	—	—	—	89.8	721
2008	25	—	—	—	—	—	37.7	283
2009	26	—	—	—	—	-0.5	21.3	1,213
2010	27	—	—	—	—	—	30.5	857
2011	28	—	—	—	—	—	-26.3	963
2012	29	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	15
2013	30	—	—	0*	—	—	16.8	395
Career					—	—	—	4,981

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 78

On-field 59.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 76elite 702013

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #99 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2006 CLE·4 team wins#9

Receptions · 89 · score 51

2009 TB·3 team wins#21

Receptions · 77 · score 20

2011 TB·4 team wins#20

Receptions · 75 · score 18

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 30% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

30% of the all-time Receptions leader30

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

25.6 EPA/season over 9 seasons59

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.165 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.165Touch rate0.141EPA/snap0.051Snap share41.8%Off snaps333Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2004 class

4.55s

40-Yard

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 68thClass Pos 91thClass All 72th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 64thClass Pos 89thClass All 70th

24 reps

Bench

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 69thClass Pos 79thClass All 60th

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #6

#1Eli ManningQB #2Robert GalleryG #3Larry FitzgeraldWR #4Philip RiversQB #5Sean TaylorFS #7Roy WilliamsWR #8DeAngelo HallS #9Reggie WilliamsWR #10Dunta RobinsonCB #11Ben RoethlisbergerQB #12Jonathan VilmaOLB #13Lee EvansWR #14Tommie HarrisDT #15Michael ClaytonWR #16Shawn AndrewsOT #18Will SmithLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kellen inherited the Cleveland Browns TE room from Steve Heiden (2002–2009), and handed it to Evan Moore (2009–2011).

Lawyer Tillman 1989–1993Scott Galbraith 1990–1992Brian Kinchen 1993–1995Mark Campbell 1999–2002Aaron Shea 2000–2005Steve Heiden

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined NYJ (from NE)
2013final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2012team change
Joined NE (from TB)
2009team change
Joined TB (from CLE)
2004draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 6

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 240 lb

Frame

251 lb at 4.55s

Size-speed

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2013	NYJ	W5Questionable· Knee
2011	TB	W3Questionable· Knee
2010	TB	W2Questionable· Knee
2009	TB	W15Questionable· Knee

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 87

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

A2006

A+2007

B2008

A2009

B+2010

B+2011

B2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

80%

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
2006	875	54.7	1,006+131	59.2
2007	1,106	69.1	1,225+119	72
2008	428	42.8	757+329	44.6
2009	887	55.4	923+36	54.3
2010	730	45.6	738+8	43.4
2011	763	47.7	755-8	44.4
2013	388	35.3	562+174	33

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

213 career value over replacement — #336 all-time of 4,642. 30.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #6 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2004 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H

81actual

61.8 expected · Δ+19.2

💔+48.6 stolen VORP·1.6 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #6

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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