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

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Ken Whisenhunt

Top 33% all-time TEsHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight233 lb

BornFeb 28, 1962

Age64

CollegeGeorgia Tech See College Stats

Rookie yr1985

Draft1985 · Rd 12, Pick 313 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 37 · #2431 · Role Player

Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +14

4 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 37

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
1985	—	ATL	16	—	—	3	48	0	—	16.0	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	7	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1986	—	ATL	16	—	—	20	184	3	—	9.2	—	—	—	1	20	0	20.0	0.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	ATL	7	—	—	17	145	1	—	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	ATL	16	—	—	16	174	1	—	10.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NYJ	7	—	—	4	34	0	—	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	NYJ	10	—	—	2	11	0	—	5.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	72	—	0	62	596	5	—	9.6	—	—	—	2	23	0	11.5	0.0	—	—	—	16	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1985	23	ATL	16	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	6.1
1986	24	ATL	16	—	1	20	20.0	0.0	—	—	—	11.6
Career			32		2	23	11.5	—	—	—	—	36.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1985	23	ATL	16	—	—	3	48	0	—	16.0	—	—	—
1986	24	ATL	16	—	—	20	184	3	—	9.2	—	—	—
1987	25	ATL	7	—	—	17	145	1	—	8.5	—	—	—
1988	26	ATL	16	—	—	16	174	1	—	10.9	—	—	—
1991	29	NYJ	7	—	—	4	34	0	—	8.5	—	—	—
1992	30	NYJ	10	—	—	2	11	0	—	5.5	—	—	—
Career			72		0	62	596	5	—	9.6	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	FR	TD	Sfty
1985	23	ATL	—	—	7	6	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1986	24	ATL	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1987	25	ATL	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1991	29	NYJ	—	—	4	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
1992	30	NYJ	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—
Career					16	11	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 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 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 36.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1985bestavg 511992

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Receptions leader4

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: 93%.

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

Georgia TechCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Tech), 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.

1985 Draft Class· this player went #313

#214Harry NewsomeP #216Leon GonzalezWR #223Dan SharpTE #226Steve TaskerWR #229Mark BoyerTE #235Mike WatersRB #244Scott WilliamsRB #250Thomas SandersRB #263Terry OrrTE #281Willie DrewreyWR #285Doug FlutieQB #287Travis TuckerTE #289Herman HunterRB #290Raleigh McKenzieG #303Steve StrachanRB #321Harper LeBelTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ken inherited the Atlanta Falcons TE room from Cliff Benson (1984–1985), and handed it to Mitch Lyons (1993–1996).

Junior Miller 1980–1983Cliff Benson 1984–1985Ken Whisenhunt 1985–1988Mitch Lyons 1993–1996O.J. Santiago 1997–1999Brian Kozlowski

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1992final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
1991team change
Joined NYJ (from ATL)
1985draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 12, Pick 313

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 233 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+1985

C+1986

C+1987

B1988

D1991

C1992

Availability

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

76%

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
1985	48	3	232+184	13.7
1986	184	11.5	384+200	22.6
1987	145	20.7	588+443	34.6
1988	174	10.9	402+228	23.7
1991	34	4.9	292+258	17.2
1992	11	1.1	202+191	11.9

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

Career Value · VORP

37 career value over replacement — #2431 all-time of 4,642. 6.2/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #313 (Rd 12) · ATL · 1985 · +46 vs expected KV-H

54actual

8 expected · Δ+46

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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

1985 Draft Class· this player went #313

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

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