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

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Marco Battaglia

Top 35% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter

Height6'3"

Weight249 lb

BornJan 25, 1973

Age53

CollegeRutgers See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 2, Pick 39 · CIN

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 33 · #2564 · Role Player

Worth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.6

Avg surplus

peak +11

5 seasons × ~6.6 surplus ≈ VORP 33

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									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1996	—	CIN	16	—	—	8	79	0	—	9.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CIN	16	—	—	12	149	1	—	12.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CIN	16	—	—	10	47	1	—	4.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CIN	11	—	27	14	153	0	51.9%	10.9	5.7	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3	0	0
2000	—	CIN	14	—	36	13	105	0	36.1%	8.1	2.9	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.1	0	0
2001	—	WAS	7	—	24	14	127	0	58.3%	9.1	5.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	0	0
2002	—	TB	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4	0	0
Career		—	83	—	88	71	660	2	80.7%	9.3	7.5	—	17	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	-8.6	0	0

Career EPA-8.6·-9 receiving·-2.2/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1996	23	CIN	16	—	—	8	79	0	—	9.9	—	—	—	7.4
1997	24	CIN	16	—	—	12	149	1	—	12.4	—	—	—	8.5
1998	25	CIN	16	—	—	10	47	1	—	4.7	—	—	—	6.9
1999	26	CIN	11	—	27	14	153	0	51.9%	10.9	5.7	—	6	4.6
2000	27	CIN	14	—	36	13	105	0	36.1%	8.1	2.9	—	3	3.2
2001	28	WAS	7	—	24	14	127	0	58.3%	9.1	5.3	—	8	3.2
2002	29	TB	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
Career			81		88	71	660	2	80.7%	9.3	7.5	—	17	33.8

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	26	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3
2000	27	—	—	—	—	—	-8.1
2001	28	—	—	—	—	—	1.2
2002	29	—	—	—	—	—	-1.4
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 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 52.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 34.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 512001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Receptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-2.16 EPA/season over 4 seasons49

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: 94%.

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

RutgersCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #39

#29Jamain StephensOT #31Alex Van DykeWR #32Leeland McElroyRB #33Tony BrackensDE #34Amani ToomerWR #35Mike AlstottFB #36Lawyer MilloyS #37Kavika PittmanDE #40Je'Rod CherryDB #41Bryan StillWR #42Tony BanksQB #43Muhsin MuhammadWR #44Tory JamesCB #47Fred ThomasCB #49Randall GodfreyOLB #50Patrick SappOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marco inherited the Cincinnati Bengals TE room from Troy Sadowski (1994–1996), and handed it to Matt Schobel (2002–2005).

Rodney Holman 1982–1992Eric Kattus 1986–1991Jim Riggs 1988–1992Craig Thompson 1992–1993Tony McGee 1993–2001Troy Sadowski

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined TB (from WAS)
2002final season
Last recorded season with TB
2001team change
Joined WAS (from CIN)
1996draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 39

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 249 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

C+1996

C+1997

C+1998

C+1999

C2000

C2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 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
1996	79	4.9	296+217	17.4
1997	149	9.3	340+191	20
1998	47	2.9	199+152	11.7
1999	153	13.9	386+233	22.7
2000	105	7.5	175+70	10.3
2001	127	18.1	388+261	22.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), 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

33 career value over replacement — #2564 all-time of 4,642. 5.5/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #39 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1996 · +3.2 vs expected KV-H

53actual

49.8 expected · Δ+3.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #39

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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