Marv Cook ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Cook in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cook a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Marv Cook

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 6% all-time TEsIron Man💭 What If? · 3+ seasons left 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1991

Height6'4"

Career Value · VORP

158 career value over replacement — #601 all-time of 4,695. 22.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 3) · NWE · 1989 · +29.9 vs expected KV-H

76actual

46.1 expected · Δ+29.9

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1989	23	NE	16	—	—	3	13	0	—	4.3	—	—	—
1990	24	NE	16	—	—	51	455	5	—	8.9	—	—	—
1991	25	NE	16	—	—	82	808	3	—	9.9	—	—	—
1992	26	NE	16	—	—	52	413	2	—	7.9	—	—	—
1993	27	NE	16	—	—	22	154	1	—	7.0	—	—	—
1994	28	CHI	16	—	—	21	212	1	—	10.1	—	—	—
1995	29	STL	16	—	—	26	135	1	—	5.2	—	—	—
Career		—	112	—	—	257	2,190	13	—	8.5	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

7 seasons · peak 12.4 in 1991

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.3 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1991 · +0.9 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+0.9

Latest season · 1995 ·

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1989	23	NE	16	—	—	3	13	0	—	4.3	—	—	—	0
1990	24	NE	16	—	—	51	455	5	—	8.9	—	—	—	7.5
1991	25	NE	16	—	—	82	808	3	—	9.9	—	—	—	12.4
1992	26	NE	16	—	—	52	413	2	—	7.9	—	—	—	6.5
1993	27	NE	16	—	—	22	154	1	—	7.0	—	—	—	1.4
1994	28	CHI	16	—	—	21	212	1	—	10.1	—	—	—	1.9
1995	29	STL	16	—	—	26	135	1	—	5.2	—	—	—	0.8
Career			112		—	257	2,190	13	—	8.5	—	—	—	30.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 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 75 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 48.8

Availability 20.2

On-field production