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

TEATL#89ACT

Reggie Kelly

Top 39% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -18% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight257 lb

BornFeb 22, 1977

Age49

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 2, Pick 42 · 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 · #2439 · Role Player

Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.2

Avg surplus

peak +18

6 seasons × ~6.2 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									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
1999	—	ATL	6	—	13	8	146	0	61.5%	18.3	11.2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.5	0	0
2000	—	ATL	15	—	50	31	340	2	62.0%	11.0	6.8	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.6	0	0
2001	—	ATL	13	—	29	16	142	0	55.2%	8.9	4.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.2	0	0
2002	—	ATL	13	—	20	14	162	0	70.0%	11.6	8.1	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	0	0
2003	—	CIN	9	—	13	13	81	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.9	0	0
2004	—	CIN	9	—	15	15	85	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	0	0
2005	—	CIN	8	—	15	15	90	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.4	0	0
2006	—	CIN	12	—	21	21	254	1	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PIT	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.9	0	168
2007	—	CIN	13	—	20	20	211	0	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.9	0	162
2008	—	CIN	13	—	31	31	207	0	100.0%	6.7	6.7	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CLE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	0	112
2010	—	CIN	6	—	13	10	42	0	76.9%	4.2	3.2	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	0	10
2011	—	ATL	2	—	2	1	7	0	50.0%	7.0	3.5	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2	0	4
Career		—	126	—	242	195	1,767	5	80.6%	9.1	7.3	—	67	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	54.5	0	456

Career EPA54.5·54 receiving·4.5/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1999	22	ATL	6	—	13	8	146	0	61.5%	18.3	11.2	—	5	3.2
2000	23	ATL	15	—	50	31	340	2	62.0%	11.0	6.8	—	14	9.7
2001	24	ATL	13	—	29	16	142	0	55.2%	8.9	4.9	—	5	4
2002	25	ATL	13	—	20	14	162	0	70.0%	11.6	8.1	—	7	4.3
2003	26	CIN	9	—	13	13	81	1	100.0%	6.2	6.2	—	3	2.9
2004	27	CIN	9	—	15	15	85	0	100.0%	5.7	5.7	—	5	1.9
2005	28	CIN	8	—	15	15	90	1	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	4	3.5
2006	29	CIN	12	—	21	21	254	1	100.0%	12.1	12.1	—	12	5.8
2007	30	CIN	13	—	20	20	211	0	100.0%	10.6	10.6	—	7	4.3
2008	31	CIN	13	—	31	31	207	0	100.0%	6.7	6.7	—	5	5.3
2010	33	CIN	6	—	13	10	42	0	76.9%	4.2	3.2	—	0	2.2
2011	34	ATL	2	—	2	1	7	0	50.0%	7.0	3.5	—	0	—
Career			119		242	195	1,767	5	80.6%	9.1	7.3	—	67	47.1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2000	23	CAR	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	25	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2004	27	WAS	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	28	CLE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	29	PIT	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2008	31	CLE	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		7	7	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	22	—	—	—	—	—	7.5	0
2000	23	—	—	—	—	—	3.6	0
2001	24	—	—	—	—	—	-3.2	0
2002	25	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	0
2003	26	—	—	—	—	—	2.9	0
2004	27	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	0
2005	28	—	—	—	—	—	5.4	0
2006	29	—	—	—	—	—	20.9	168
2007	30	—	—	—	—	—	12.9	162
2008	31	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	112
2010	33	—	—	—	—	—	-4.3	10
2011	34	—	—	—	—	—	-1.2	4
Career					—	—	—	456

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 51.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 33.7

Availability 14.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 452010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Receptions leader13

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.54 EPA/season over 12 seasons52

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: 90%.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 9.1 regular season → 7.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-18%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt6Rec5Yds37Ctch%83.3%Y/R7.4Y/Tgt6.21D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.9

College Stats

Mississippi StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #42

#34Chris TerryOT #35Barry GardnerLB #36Mike PetersonOLB #37Jon JansenOT #38Mike RuckerDE #39J.J. JohnsonRB #40Tony BryantDE #41Dre' BlyCB #43Rob KonradFB #44Jimmy KleinsasserTE #45Rahim AbdullahOLB #46Kevin FaulkRB #47Fred VinsonCB #48Russell DavisDT #49Joe MontgomeryRB #50Shaun KingQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Reggie inherited the Atlanta Falcons TE room from Brian Kozlowski (1997–2003), and handed it to Alge Crumpler (2001–2007).

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

2011team change
Joined ATL (from CIN)
2011final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2003team change
Joined CIN (from ATL)
1999draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 2, Pick 42

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 257 lb

Frame

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C1999

B2000

C2001

C2002

D2003

D2004

D2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

F2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

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
1999	146	24.3	604+458	35.5
2000	340	22.7	528+188	31.1
2001	142	10.9	217+75	12.8
2002	162	12.5	222+60	13
2003	81	9	129+48	7.6
2004	85	9.4	112+27	6.6
2005	90	11.3	155+65	9.1
2006	254	21.2	360+106	21.2
2007	211	16.2	270+59	15.9
2008	207	15.9	258+51	15.2
2010	42	7	117+75	6.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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

37 career value over replacement — #2439 all-time of 4,642. 3.4/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #42 (Rd 2) · ATL · 1999 · +1.2 vs expected KV-H

51actual

49.8 expected · Δ+1.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #42

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Knox

Era Translator