Rodney Holman ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Holman in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Holman a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TEDET#0ACT

Rodney Holman

3× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time TEsIron Legend

Height6'3"

Weight238 lb

BornApr 20, 1960

Age66

CollegeTulane See College Stats

Rookie yr1982

Draft1982 · Rd 3, Pick 82 · CIN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

47thReceiving Touchdowns·72 61stReceptions·730 64thReceiving Yards·9,542 yds

Postseason all-time ranks

97thPlayoff Receiving Yards·490 yds 100thPlayoff Receptions·36

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 319 · #106 · All-Time

Worth 319 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 14 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.8

Avg surplus

peak +44

14 seasons × ~22.8 surplus ≈ VORP 319

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1982	—	CIN	9	—	—	3	18	1	—	6.0	—	—	—
1983	—	CIN	16	—	—	2	15	0	—	7.5	—	—	—
1984	—	CIN	16	—	—	21	239	1	—	11.4	—	—	—
1985	—	CIN	16	—	—	38	479	7	—	12.6	—	—	—
1986	—	CIN	16	—	—	40	570	2	—	14.3	—	—	—
1987	—	CIN	12	—	—	28	438	2	—	15.6	—	—	—
1988	—	CIN	16	—	—	39	527	3	—	13.5	—	—	—
1989	—	CIN	16	—	—	50	736	9	—	14.7	—	—	—
1990	—	CIN	16	—	—	40	596	5	—	14.9	—	—	—
1991	—	CIN	16	—	—	31	445	2	—	14.4	—	—	—
1992	—	CIN	16	—	—	26	266	2	—	10.2	—	—	—
1993	—	DET	16	—	—	25	244	2	—	9.8	—	—	—
1994	—	DET	15	—	—	17	163	0	—	9.6	—	—	—
1995	—	DET	16	—	—	5	35	0	—	7.0	—	—	—
Career		—	212	—	—	730	9,542	72	—	13.1	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1982	22	CIN	9	—	—	3	18	1	—	6.0	—	—	—	4.4
1983	23	CIN	16	—	—	2	15	0	—	7.5	—	—	—	4.7
1984	24	CIN	16	—	—	21	239	1	—	11.4	—	—	—	9.7
1985	25	CIN	16	—	—	38	479	7	—	12.6	—	—	—	18.4
1986	26	CIN	16	—	—	40	570	2	—	14.3	—	—	—	15.7
1987	27	CIN	12	—	—	28	438	2	—	15.6	—	—	—	10.7
1988	28	CIN	16	—	—	39	527	3	—	13.5	—	—	—	14.4
1989	29	CIN	16	—	—	50	736	9	—	14.7	—	—	—	25.3
1990	30	CIN	16	—	—	40	596	5	—	14.9	—	—	—	17.8
1991	31	CIN	16	—	—	31	445	2	—	14.4	—	—	—	15
1992	32	CIN	16	—	—	26	266	2	—	10.2	—	—	—	11.5
1993	33	DET	16	—	—	25	244	2	—	9.8	—	—	—	11.1
1994	34	DET	15	—	—	17	163	0	—	9.6	—	—	—	7.2
1995	35	DET	16	—	—	5	35	0	—	7.0	—	—	—	6.1
Career			212		—	730	9,542	72	—	13.1	—	—	—	172

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 75.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 49.4

Availability 19.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1982bestavg 69elite 701995

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 47% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

47% of the all-time Receptions leader47

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

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: 97%.

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

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 13.1 regular season → 13.6 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

+4%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

Receiving

Rec36Yds490Y/R13.6

College Stats

TulaneCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tulane), 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.

1982 Draft Class· this player went #82

#66Eugene GoodlowWR #68Kenny DuckettWR #71Del RodgersRB #72Stan EdwardsRB #74Jerry BellTE #75Pete MetzelaarsTE #78Vyto KabTE #79Dwayne CrutchfieldRB #84Mike PagelQB #87Dwight WalkerRB #89Dennis GentryRB #93Van WilliamsRB #94Steve BryantWR #110Rodney TateRB #115Mike BaabC #125Earl FerrellRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Rodney opened the Cincinnati Bengals TE lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Eric Kattus (1986–1991).

Rodney Holman 1982–1992Eric Kattus 1986–1991Jim Riggs 1988–1992Craig Thompson 1992–1993Tony McGee 1993–2001Troy Sadowski 1994–1996

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1995final season
Last recorded season with DET
1993team change
Joined DET (from CIN)
1982draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 3, Pick 82

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 238 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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 85

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

C+1982

C+1983

B1984

B+1985

B+1986

B+1987

B+1988

A+1989

A1990

B+1991

B1992

B1993

C+1994

C+1995

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
1982	18	2	216+198	12.7
1983	15	0.9	228+213	13.4
1984	239	14.9	483+244	28.4
1985	479	29.9	764+285	44.9
1986	570	35.6	836+266	49.2
1987	438	36.5	896+458	52.7
1988	527	32.9	842+315	49.5
1989	736	46	1,130+394	66.4
1990	596	37.3	985+389	57.9
1991	445	27.8	797+352	46.9
1992	266	16.6	533+267	31.3
1993	244	15.3	488+244	28.7
1994	163	10.9	401+238	23.6
1995	35	2.2	239+204	14.1

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

Career Value · VORP

319 career value over replacement — #106 all-time of 4,642. 22.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #82 (Rd 3) · CIN · 1982 · +40.3 vs expected KV-H

79actual

38.7 expected · Δ+40.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1982 Draft Class· this player went #82

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator