Shannon Sharpe is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 88 in the Knox value model. Sharpe's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Shannon Sharpe

★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 2% all-time TEsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +224% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight228 lb

BornJun 26, 1968

Age58

CollegeSavannah State College See College Stats

Rookie yr1990

Draft1990 · Rd 7, Pick 192 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

43rdReceptions·815

Postseason all-time ranks

27thPlayoff Receptions·62 28thPlayoff Receiving Yards·814 yds 81stPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·4

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 174 · #501 · High-Value

Worth 174 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +43.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+43.5

Avg surplus

peak +46

4 seasons × ~43.5 surplus ≈ VORP 174

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
1990	—	DEN	16	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	DEN	16	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	DEN	16	—	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	DEN	16	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	DEN	15	—	—	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	DEN	13	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	DEN	15	—	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	DEN	16	—	—	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	DEN	16	—	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DEN	5	—	37	23	224	0	62.2%	9.7	6.1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-9.1	0	0
2000	—	BAL	16	—	105	67	810	5	63.8%	12.1	7.7	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32.1	0	0
2001	—	BAL	16	—	114	73	811	2	64.0%	11.1	7.1	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.2	0	0
2002	—	DEN	13	—	88	61	686	3	69.3%	11.2	7.8	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.7	0	0
2003	—	DEN	15	—	62	62	770	8	100.0%	12.4	12.4	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69.5	0	0
Career		—	207	—	406	815	3,301	18	200.7%	4.1	8.1	—	162	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	131.5	0	0

Career EPA131.5·132 receiving·26.3/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1990	22	DEN	16	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.3
1991	23	DEN	16	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.2
1992	24	DEN	16	—	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.2
1993	25	DEN	16	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.2
1994	26	DEN	15	—	—	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.8
1995	27	DEN	13	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.8
1996	28	DEN	15	—	—	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.9
1997	29	DEN	16	—	—	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.9
1998	30	DEN	16	—	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20
1999	31	DEN	5	—	37	23	224	0	62.2%	9.7	6.1	—	9	4.9
2000	32	BAL	16	—	105	67	810	5	63.8%	12.1	7.7	—	36	21.2
2001	33	BAL	16	—	114	73	811	2	64.0%	11.1	7.1	—	43	18.8
2002	34	DEN	13	—	88	61	686	3	69.3%	11.2	7.8	—	32	16
2003	35	DEN	15	—	62	62	770	8	100.0%	12.4	12.4	—	42	22.1
Career			204		406	815	3,301	18	200.7%	4.1	8.1	—	162	261.3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	31	NYJ	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2000	32	ARI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			3		4	4	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	31	—	—	—	—	—	-9.1
2000	32	—	—	—	—	—	32.1
2001	33	—	—	—	—	—	10.2
2002	34	—	—	—	—	—	28.7
2003	35	—	—	—	—	—	69.5
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 88 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 88 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 88 × longevity 1 = KV-H 88· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 86

On-field 68.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 81elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 53% of the all-time Receptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

53% of the all-time Receptions leader53

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

26.31 EPA/season over 5 seasons59

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: 79%.

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

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 4.1 regular season → 13.1 playoffs (8 playoff seasons)

+224%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

18 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt37Rec62Yds814TD4Ctch%167.6%Y/R13.1Y/Tgt22.01D9

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA5.7

College Stats

Savannah State CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Savannah State College), 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.

1990 Draft Class· this player went #192

#149Marcus WilsonRB #156Mike BuckQB #159Bryce PaupLB #163Derrick WalkerTE #169Johnny JohnsonRB #178Scott GalbraithTE #186Lester ArchambeauDE #187Nate LewisWR #194Willie GreenWR #196Roger DuffyG #200James RouseRB #203Roman FortinOT #204Doug WellsandtTE #206Ken ClarkRB #208Marvcus PattonMLB #223Dale DawkinsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shannon inherited the Denver Broncos TE room from Orson Mobley (1986–1990), and handed it to Byron Chamberlain (1995–2000).

Clarence Kay 1984–1992Orson Mobley 1986–1990Shannon Sharpe 1990–2003Byron Chamberlain 1995–2000Desmond Clark 1999–2001Tony Scheffler

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2002team change
Joined DEN (from BAL)
2000team change
Joined BAL (from DEN)
1990draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 7, Pick 192

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 228 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 91

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

C1999

A+2000

A+2001

A2002

A2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 14 seasons.

91%

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	224	44.8	1,032+808	60.7
2000	810	50.6	1,180+370	69.4
2001	811	50.7	1,158+347	68.1
2002	686	52.8	1,188+502	69.9
2003	770	51.3	1,065+295	62.6

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

174 career value over replacement — #501 all-time of 4,642. 34.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #192 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1990 · +62.1 vs expected KV-H

88actual

25.9 expected · Δ+62.1

💔+43.8 stolen VORP·1.26 szns lost

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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

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1990 Draft Class· this player went #192

Franchise Succession

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Era Translator