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 · 2000

Career Value · VORP

174 career value over replacement — #511 all-time of 4,695. 34.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #192 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1990 · +66.1 vs expected KV-H

88actual

21.9 expected · Δ+66.1

💔+43.8 stolen VORP·1.26 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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

Career arc · VAL by season

14 seasons · peak 7.8 in 2000

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 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2000 · +0.6 wins

Receiving

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
Career			—		3	9	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	29.4

Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.

Receiving

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

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 68.4

Availability 17.6