Shannon Sharpe NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault
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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.
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position
51
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
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at 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: 80%.
Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 data layers▼
StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.
Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.
Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.
Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player
Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player
Defensive StatsNot available for this player
College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.
NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player
Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.
Where this data comes from
Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.
Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).
1993100 career receptions
1994250 career receptions
1998500 career receptions
20001K career receiving yards
2002750 career receptions
20033K career receiving yards
Understanding These Stats▼
Receiving
Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.
Rec — Receptions — catches made.
Yds — Receiving yards.
TD — Receiving touchdowns.
Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.
Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.
Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.
AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.
1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.
Proprietary StatVault Metrics
KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.
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.
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
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 →
88
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 2025 NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.
Indigo
SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.
VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.
Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.
