Stephen Alexander is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Alexander in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Alexander's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
113 career value over replacement — #980 all-time of 4,695. 14.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #48 (Rd 2) · WAS · 1998 · +16.8 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1998 | 22–23 | WAS | 15 | — | — | 37 | 383 | 4 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23–24 | WAS | 15 | — | 46 | 28 | 318 | 3 | 60.9% | 11.4 | 6.9 | — | 18 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | WAS | 16 | — | 70 | 46 | 500 | 2 | 65.7% | 10.9 | 7.1 | — | 33 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | WAS | 4 | — | 23 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 39.1% | 9.4 | 3.7 | — | 3 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | SD | 14 | — | 76 | 45 | 510 | 1 | 59.2% | 11.3 | 6.7 | — | 25 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | DET | 15 | — | 41 | 41 | 377 | 1 | 100.0% | 9.2 | 9.2 | — | 21 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | DEN | 14 | — | 21 | 21 | 170 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.1 | 8.1 | — | 9 |
| 2006 | 30–31 | DEN | 8 | — | 18 | 18 | 160 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.9 | 8.9 | — | 10 |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 295 | 245 | 2,503 | 14 | 83.1% | 10.2 | 8.5 | — | 119 | |
A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 113 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~16.1 surplus ≈
Gerald Everett
TE
89% match
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