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.

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Stephen Alexander

1× Pro BowlTop 17% all-time TEsElite Playmaker⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2002Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight250 lb

BornNov 7, 1975

Age50

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

Rookie yr1998

Draft1998 · Rd 2, Pick 48 · WAS

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 97 · #1183 · High-Value

Worth 97 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.9

Avg surplus

peak +28

7 seasons × ~13.9 surplus ≈ VORP 97

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
1998	—	WAS	5	—	—	37	383	4	—	10.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	WAS	15	—	46	28	318	3	60.9%	11.4	6.9	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.4	0	0
2000	—	WAS	16	—	70	46	500	2	65.7%	10.9	7.1	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	DET	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.3	0	0
2001	—	WAS	4	—	23	9	85	0	39.1%	9.4	3.7	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.7	0	0
2002	—	LAC	14	—	76	45	510	1	59.2%	11.3	6.7	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.7	0	0
2003	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2004	—	DET	15	—	41	41	377	1	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	IND	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.7	0	0
2005	—	DEN	14	—	21	21	170	1	100.0%	8.1	8.1	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.4	0	0
2006	—	DEN	8	—	18	18	160	2	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	0	80
Career		—	98	—	295	245	2,503	14	83.1%	10.2	8.5	—	119	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	70.7	0	80

Career EPA70.7·71 receiving·8.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1998	23	WAS	5	—	—	37	383	4	—	10.4	—	—	—	8.6
1999	24	WAS	15	—	46	28	318	3	60.9%	11.4	6.9	—	18	10.7
2000	25	WAS	16	—	70	46	500	2	65.7%	10.9	7.1	—	33	12.6
2001	26	WAS	4	—	23	9	85	0	39.1%	9.4	3.7	—	3	2.1
2002	27	LAC	14	—	76	45	510	1	59.2%	11.3	6.7	—	25	11.3
2004	29	DET	15	—	41	41	377	1	100.0%	9.2	9.2	—	21	8.6
2005	30	DEN	14	—	21	21	170	1	100.0%	8.1	8.1	—	9	5.3
2006	31	DEN	8	—	18	18	160	2	100.0%	8.9	8.9	—	10	5
Career			91		295	245	2,503	14	83.1%	10.2	8.5	—	119	64.2

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	24	PHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2000	25	DET	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	27	LA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2003	28	DEN	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2004	29	IND	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	30	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	31	KC	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			7		7	7	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	24	—	—	—	—	—	16.4	0
2000	25	—	—	—	—	—	17.3	0
2001	26	—	—	—	—	—	-5.7	0
2002	27	—	—	—	—	—	-8.7	0
2003	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2004	29	—	—	—	—	—	25.7	0
2005	30	—	—	—	—	—	12.4	0
2006	31	—	—	—	—	—	13.3	80
Career					—	—	—	80

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 89%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 43.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1998bestavg 55elite 702006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

8.84 EPA/season over 8 seasons53

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: 91%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt8Rec2Yds16Ctch%25.0%Y/R8.0Y/Tgt2.01D1

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA-1.4

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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.

1998 Draft Class· this player went #48

#39Sam CowartMLB #41Jeremy StaatDE #42Pat JohnsonWR #43Artrell HawkinsFS #44Patrick SurtainCB #45Brian KellyCB #46Samari RolleCB #47Todd WeinerOT #49Kenny MixonDE #50Germane CrowellWR #51Kailee WongLB #52Tony SimmonsWR #53Bob HallenC #54Rod RutledgeTE #55Joe JureviciusWR #56Dorian BooseDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stephen inherited the Washington Commanders TE room from Jamie Asher (1995–1998), and handed it to Mike Sellers (1998–2011).

Clint Didier 1982–1987Terry Orr 1986–1992Jimmie Johnson 1989–1991James Jenkins 1994–2000Scott Galbraith 1995–1996Jamie Asher

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2005team change
Joined DEN (from DET)
2004team change
Joined DET (from DEN)
2003team change
Joined DEN (from LAC)
2002team change
Joined LAC (from WAS)
1998draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 2, Pick 48

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 250 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 70

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

C+1998

B1999

B+2000

F2001

B+2002

B2004

C2005

C2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

68%

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
1998	383	76.6	1,656+1,273	97.4
1999	318	21.2	538+220	31.6
2000	500	31.3	728+228	42.8
2001	85	21.3	462+377	27.2
2002	510	36.4	796+286	46.8
2004	377	25.1	475+98	28
2005	170	12.1	174+4	10.2
2006	160	20	338+178	19.9

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

97 career value over replacement — #1183 all-time of 4,642. 12.1/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #48 (Rd 2) · WAS · 1998 · +14.8 vs expected KV-H

64actual

49.2 expected · Δ+14.8

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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

1998 Draft Class· this player went #48

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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Knox

Era Translator

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