Steve Heiden is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Heiden in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Heiden's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Heiden
Top 38% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | SD | 7 | — | 12 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 50.0% | 5.3 | 2.7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24–25 | SD | 9 | — | 13 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 61.5% | 6.9 | 4.2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 25–26 | CLE | 11 | — | 19 | 17 | 105 | 1 | 89.5% | 6.2 | 5.5 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | CLE | 7 | — | 18 | 18 | 134 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.4 | 7.4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 27–28 | CLE | 11 | — | 28 | 28 | 287 | 5 | 100.0% | 10.3 | 10.3 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28–29 | CLE | 15 | — | 43 | 43 | 401 | 3 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29–30 | CLE | 15 | — | 36 | 36 | 249 | 2 | 100.0% | 6.9 | 6.9 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | CLE | 10 | — | 12 | 12 | 104 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.7 | 8.7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31–32 | CLE | 9 | — | 23 | 23 | 249 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.8 | 10.8 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | CLE | 6 | — | 17 | 10 | 73 | 1 | 58.8% | 7.3 | 4.3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 221 | 201 | 1,689 | 14 | 91.0% | 8.4 | 7.6 | — | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
41 career value over replacement — #2356 all-time of 4,695. 4.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #69 (Rd 3) · SDG · 1999 · +8 vs expected KV-H
51actual
43 expected · Δ+8
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