Not to be confused withSteve Jordan (K · 1987).

Steve Jordan ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Jordan in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jordan a career score of 91, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Steve Jordan

6× Pro BowlTop 1% all-time TEsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 1986

Height6'3"

Weight242 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

406 career value over replacement — #43 all-time of 4,695. 31.2/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #179 (Rd 7) · MIN · 1982 · +67.2 vs expected KV-H

91actual

23.8 expected · Δ+67.2

💔+48.7 stolen VORP·1.56 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1982	21–22	MIN	9	—	—	3	42	0	—	14.0	—	—	—
1983	22–23	MIN	13	—	—	15	212	2	—	14.1	—	—	—
1984	23–24	MIN	14	—	—	38	414	2	—	10.9	—	—	—
1985	24–25	MIN	16	—	—	68	795	0	—	11.7	—	—	—
1986	25–26	MIN	16	—	—	58	859	6	—	14.8	—	—	—
1987	26–27	MIN	12	—	—	35	490	2	—	14.0	—	—	—
1988	27–28	MIN	16	—	—	57	756	5	—	13.3	—	—	—
1989	28–29	MIN	16	—	—	35	506	3	—	14.5	—	—	—
1990	29–30	MIN	16	—	—	45	636	3	—	14.1	—	—	—
1991	30–31	MIN	16	—	—	57	638	2	—	11.2	—	—	—
1992	31–32	MIN	14	—	—	28	394	2	—	14.1	—	—	—
1993	32–33	MIN	14	—	—	56	542	1	—	9.7	—	—	—
1994	33–34	MIN	4	—	—	3	23	0	—	7.7	—	—	—
Career		—	176	—	—	498	6,307	28	—	12.7	—	—	—

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An all-time caliber tight end (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 406 · #43 · All-Time

Worth 406 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+33.8

Avg surplus

peak +46

12 seasons × ~33.8 surplus ≈