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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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Receptions leader32

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 89%.

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.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

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Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 12.7 regular season → 13.2 playoffs (7 playoff seasons)

+4%

vs reg season

Career Milestones6

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19851K career receiving yards
1985100 career receptions
19883K career receiving yards
1988250 career receptions
19915K career receiving yards
199125 career receiving TDs

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.

Postseason Career

Receiving

Rec26Yds343TD1Y/R13.2

College Stats

BrownCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Chris DolemanDE9y Darrin NelsonRB9y Anthony CarterWR9y Wade WilsonQB9y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Steve inherited the Minnesota Vikings TE room from Joe Senser (1980–1984), and handed it to Andrew Glover (1997–1999).

Joe Senser 1980–1984Steve Jordan 1982–1994Andrew Glover 1997–1999Visanthe Shiancoe 2007–2011Kyle Rudolph 2011–2020T.J. Hockenson

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Movementderived from season history

1994final season
Last recorded season with MIN
1982draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 7, Pick 179

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 242 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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 92

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

C+1982

B1983

B+1984

A+1985

A+1986

A1987

A+1988

B+1989

A1990

A+1991

B+1992

A1993

F1994

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.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
1982	42	4.7	270+228	15.9
1983	212	16.3	517+305	30.4
1984	414	29.6	768+354	45.2
1985	795	49.7	1,144+349	67.3
1986	859	53.7	1,167+308	68.6
1987	490	40.8	985+495	57.9
1988	756	47.3	1,148+392	67.5
1989	506	31.6	858+352	50.5
1990	636	39.8	1,076+440	63.3
1991	638	39.9	1,125+487	66.2
1992	394	28.1	825+431	48.5
1993	542	38.7	1,066+524	62.7
1994	23	5.8	282+259	16.6

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 8/31/2026