A tight end with a middle-tier career β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Worth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end β top 76% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
1 seasons Γ ~13 surplus β VORP 13
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2019 | β | TB | 4 | β | 5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 40.0% | 13.0 | 5.2 | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 103 | 15.6% | β | 0.0% | 53 | 19.8% |
| 2020 | β | TB | 4 | β | 7 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 42.9% | 13.7 | 5.9 | β | 3 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 74 | 11.6% | β | 0.0% | 41 | 16.9% |
| 2021 | β | SF | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 2.0% | β | 0.0% | 7 | 37.0% |
| 2022 | β | NYG | 6 | β | 15 | 10 | 132 | 0 | 66.7% | 13.2 | 8.8 | β | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 259 | 35.0% | β | 0.0% | 48 | 17.7% |
| 2023 | β | CIN | 12 | β | 50 | 39 | 352 | 1 | 78.0% | 9.0 | 7.0 | β | 21 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 276 | 35.5% | β | 0.0% | 31 | 16.6% |
| 2023 | β | PIT | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2024 | β | CIN | 9 | β | 23 | 19 | 154 | 1 | 82.6% | 8.1 | 6.7 | β | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 119 | 15.7% | β | 0.0% | 231 | 76.2% |
| 2025 | β | CIN | 10 | β | 24 | 19 | 168 | 2 | 79.2% | 8.8 | 7.0 | β | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 148 | 17.0% | β | 0.0% | 224 | 56.9% |
| Career | β | 47 | β | 124 | 92 | 873 | 4 | 74.2% | 9.5 | 7.0 | β | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 980 | 18.9% | β | 0.0% | 635 | 34.4% | |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | TB | 4 | 0* | 5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 40.0% | 13.0 | 5.2 | β | 1 |
| 2020 | 26 | TB | 4 | 0* | 7 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 42.9% | 13.7 | 5.9 | β | 3 |
| 2022 | 28 | NYG | 6 | 0* | 15 | 10 | 132 | 0 | 66.7% | 13.2 | 8.8 | β | 8 |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | 12 | 0* | 50 | 39 | 352 | 1 | 78.0% | 9.0 | 7.0 | β | 21 |
| 2024 | 30 | CIN | 9 | 0* | 23 | 19 | 154 | 1 | 82.6% | 8.1 | 6.7 | β | 9 |
| 2025 | 31 | CIN | 10 | 0* | 24 | 19 | 168 | 2 | 79.2% | 8.8 | 7.0 | β | 8 |
| Career | 45 | 124 | 92 | 873 | 4 | 74.2% | 9.5 | 7.0 | β | 50 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | TB | 9 | 0* | 103 | 15.6% | β | 0.0% | 53 | 19.8% |
| 2020 | 26 | TB | 11 | 0* | 74 | 11.6% | β | 0.0% | 41 | 16.9% |
| 2021 | 27 | SF | 1 | β | 1 | 2.0% | β | 0.0% | 7 | 37.0% |
| 2022 | 28 | NYG | 11 | 0* | 259 | 35.0% | β | 0.0% | 48 | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | 12 | 0* | 276 | 35.5% | β | 0.0% | 31 | 16.6% |
| 2024 | 30 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 119 | 15.7% | β | 0.0% | 231 | 76.2% |
| 2025 | 31 | CIN | 15 | 0* | 148 | 17.0% | β | 0.0% | 224 | 56.9% |
| Career | 70 | 980 | β | β | β | 635 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | β | β | 0* | β | β | -1.6 | 0 | 55 |
| 2020 | 26 | β | β | 0* | β | β | 0.0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2022 | 28 | β | β | 0* | β | β | 2.9 | 0 | 110 |
| 2023 | 29 | β | β | 0* | -2.3 | β | 12.3 | 0 | 269 |
| 2024 | 30 | β | β | 0* | β | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0 | 98 |
| Career | β | β | β | 0 | 640 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | TB | 9 | 0* | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 57.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | TB | 11 | 0* | 15.4 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 62.2 |
| 2022 | 28 | NYG | 11 | 0* | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 94.3 |
| 2023 | 29 | CIN | 12 | 0* | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 94.3 |
| 2024 | 30 | CIN | 11 | 0* | 4.3 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 109.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | CIN | 15 | 0* | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 106.2 |
| Career | 69 | β | β | β | 3 | 4 | β | 50 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
| 2024 | 30 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | β | β | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 45.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 46Β· confidence 79%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
Reached 6% of the all-time Receptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Arkansas; Memphis), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Tanner inherited the Cincinnati Bengals TE room from Drew Sample (2019β2025), and handed it to Mike Gesicki (2024β2025).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with CIN
Joined CIN (from NYG)
Joined NYG (from SF)
Joined SF (from TB)
Entered the NFL with TB
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CIN | 2 | W2DoubtfulΒ· KneeW3OutΒ· KneeW4QuestionableΒ· KneeW16OutΒ· KneeW17DoubtfulΒ· Knee |
| 2022 | NYG | 0 | W6QuestionableΒ· Illness |
| 2020 | TB | 2 | W11OutΒ· Not Injury RelatedW12OutΒ· Not Injury Related |
| 2019 | TB | 1 | W16OutΒ· Concussion |
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL β 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 | β 2025 Rec Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 | 6.5 | 86+60 | 5 |
| 2020 | 41 | 10.3 | 170+129 | 10 |
| 2022 | 132 | 22 | 392+260 | 23.1 |
| 2023 | 352 | 29.3 | 522+170 | 30.7 |
| 2024 | 154 | 17.1 | 303+149 | 17.8 |
| 2025 | 168 | 16.8 | 286+118 | 16.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
13 career value over replacement β #3468 all-time of 4,642. 2.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
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