Also in other sports:mlbTony Gonzalez (CF · 1960–1971).

Tony Gonzalez is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Gonzalez's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Tony Gonzalez

"Gonzo"

★ HALL OF FAME14× Pro Bowl6× All-ProTop 0% all-time TEsIron Legend👑 3× #1 Tight End · 1999–2008 📉 Fades · -17% playoffs ⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2004Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #2

Height6'5"

Weight247 lb

BornFeb 27, 1976

Age50

CollegeCalifornia See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · KC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

3rdReceptions·1,321 5thReceiving Yards·15,083 yds 9thReceiving Touchdowns·111

Postseason all-time ranks

84thPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·4

14x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2004·Rec102

Career Value · VORP

VORP 693 · #2 · All-Time

Worth 693 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 1% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 17 of 17 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +40.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

17 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+40.8

Avg surplus

peak +53

17 seasons × ~40.8 surplus ≈ VORP 693

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Passing													Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1997	—	KC	16	—	—	33	368	2	—	11.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	KC	16	—	—	59	621	2	—	10.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	KC	15	—	108	76	849	11	70.4%	11.2	7.9	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	KC	15	—	142	89	1,160	9	62.7%	13.0	8.2	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	BUF	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	KC	16	—	118	73	917	6	61.9%	12.6	7.8	—	49	1	9	0	9.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	100.0%	40	0	0	0.0	0.0	40.0	40.0	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	JAX	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	KC	16	—	99	63	773	7	63.6%	12.3	7.8	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	KC	16	—	71	71	915	10	100.0%	12.9	12.9	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	KC	16	—	102	102	1,258	7	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	69	1	5	0	5.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	LAC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	KC	16	—	78	78	905	2	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	NYG	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	KC	15	—	73	73	900	5	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	JAX	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	KC	16	—	99	99	1,172	5	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	TEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	KC	16	—	96	96	1,058	10	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	ATL	16	—	135	83	867	6	61.5%	10.4	6.4	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	TB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	ATL	16	—	108	70	656	6	64.8%	9.4	6.1	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	—	ATL	16	—	116	80	875	7	69.0%	10.9	7.5	—	53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DET	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	ATL	16	—	124	93	930	8	75.0%	10.0	7.5	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ARI	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2013	—	ATL	16	—	121	83	859	8	68.6%	10.3	7.1	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	WAS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	297	—	1,590	1,321	15,083	111	83.1%	11.4	9.5	—	—	2	14	0	7.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	100.0%	40	0	0	0.0	0.0	40.0	40.0	—	118.8	0	30	30	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA919.4·3 passing · 1 rushing · 916 receiving·61.3/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2001	25	KC	16	—	1	1	100.0%	40	0	0	0.0	0.0	40.0	40.0	—	118.8	0	23.1
Career			16		1	1	100.0%	40	0	0	0.0	0.0	40.0	—	—	118.8	0	344.7

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%
2001	25	KC	16	—	1	9	9.0	0.0	0.0
2004	28	KC	16	—	1	5	5.0	0.0	0.0
Career			32		2	14	7.0	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	21	KC	16	—	—	33	368	2	—	11.2	—	—	—
1998	22	KC	16	—	—	59	621	2	—	10.5	—	—	—
1999	23	KC	15	—	108	76	849	11	70.4%	11.2	7.9	—	47
2000	24	KC	15	—	142	89	1,160	9	62.7%	13.0	8.2	—	65
2001	25	KC	16	—	118	73	917	6	61.9%	12.6	7.8	—	49
2002	26	KC	16	—	99	63	773	7	63.6%	12.3	7.8	—	39
2003	27	KC	16	—	71	71	915	10	100.0%	12.9	12.9	—	48
2004	28	KC	16	—	102	102	1,258	7	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	69
2005	29	KC	16	—	78	78	905	2	100.0%	11.6	11.6	—	45
2006	30	KC	15	—	73	73	900	5	100.0%	12.3	12.3	—	54
2007	31	KC	16	—	99	99	1,172	5	100.0%	11.8	11.8	—	59
2008	32	KC	16	—	96	96	1,058	10	100.0%	11.0	11.0	—	67
2009	33	ATL	16	—	135	83	867	6	61.5%	10.4	6.4	—	54
2010	34	ATL	16	—	108	70	656	6	64.8%	9.4	6.1	—	39
2011	35	ATL	16	—	116	80	875	7	69.0%	10.9	7.5	—	53
2012	36	ATL	16	—	124	93	930	8	75.0%	10.0	7.5	—	65
2013	37	ATL	16	15*	121	83	859	8	68.6%	10.3	7.1	—	56
Career			269	15*	1,590	1,321	15,083	111	83.1%	11.4	9.5	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	23	TB	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2000	24	BUF	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2001	25	JAX	3	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2002	26	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2004	28	LAC	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2005	29	NYG	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2006	30	JAX	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2007	31	TEN	2	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2008	32	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2009	33	TB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2010	34	SF	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2011	35	DET	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2012	36	ARI	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2013	37	WAS	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			28	1*	30	30	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	37	ATL	16	15*	1,003	93.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			16	15*	1,003	—	—	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	23	—	—	—	—	—	42.3	0
2000	24	—	—	—	—	—	50.1	0
2001	25	—	—	—	2.7	0.8	32.7	0
2002	26	—	—	—	—	—	27.2	0
2003	27	—	—	—	—	—	76.9	0
2004	28	—	—	—	—	0.2	107.9	0
2005	29	—	—	—	—	—	71.6	0
2006	30	—	—	—	—	—	89.3	581
2007	31	—	—	—	—	—	92.6	876
2008	32	—	—	—	—	—	103.0	806
2009	33	—	—	—	—	—	40.4	1,082
2010	34	—	—	—	—	—	24.9	843
2011	35	—	—	—	—	—	45.4	1,037
2012	36	—	—	—	—	—	61.1	965
2013	37	—	—	15*	—	—	50.2	964
Career				15*	—	—	—	7,154

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 97 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 17 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 91 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 87

On-field 67.1

Availability 19.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 87elite 702013

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #2 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

412

8 qualifying seasons

2008 KC·2 team wins#5

Receptions · 96 · score 105

2008 KC·2 team wins#7

Receiving Touchdowns · 10 · score 95

2008 KC·2 team wins#11

Receiving Yards · 1,058 · score 75

All-Time Standing

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

Elite

of 100

Reached 85% of the all-time Receptions leader — a elite all-time profile at the position.

85% of the all-time Receptions leader85

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

61.29 EPA/season over 15 seasons70

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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:0.856 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.856Touch rate0.121EPA/snap0.05Snap share93.3%Off snaps1,003Emerging

Production per snap — 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+).

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 11.4 regular season → 9.5 playoffs (6 playoff seasons)

-17%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt30Rec30Yds286TD4Ctch%100.0%Y/R9.5Y/Tgt9.5

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA16.3Rec AirYd196

College Stats

CaliforniaImported college table

College Receiving

Season	School	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	California	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	California	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	California	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		0	89	0	0	—	0.0	—	—	—

Reference Graph

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

1997 Draft Class· this player went #13

#5Bryant WestbrookDB #6Walter JonesOT #7Ike HilliardWR #8James FarriorILB #9Tom KnightDB #10Chris NaeoleG #11Michael BookerDB #12Warrick DunnRB #14Reinard WilsonLB #15Yatil GreenWR #16Reidel AnthonyWR #17Kenard LangDE #18Kenny HolmesDE #19Tarik GlennOT #20Dwayne RuddLB #21Renaldo WynnDE

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2009team change
Joined ATL (from KC)
1997draft
Drafted by KC — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 247 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	ATL	0	W11Questionable· ToeW12Questionable· ToeW13Questionable· ToeW14Questionable· ToeW15Questionable· ToeW16Questionable· Toe
2009	ATL	0	W17Questionable· Calf

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
1997	368	23	604+236	35.6
1998	621	38.8	909+288	53.5
1999	849	56.6	1,279+430	75.2
2000	1,160	77.3	1,802+642	106
2001	917	57.3	1,315+398	77.4
2002	773	48.3	1,081+308	63.6
2003	915	57.2	1,194+279	70.2
2004	1,258	78.6	1,713+455	100.8
2005	905	56.6	1,108+203	65.2
2006	900	60	1,109+209	65.2
2007	1,172	73.3	1,299+127	76.4
2008	1,058	66.1	1,191+133	70.1
2009	867	54.2	902+35	53.1
2010	656	41	664+8	39
2011	875	54.7	863-12	50.8
2012	930	58.1	923-7	54.3
2013	859	53.7	849-10	49.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, 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 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

693 career value over replacement — #2 all-time of 4,642. 40.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×10 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · KC · 1997 · +36.7 vs expected KV-H

97actual

60.3 expected · Δ+36.7

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Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

College Receiving

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #13

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Era Translator

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Franchise Succession

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