Tony McGee ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places McGee in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McGee a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TENYG#44ACT

Tony McGee

Top 6% all-time TEsIron Man

Height6'4"

Weight241 lb

BornApr 21, 1971

Age55

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 2, Pick 37 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 232 · #276 · Elite

Worth 232 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.2

Avg surplus

peak +43

10 seasons × ~23.2 surplus ≈ VORP 232

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1993	—	CIN	15	—	—	44	525	0	—	11.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CIN	16	—	—	40	492	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CIN	16	—	—	55	754	4	—	13.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CIN	16	—	—	38	446	4	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CIN	16	—	—	34	414	6	—	12.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CIN	16	—	—	22	363	1	—	16.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CIN	16	—	49	26	344	2	53.1%	13.2	7.0	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.6	0	0
2000	—	CIN	12	—	49	26	309	1	53.1%	11.9	6.3	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.2	0	0
2001	—	CIN	11	—	30	14	148	1	46.7%	10.6	4.9	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0	0
2002	—	DAL	12	—	30	23	294	1	76.7%	12.8	9.8	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.6	0	0
Career		—	148	—	158	322	4,089	21	203.8%	12.7	25.9	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	12.1	0	0

Career EPA12.1·12 receiving·3.0/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1993	22	CIN	15	—	—	44	525	0	—	11.9	—	—	—	12.1
1994	23	CIN	16	—	—	40	492	1	—	12.3	—	—	—	12.6
1995	24	CIN	16	—	—	55	754	4	—	13.7	—	—	—	21
1996	25	CIN	16	—	—	38	446	4	—	11.7	—	—	—	19.1
1997	26	CIN	16	—	—	34	414	6	—	12.2	—	—	—	16.8
1998	27	CIN	16	—	—	22	363	1	—	16.5	—	—	—	10
1999	28	CIN	16	—	49	26	344	2	53.1%	13.2	7.0	—	17	10.1
2000	29	CIN	12	—	49	26	309	1	53.1%	11.9	6.3	—	13	7.5
2001	30	CIN	11	—	30	14	148	1	46.7%	10.6	4.9	—	7	4.9
2002	31	DAL	12	—	30	23	294	1	76.7%	12.8	9.8	—	15	7.2
Career			146		158	322	4,089	21	203.8%	12.7	25.9	—	—	121.3

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1999	28	—	—	—	—	—	7.6
2000	29	—	—	—	—	—	-4.2
2001	30	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
2002	31	—	—	—	—	—	8.6
Career					—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 74.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 51.5

Availability 18.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 69elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 21% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

21% of the all-time Receptions leader21

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

3.03 EPA/season over 4 seasons51

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: 88%.

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+).

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

Reference Graph

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

1993 Draft Class· this player went #37

#25O.J. McDuffieWR #26Dana StubblefieldDT #28Thomas SmithDB #29George TeagueFS #30Carlton GrayCB #31Chris SladeDE #32Ben ColemanG #33Ryan McNeilDB #39Troy DraytonTE #40Michael StrahanDE #41Natrone MeansRB #43Glyn MilburnWR #45Reggie BrooksRB #47Micheal BarrowLB #49Roosevelt PottsFB #50Victor BaileyWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tony inherited the Cincinnati Bengals TE room from Craig Thompson (1992–1993), and handed it to Troy Sadowski (1994–1996).

Rodney Holman 1982–1992Eric Kattus 1986–1991Jim Riggs 1988–1992Craig Thompson 1992–1993Tony McGee 1993–2001Troy Sadowski

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined DAL (from CIN)
2002final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1993draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 37

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 241 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

A1993

B+1994

A1995

B+1996

B+1997

B1998

B1999

B2000

C2001

C+2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

91%

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
1993	525	35	925+400	54.4
1994	492	30.8	836+344	49.2
1995	754	47.1	1,106+352	65
1996	446	27.9	735+289	43.2
1997	414	25.9	660+246	38.8
1998	363	22.7	590+227	34.7
1999	344	21.5	544+200	32
2000	309	25.8	600+291	35.3
2001	148	13.5	277+129	16.3
2002	294	24.5	510+216	30

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

232 career value over replacement — #276 all-time of 4,642. 23.2/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #37 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1993 · +25.2 vs expected KV-H

75actual

49.8 expected · Δ+25.2

💔+20.9 stolen VORP·0.9 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #37

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator