Tony Scheffler is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Scheffler in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Scheffler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

TEDET#85CUT

Tony Scheffler

Top 15% all-time TEsElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008Two-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight255 lb

BornFeb 15, 1983

Age43

CollegeWestern Michigan See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 61 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 127 · #804 · High-Value

Worth 127 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.1

Avg surplus

peak +32

7 seasons × ~18.1 surplus ≈ VORP 127

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								Defense													Snap Counts
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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	DEN	8	—	18	18	286	4	100.0%	15.9	15.9	—	15	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DEN	12	—	49	49	549	5	100.0%	11.2	11.2	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DET	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DEN	12	—	40	40	645	3	100.0%	16.1	16.1	—	28	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DEN	15	—	50	31	416	2	62.0%	13.4	8.3	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DET	15	—	72	45	378	1	62.5%	8.4	5.3	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	GB	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DET	15	—	43	26	347	6	60.5%	13.3	8.1	—	20	1	5	0	5.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CAR	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DET	15	—	85	42	504	1	49.4%	12.0	5.9	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DET	4	—	12	7	82	0	58.3%	11.7	6.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	25.0%	—	0.0%	10	10.0%
Career		—	105	—	369	258	3,207	22	69.9%	12.4	8.7	—	167	3	7	0	2.3	0.0	0	0.0	0	9	9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	86	25.0%	—	0.0%	10	10.0%

Career EPA110.3·-1 rushing · 111 receiving·13.8/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D%	VAL
2006	23	DEN	8	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	0.0	7.8
2008	25	DEN	12	—	1	-1	-1.0	0.0	0.0	12
2011	28	DET	15	—	1	5	5.0	0.0	0.0	11.8
Career			35		3	7	2.3	—	—	72.9

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2006	23	DEN	8	—	18	18	286	4	100.0%	15.9	15.9	—	15
2007	24	DEN	12	—	49	49	549	5	100.0%	11.2	11.2	—	29
2008	25	DEN	12	—	40	40	645	3	100.0%	16.1	16.1	—	28
2009	26	DEN	15	—	50	31	416	2	62.0%	13.4	8.3	—	19
2010	27	DET	15	—	72	45	378	1	62.5%	8.4	5.3	—	24
2011	28	DET	15	—	43	26	347	6	60.5%	13.3	8.1	—	20
2012	29	DET	15	—	85	42	504	1	49.4%	12.0	5.9	—	28
2013	30	DET	4	0*	12	7	82	0	58.3%	11.7	6.8	—	4
Career			96		369	258	3,207	22	69.9%	12.4	8.7	—	167

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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FR
2006	23	LA	1	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2007	24	DET	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2009	26	DEN	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	—
2010	27	GB	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2011	28	CAR	3	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	1
2012	29	SEA	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
Career			10		9	9	—	—	1	1	1

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	DET	5	0*	86	25.0%	—	0.0%	10	10.0%
Career			5		86	—	—	—	10	—

* 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
2006	23	—	—	—	—	-0.1	26.6	218
2007	24	—	—	—	—	—	36.5	347
2008	25	—	—	—	—	-0.7	43.4	403
2009	26	—	—	—	—	—	13.9	465
2010	27	—	—	—	—	—	-12.8	527
2011	28	—	—	—	—	0.2	23.0	486
2012	29	—	—	—	—	—	-20.9	1,083
2013	30	—	—	0*	—	—	1.1	109
Career					—	—	—	3,638

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 45.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 59elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Receptions leader17

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

13.79 EPA/season over 8 seasons55

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:0.953 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.953Touch rate0.14EPA/snap0.013Snap share25%Off snaps86Emerging

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+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2006 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 69thClass Pos 86thClass All 69th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 49thClass Pos 40thClass All 38th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 42thClass Pos 66thClass All 47th

17 reps

Bench

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 27thClass Pos 3thClass All 19th

6.81s

3-Cone

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 90thClass Pos 93thClass All 87th

4.01s

Shuttle

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 95thClass Pos 96thClass All 95th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Receiving

Tgt3Rec1Yds7Ctch%33.3%Y/R7.0Y/Tgt2.31D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA0.4Rec AirYd28

College Stats

Western MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #61

#53Anthony FasanoTE #54Bernard PollardS #55Andrew WhitworthOT #56Chris ChesterG #57Devin HesterWR #58Richard MarshallCB #59Jeremy TruebloodOT #60Maurice Jones-DrewRB #62Tim JenningsCB #63Darryl TappDE #64Tarvaris JacksonQB #66Eric WinstonOT #67Abdul HodgeLB #68Claude WrotenDT #69Paul McQuistanG #70Ashton YoubotyCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tony inherited the Denver Broncos TE room from Desmond Clark (1999–2001), and handed it to Daniel Graham (2007–2010).

Clarence Kay 1984–1992Orson Mobley 1986–1990Shannon Sharpe 1990–2003Byron Chamberlain 1995–2000Desmond Clark 1999–2001Tony Scheffler

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 DET
2010team change
Joined DET (from DEN)
2006draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 2, Pick 61

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 255 lb

Frame

254 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	DET	2	W6Out· ConcussionW7Out· Concussion
2012	DET	0	W3Doubtful· CalfW4Questionable· Calf
2011	DET	1	W6Out· Concussion
2010	DET	0	W5Questionable· ConcussionW11Questionable· ShoulderW12Doubtful· Rib

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

B2006

B+2007

B+2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

B2012

F2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

76%

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
2006	286	35.8	641+355	37.7
2007	549	45.8	803+254	47.2
2008	645	53.8	961+316	56.5
2009	416	27.7	454+38	26.7
2010	378	25.2	409+31	24.1
2011	347	23.1	375+28	22
2012	504	33.6	538+34	31.7
2013	82	20.5	331+249	19.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

127 career value over replacement — #804 all-time of 4,642. 15.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #61 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2006 · +19.1 vs expected KV-H

66actual

46.9 expected · Δ+19.1

💔+30.5 stolen VORP·1.92 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #61

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator