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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 23–24 | DEN | 8 | — | 18 | 18 | 286 | 4 | 100.0% | 15.9 | 15.9 | — | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | DEN | 12 | — | 49 | 49 | 549 | 5 | 100.0% | 11.2 | 11.2 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | 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 | 26–27 | 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 | 27–28 | DET | 15 | — | 72 | 45 | 378 | 1 | 62.5% | 8.4 | 5.3 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | DET | 15 | — | 43 | 26 | 347 | 6 | 60.5% | 13.3 | 8.1 | — | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | DET | 15 | — | 85 | 42 | 504 | 1 | 49.4% | 12.0 | 5.9 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | DET | 5 | — | 12 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 58.3% | 11.7 | 6.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 25.0% | — | 0.0% | 10 | 6.0% |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 369 | 258 | 3,207 | 22 | 69.9% | 12.4 | 8.7 | — | 167 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 25.0% | — | 0.0% | 10 | 6.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
125 career value over replacement — #845 all-time of 4,695. 15.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #61 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2006 · +18.9 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 125 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 19% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.9 on average.See board →
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7 seasons × ~17.9 surplus ≈ VORP 125
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