Vernon Davis ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Davis in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Davis a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Vernon Davis

2× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time TEsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +71% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #557

Height6'3"

Weight248 lb

BornJan 31, 1984

Age42

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 6 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

77thReceiving Touchdowns·63

Postseason all-time ranks

23rdPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·7 62ndPlayoff Receiving Yards·600 yds

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 280 · #161 · All-Time

Worth 280 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.5

Avg surplus

peak +39

13 seasons × ~21.5 surplus ≈ VORP 280

Combined Season Grid

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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	—	SF	7	—	20	20	265	3	100.0%	13.3	13.3	—	9	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	LA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	SF	14	—	52	52	509	4	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CAR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	SF	13	—	31	31	358	2	100.0%	11.5	11.5	—	14	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	LA	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	SF	16	—	129	78	965	13	60.5%	12.4	7.5	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	SF	16	—	93	56	914	7	60.2%	16.3	9.8	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	SF	16	—	95	67	792	6	70.5%	11.8	8.3	—	33	2	-5	0	-2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SF	15	—	61	41	548	5	67.2%	13.4	9.0	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SF	15	—	84	52	850	13	61.9%	16.3	10.1	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	811	85.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	—	SF	13	—	50	26	245	2	52.0%	9.4	4.9	—	11	1	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	831	91.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2014	—	LV	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DEN	13	—	58	38	395	0	65.5%	10.4	6.8	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	618	60.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	—	WAS	15	—	59	44	583	2	74.6%	13.3	9.9	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	672	63.4%	—	0.0%	8	9.7%
2016	—	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	WAS	16	—	69	43	648	3	62.3%	15.1	9.4	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	799	79.0%	—	0.0%	3	3.3%
2017	—	SF	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	WAS	13	—	36	25	367	2	69.4%	14.7	10.2	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	447	49.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	—	WAS	4	—	19	10	123	1	52.6%	12.3	6.5	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	186	74.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career		—	197	—	856	583	7,562	63	68.1%	13.0	8.8	—	319	6	15	0	2.5	0.0	1	16.7	0	12	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	4,364	71.8%	—	0.0%	11	6.5%

Career EPA261.9·-2 rushing · 264 receiving·18.7/season