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

TETEN#80CUT

Visanthe Shiancoe

Top 21% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter🏆 Clutch · +25% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight250 lb

BornJun 18, 1980

Age46

CollegeMorgan State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 3, Pick 91 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 90 · #1292 · High-Value

Worth 90 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18

Avg surplus

peak +24

5 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 90

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									Defense													Snap Counts						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	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	—	NYG	5	—	10	10	56	2	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.8	0	0
2004	—	NYG	3	—	5	5	25	1	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.8	0	0
2005	—	NYG	5	—	8	8	91	0	100.0%	11.4	11.4	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.8	0	0
2006	—	NYG	9	—	12	12	81	0	100.0%	6.8	6.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PHI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	0	50
2007	—	MIN	11	—	27	27	323	1	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.9	0	200
2008	—	MIN	16	—	42	42	596	7	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	JAX	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55.3	0	416
2009	—	MIN	16	—	79	56	566	11	70.9%	10.1	7.2	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42.0	0	553
2010	—	MIN	15	—	80	47	530	2	58.8%	11.3	6.6	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	0	752
2011	—	MIN	15	—	71	36	409	3	50.7%	11.4	5.8	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	0	608
2012	—	NE	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	0	13
2013	—	TEN	1	—	2	2	2	0	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	52.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	0	-3
Career		—	106	—	337	245	2,679	27	72.7%	10.9	7.9	—	142	9	9	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	26	52.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	129.1	0	2,589

Career EPA129.1·129 receiving·11.7/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2003	23	NYG	5	—	10	10	56	2	100.0%	5.6	5.6	—	4	3.6
2004	24	NYG	3	—	5	5	25	1	100.0%	5.0	5.0	—	3	—
2005	25	NYG	5	—	8	8	91	0	100.0%	11.4	11.4	—	5	1.9
2006	26	NYG	9	—	12	12	81	0	100.0%	6.8	6.8	—	4	2.4
2007	27	MIN	11	—	27	27	323	1	100.0%	12.0	12.0	—	11	6.2
2008	28	MIN	16	—	42	42	596	7	100.0%	14.2	14.2	—	30	15.7
2009	29	MIN	16	—	79	56	566	11	70.9%	10.1	7.2	—	38	19.2
2010	30	MIN	15	—	80	47	530	2	58.8%	11.3	6.6	—	21	10.6
2011	31	MIN	15	—	71	36	409	3	50.7%	11.4	5.8	—	26	10.4
2012	32	NE	1	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
2013	33	TEN	1	—	2	2	2	0	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	0	—
Career			97		337	245	2,679	27	72.7%	10.9	7.9	—	142	70

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2004	24	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2006	26	PHI	2	—	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
2007	27	LV	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2008	28	JAX	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2010	30	CHI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Career			9		9	9	—	—	—

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	33	TEN	1	—	26	52.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			1		26	—	—	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2003	23	—	—	—	—	—	4.8	0
2004	24	—	—	—	—	—	3.8	0
2005	25	—	—	—	—	—	5.8	0
2006	26	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	50
2007	27	—	—	—	—	—	16.9	200
2008	28	—	—	—	—	—	55.3	416
2009	29	—	—	—	—	—	42.0	553
2010	30	—	—	—	—	—	-1.0	752
2011	31	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	608
2012	32	—	—	—	—	—	-3.3	13
2013	33	—	—	—	—	—	-0.7	-3
Career					—	—	—	2,589

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 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 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 41.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 51elite 702011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Receptions leader16

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

11.74 EPA/season over 11 seasons54

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:0.077 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.077Touch rate0.077EPA/snap-0.028Snap share52%Off snaps26Emerging

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 · 2003

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

TE · 2003 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 50thClass Pos 79thClass All 57th

39.5"

Vertical

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 93thClass Pos 97thClass All 96th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 64thClass Pos 79thClass All 71th

28 reps

Bench

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 87thClass Pos 96thClass All 82th

7.09s

3-Cone

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 57thClass Pos 88thClass All 69th

4.31s

Shuttle

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 55thClass Pos 77thClass All 52th

Playoff vs Regular Season

🏆 Playoff Performer

Yards / Reception: 10.9 regular season → 13.6 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

+25%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt10Rec8Yds109TD1Ctch%80.0%Y/R13.6Y/Tgt10.91D5

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA12.7Rec AirYd115

College Stats

Morgan StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Morgan State), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #91

#82Ricky ManningDB #83Sam WilliamsOLB #84Chris CrockerDB #85B.J. AskewFB #86Cie GrantLB #88Dave RagoneQB #89Andrew WilliamsDE #90Donald StricklandDB #92Julian BattleCB #93Chris BrownRB #94Angelo CrowellLB #95Billy McMullenWR #96Justin FargasRB #97Chris SimmsQB #99Artose PinnerRB #100Todd JohnsonDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Visanthe inherited the Minnesota Vikings TE room from Jermaine Wiggins (2004–2006), and handed it to Kyle Rudolph (2011–2020).

Steve Jordan 1982–1994Mike Mularkey 1983–1988Andrew Jordan 1994–2001Greg DeLong 1995–1998Hunter Goodwin 1996–2003Andrew Glover

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined TEN (from NE)
2013final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2012team change
Joined NE (from MIN)
2007team change
Joined MIN (from NYG)
2003draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 91

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 250 lb

Frame

251 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

39.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

28 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	MIN	0	W11Questionable· HamstringW12Questionable· Hamstring
2009	MIN	0	W13Questionable· RibsW17Questionable· Thigh

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 67

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

F2003

F2005

D2006

C+2007

B+2008

B2009

B2010

B2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

66%

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
2003	56	11.2	177+121	10.4
2005	91	18.2	301+210	17.7
2006	81	9	126+45	7.4
2007	323	29.4	507+184	29.8
2008	596	37.3	654+58	38.5
2009	566	35.4	583+17	34.3
2010	530	35.3	572+42	33.7
2011	409	27.3	439+30	25.8

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

90 career value over replacement — #1292 all-time of 4,642. 11.3/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 3) · NYG · 2003 · +23.3 vs expected KV-H

62actual

38.7 expected · Δ+23.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #91

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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