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

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Aaron Hernandez

Top 17% all-time TEsElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight245 lb

BornNov 6, 1989

Age36

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr2010

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense
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
2010	20–21	NE	14	—	64	45	563	6	70.3%	12.5	8.8	—	27	3	47	0	15.7	0.0	3	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2011	21–22	NE	14	—	113	79	910	7	69.9%	11.5	8.1	—	46	5	45	0	9.0	0.0	2	40.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	22–23	NE	10	—	83	51	483	5	61.4%	9.5	5.8	—	27	1	5	0	5.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	38	—	260	175	1,956	18	67.3%	11.2	7.5	—	100	9	97	0	10.8	0.0	6	66.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0

Career Value · VORP

80 career value over replacement — #1413 all-time of 4,649. 26.7/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #113 (Rd 4) · NE · 2010 · +27.3 vs expected KV-H

63actual

35.7 expected · Δ+27.3

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Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2010	20–21	NE	14	—	3	47	15.7	0.0	3	100.0	13.5
2011	21–22	NE	14	—	5	45	9.0	0.0	2	40.0	19
2012	22–23	NE	10	—	1	5	5.0	0.0	1	100.0	10.7
Career			38		9	97	10.8	—	6	—	43.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2010	20–21	NE	14	—	64	45	563	6	70.3%	12.5	8.8	—	27
2011	21–22	NE	14	—	113	79	910	7	69.9%	11.5	8.1	—	46
2012	22–23	NE	10	—	83	51	483	5	61.4%	9.5	5.8	—	27
Career			38		260	175	1,956	18	67.3%	11.2	7.5	—	100

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2010	20–21	NE	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career			1		0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	1	0	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 73 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 73

On-field 56.9

Availability 16.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2010bestavg 73elite 702012

Rec Yds career shape vs similar tight ends

2010-2012

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Rec Yds season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.