Ben Coates ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Coates in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Coates a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Ben Coates
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position36
Depth
of 100
Reached 32% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
32% of the all-time Receptions leader32
2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67
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: 88%.
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Career Value · VORP
318 career value over replacement — #103 all-time of 4,649. 31.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #124 (Rd 5) · NE · 1991 · +58.4 vs expected KV-H
89actual
30.6 expected · Δ+58.4
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