Brent Jones ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Jones in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones a career score of 88, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reached 27% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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: 92%.
Career Value · VORP
351 career value over replacement — #67 all-time of 4,649. 31.9/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #135 (Rd 5) · PIT · 1986 · +57.4 vs expected KV-H
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Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Brent inherited the San Francisco 49ers TE room from John Frank (1984–1988), and handed it to Jamie Williams (1989–1993).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with SF
Joined SF (from PIT)
Drafted by PIT — Round 5, Pick 135
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Best single season, projected to Receiving Yards (TE) in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 35 | 8.8 | 347+312 | 20.4 |
| 1988 | 57 | 5.2 | 288+231 | 16.9 |
| 1989 | 500 | 31.3 | 836+336 | 49.2 |
| 1990 | 747 | 46.7 | 1,197+450 | 70.4 |
| 1991 | 417 | 41.7 | 1,141+724 | 67.1 |
| 1992 | 628 | 41.9 | 1,149+521 | 67.6 |
| 1993 | 735 | 45.9 | 1,251+516 | 73.6 |
| 1994 | 670 | 44.7 | 1,200+530 | 70.6 |
| 1995 | 595 | 37.2 | 997+402 | 58.6 |
| 1996 | 428 | 38.9 | 982+554 | 57.8 |
| 1997 | 383 | 29.5 | 745+362 | 43.8 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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Famous Partnership
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10 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1583
Gave the San Francisco 49ers an entire corpus-attributed career — 11 seasons (1987–1997), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.