Brian Kinchen is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Kinchen in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kinchen's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brian Kinchen
Top 16% all-time TEsIron Man
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1988 | 23 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | MIA | 16 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 29 | 347 | 2 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 24 | 232 | 1 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 20 | 216 | 0 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | BAL | 16 | — | — | 55 | 581 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32 | BAL | 16 | — | — | 11 | 95 | 1 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33 | BAL | 16 | — | — | 13 | 110 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34 | CAR | 8 | — | 10 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.0 | 4.5 | — | 4 |
| 2000 | 35 | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
| Career | — | 134 | — | 11 | 160 | 1,648 | 7 | 1454.5% | 10.3 | 149.8 | — | 4 | |
Career Value · VORP
118 career value over replacement — #885 all-time of 4,649. 13.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #320 (Rd 12) · MIA · 1988 · +64 vs expected KV-H
64actual
0 expected · Δ+64
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