Chris Cooley is one of the most consistent tight ends of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Cooley delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
A top 5% all-time tight end — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.
Worth 185 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 10% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
185 career value over replacement — #433 all-time of 4,649. 23.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Pick #81 (Rd 3) · WAS · 2004 · +38.7 vs expected KV-H
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