Derek Ware is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Ware in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ware's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Derek Ware
Height6'2"
Weight251 lb
BornSep 17, 1967
Age58
Rookie yr1992
A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 21 · #3043 · Role PlayerWorth 21 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 66% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
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46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
21 career value over replacement — #3043 all-time of 4,649. 4.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #175 (Rd 7) · PHO · 1992 · +26.5 vs expected KV-H
50actual
23.5 expected · Δ+26.5
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