Eric Kattus is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Kattus in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kattus's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | 23 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 11 | 99 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24 | CIN | 11 | — | — | 18 | 217 | 2 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25 | CIN | 4 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 12 | 93 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 11 | 145 | 2 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 12 | 136 | 0 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 79 | — | — | 66 | 698 | 5 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
58 career value over replacement — #1872 all-time of 4,649. 9.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #91 (Rd 4) · CIN · 1986 · +18.7 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 92%
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