Ethan Horton ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Horton in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Horton a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 163 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 13% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
163 career value over replacement — #546 all-time of 4,649. 20.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · KAN · 1985 · +16.1 vs expected KV-H
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