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.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1985 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | — | 28 | 185 | 1 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | OAK | 4 | — | — | 3 | 44 | 1 | — | 14.7 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 4 | 44 | 1 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 33 | 404 | 3 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 53 | 650 | 5 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 33 | 409 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 43 | 467 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 15 | 157 | 3 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 116 | — | — | 212 | 2,360 | 17 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — | |
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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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 39.6 | — | 93.7 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 79 | 241 | 3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | — | 28 | 185 | 1 | — | 6.6 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | OAK | 4 | — | — | 3 | 44 | 1 | — | 14.7 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 4 | 44 | 1 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 33 | 404 | 3 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 53 | 650 | 5 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 33 | 409 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 43 | 467 | 1 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | WAS | 16 | — | — | 15 | 157 | 3 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | 116 | — | 212 | 2,360 | 17 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 73.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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