Freddie Jones ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Jones in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones a career score of 77, 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 | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | SD | 8 | — | — | 41 | 505 | 2 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | — | 57 | 602 | 3 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 88 | 54 | 630 | 2 | 61.4% | 11.7 | 7.2 | — | 36 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | SD | 15 | — | 119 | 63 | 673 | 5 | 52.9% | 10.7 | 5.7 | — | 32 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | SD | 14 | — | 60 | 35 | 388 | 4 | 58.3% | 11.1 | 6.5 | — | 23 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | ARI | 15 | — | 81 | 44 | 358 | 1 | 54.3% | 8.1 | 4.4 | — | 14 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | ARI | 15 | — | 55 | 55 | 517 | 3 | 100.0% | 9.4 | 9.4 | — | 19 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | ARI | 16 | — | 45 | 45 | 426 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 16 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 448 | 394 | 4,099 | 22 | 87.9% | 10.4 | 9.1 | — | 140 | |
Career Value · VORP
230 career value over replacement — #269 all-time of 4,649. 28.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #45 (Rd 2) · LAC · 1997 · +27.6 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22–23 | SD | 8 | — | — | 41 | 505 | 2 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | 10.9 |
| 1998 | 23–24 | SD | 16 | — | — | 57 | 602 | 3 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — | 15.8 |
| 1999 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | 88 | 54 | 630 | 2 | 61.4% | 11.7 | 7.2 | — | 36 | 15.1 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | SD | 15 | — | 119 | 63 | 673 | 5 | 52.9% | 10.7 | 5.7 | — | 32 | 19.4 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | SD | 14 | — | 60 | 35 | 388 | 4 | 58.3% | 11.1 | 6.5 | — | 23 | 13 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | ARI | 15 | — | 81 | 44 | 358 | 1 | 54.3% | 8.1 | 4.4 | — | 14 | 9.7 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | ARI | 15 | — | 55 | 55 | 517 | 3 | 100.0% | 9.4 | 9.4 | — | 19 | 13.1 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | ARI | 16 | — | 45 | 45 | 426 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 16 | 10.3 |
| Career | 115 | 448 | 394 | 4,099 | 22 | 87.9% | 10.4 | 9.1 | — | 140 | 107.3 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 77 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 77· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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87% match
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