Greg Olsen ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Olsen in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Olsen a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

TESEA#88ACT

Greg Olsen

3× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time TEsIron Legend🏆 Clutch · +32% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2016 Team Carrier · #430

Height6'5"

Weight255 lb

BornMar 11, 1985

Age41

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

49thReceptions·742 79thReceiving Yards·8,683 yds 85thReceiving Touchdowns·60

Postseason all-time ranks

49thPlayoff Receiving Yards·631 yds

Career Value · VORP

334 career value over replacement — #89 all-time of 4,649. 23.9/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

Compiler37% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #31 (Rd 1) · CHI · 2007 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H

81actual

54.8 expected · Δ+26.2

💔+40.2 stolen VORP·1.68 szns lost

Fan Rating

Rate Greg Olsen — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

Mike Ditka

92% match

Tyler Eifert

92% match

Hunter Henry

91% match

Coby Fleener

90% match

Eric Ebron

90% match

Compare Greg Olsen vs Player Report data error

Career Value · VORP

VORP 334 · #89 · All-Time

Worth 334 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 3% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+25.7

Avg surplus

peak +46

13 seasons × ~25.7 surplus ≈ VORP 334

Greg Olsen

All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP