Jerry Bell is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Bell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bell'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 | |||||
| 1982 | 23 | TB | 9 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24 | TB | 16 | — | — | 18 | 200 | 1 | — | 11.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25 | TB | 16 | — | — | 29 | 397 | 4 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26 | TB | 9 | — | — | 43 | 496 | 2 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27 | TB | 10 | — | — | 10 | 120 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 60 | — | — | 101 | 1,218 | 7 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1277 all-time of 4,649. 18/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #74 (Rd 3) · TAM · 1982 · +23 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 62.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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