Jim Riggs is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Riggs in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Riggs's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jim Riggs
Top 34% all-time TEsReliable Starter
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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 | |||||
| 1988 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 9 | 82 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25–26 | CIN | 10 | — | — | 5 | 29 | 0 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26–27 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 8 | 79 | 0 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 0 | — | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28–29 | CIN | 12 | — | — | 11 | 70 | 0 | — | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 70 | — | — | 37 | 274 | 0 | — | 7.4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2783 all-time of 4,649. 5.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #103 (Rd 4) · CIN · 1987 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H
53actual
35.7 expected · Δ+17.3
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