Jimmy Kleinsasser is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Kleinsasser in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kleinsasser's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jimmy Kleinsasser
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1999 | 22–23 | MIN | 6 | — | 10 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 60.0% | 2.2 | 1.3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 23–24 | MIN | 11 | — | 14 | 10 | 98 | 0 | 71.4% | 9.8 | 7.0 | — | 4 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | MIN | 11 | — | 28 | 24 | 184 | 0 | 85.7% | 7.7 | 6.6 | — | 8 | 23 | 72 | 1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6 | 26.1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | MIN | 14 | — | 50 | 37 | 393 | 1 | 74.0% | 10.6 | 7.9 | — | 22 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | MIN | 14 | — | 46 | 46 | 401 | 4 | 100.0% | 8.7 | 8.7 | — | 23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | MIN | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28–29 | MIN | 13 | — | 22 | 22 | 171 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29–30 | MIN | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.7 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30–31 | MIN | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.8 | 10.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31–32 | MIN | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 100.0% | 15.3 | 15.3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 32–33 | MIN | 9 | — | 16 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 62.5% | 7.0 | 4.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 33–34 | MIN | 14 | — | 21 | 17 | 148 | 0 | 81.0% | 8.7 | 7.0 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 34–35 | MIN | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16.7% | 4.0 | 0.7 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 113 | — | 232 | 192 | 1,688 | 6 | 82.8% | 8.8 | 7.3 | — | 84 | 43 | 147 | 1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 10 | 23.3 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2226 all-time of 4,649. 3.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #44 (Rd 2) · MIN · 1999 · +3.6 vs expected KV-H
53actual
49.4 expected · Δ+3.6
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