John Mackey is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a modest career value score of 58 in the Knox value model. Mackey's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1963 | 21–22 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 35 | 726 | 7 | — | 20.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 22–23 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 22 | 406 | 2 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 23–24 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 40 | 814 | 7 | — | 20.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 24–25 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 50 | 829 | 9 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 25–26 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 55 | 686 | 3 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 26–27 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 45 | 644 | 5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | 10 | 103 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 34 | 443 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 28–29 | BAL | 11 | — | — | 28 | 435 | 3 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 29–30 | BAL | 5 | — | — | 11 | 143 | 0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 30–31 | SD | 4 | — | — | 11 | 110 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 118 | — | 0 | 331 | 5,236 | 38 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | 19 | 127 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
87 career value over replacement — #1337 all-time of 4,649. 8.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 21–22 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 35 | 726 | 7 | — | 20.7 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 22–23 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 22 | 406 | 2 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 23–24 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 40 | 814 | 7 | — | 20.4 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 24–25 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 50 | 829 | 9 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 25–26 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 55 | 686 | 3 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 26–27 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 45 | 644 | 5 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 27–28 | BAL | 14 | — | — | 34 | 443 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 28–29 | BAL | 11 | — | — | 28 | 435 | 3 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 29–30 | BAL | 5 | — | — | 11 | 143 | 0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 30–31 | SD | 4 | — | — | 11 | 110 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 118 | 0 | 331 | 5,236 | 38 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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