Keith McKeller ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places McKeller in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McKeller a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 28% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1258 all-time of 4,649. 18.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #227 (Rd 9) · BUF · 1987 · +51.2 vs expected KV-H
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