Ken Dilger ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Dilger in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dilger a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Ken Dilger
All-Time Rank & Honors
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A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 226 · #282 · EliteWorth 226 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 7% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.6 on average.See board →
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Career Value · VORP
226 career value over replacement — #282 all-time of 4,649. 22.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #48 (Rd 2) · IND · 1995 · +24.8 vs expected KV-H
74actual
49.2 expected · Δ+24.8
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