Marco Battaglia is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Battaglia in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Battaglia's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Marco Battaglia
Top 34% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter
A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 32 · #2595 · Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 57% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
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46
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2595 all-time of 4,649. 5.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #39 (Rd 2) · CIN · 1996 · +2.5 vs expected KV-H
53actual
50.5 expected · Δ+2.5
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