Mark Bavaro ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Bavaro in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bavaro a career score of 87, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Mark Bavaro
All-Time Rank & Honors
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An all-time caliber tight end (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 287 · #148 · All-TimeWorth 287 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 4% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
Career Value · VORP
287 career value over replacement — #148 all-time of 4,649. 31.9/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #100 (Rd 4) · NYG · 1985 · +49.7 vs expected KV-H
87actual
37.3 expected · Δ+49.7
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