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 Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position21
Depth
of 100
Reached 23% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
23% of the all-time Receptions leader23
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
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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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