Ozzie Newsome ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Newsome in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Newsome a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Ozzie Newsome
All-Time Rank & Honors
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An all-time caliber tight end (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 429 · #31 · All-TimeWorth points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by on average.
Career Value · VORP
429 career value over replacement — #31 all-time of 4,649. 33/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #23 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1978 · +33.3 vs expected KV-H
89actual
55.7 expected · Δ+33.3
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