Steve Jordan ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Jordan in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jordan a career score of 91, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Steve Jordan
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1982 | 21–22 | MIN | 9 | — | — | 3 | 42 | 0 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 22–23 | MIN | 13 | — | — | 15 | 212 | 2 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | MIN | 14 | — | — | 38 | 414 | 2 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 68 | 795 | 0 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 58 | 859 | 6 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | MIN | 12 | — | — | 35 | 490 | 2 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 57 | 756 | 5 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 35 | 506 | 3 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 45 | 636 | 3 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 57 | 638 | 2 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31–32 | MIN | 14 | — | — | 28 | 394 | 2 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 32–33 | MIN | 14 | — | — | 56 | 542 | 1 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 33–34 | MIN | 4 | — | — | 3 | 23 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 176 | — | — | 498 | 6,307 | 28 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
401 career value over replacement — #41 all-time of 4,649. 30.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #179 (Rd 7) · MIN · 1982 · +67.5 vs expected KV-H
91actual
23.5 expected · Δ+67.5
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