Anthony Firkser is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Firkser in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Firkser's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2018 | 23 | TEN | 12 | — | 20 | 19 | 225 | 1 | 95.0% | 11.8 | 11.3 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 180 | 25.7% | — | 0.0% | 95 | 29.8% | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 130.2 |
| 2019 | 24 | TEN | 15 | — | 24 | 14 | 204 | 1 | 58.3% | 14.6 | 8.5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 21.7% | — | 0.0% | 117 | 27.2% | 9.3 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 82.6 |
| 2020 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 53 | 39 | 387 | 1 | 73.6% | 9.9 | 7.3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 348 | 32.2% | — | 0.0% | 104 | 23.4% | 7.0 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 26 | 100.1 |
| 2021 | 26 | TEN | 15 | — | 43 | 34 | 291 | 2 | 79.1% | 8.6 | 6.8 | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 38.1% | — | 0.0% | 72 | 18.0% | 5.8 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 15 | 91.0 |
| 2022 | 27 | ATL | 11 | — | 13 | 9 | 100 | 0 | 69.2% | 11.1 | 7.7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 21.6% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 7.5 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 91.8 |
| 2023 | 28 | DET | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1.5% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 42.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 29 | KC / NYJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 30 | DET | 7 | — | 10 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 80.0% | 6.6 | 5.3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 39.7% | — | 0.0% | 80 | 42.3% | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 88.7 |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 163 | 123 | 1,260 | 5 | 75.5% | 10.2 | 7.7 | — | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,493 | 26.9% | — | 0.0% | 579 | 25.0% | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 70 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2520 all-time of 4,695. 5.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Fan Rating
Rate Anthony Firkser — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
A quality tight end with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 55% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~8.8 surplus ≈ VORP 35
Derrick Walker
TE
85% match