Benjamin Watson ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Watson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Watson a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Benjamin Watson

👑 Dynasty DNA · 16 seasons · 4 titles Top 9% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2015Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Career Value · VORP

221 career value over replacement — #314 all-time of 4,695. 15.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

Compiler37% in top 3 yrs

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #32 (Rd 1) · NE · 2004 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H

70actual

54.8 expected · Δ+15.2

💔+28.8 stolen VORP·1.82 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	23–24	NE	1	—	2	2	16	0	100.0%	8.0	8.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	24–25	NE	14	—	29	29	441	4	100.0%	15.2	15.2	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	25–26	NE	13	—	50	50	657	3	100.0%	13.1	13.1	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	26–27	NE	12	—	36	36	389	6	100.0%	10.8	10.8	—	21	1	11	0	11.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2008	27–28	NE	10	—	22	22	209	2	100.0%	9.5	9.5	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	28–29	NE	12	—	41	29	404	5	70.7%	13.9	9.9	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	29–30	CLE	16	—	102	68	763	3	66.7%	11.2	7.5	—	40	1	-1	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	30–31	CLE	13	—	71	37	410	2	52.1%	11.1	5.8	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	31–32	CLE	16	—	81	49	501	3	60.5%	10.2	6.2	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	32–33	NO	15	—	30	19	226	2	63.3%	11.9	7.5	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	497	47.2%	—	0.0%	78	18.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	33–34	NO	16	—	31	20	136	2	64.5%	6.8	4.4	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	571	49.8%	—	0.0%	76	16.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	34–35	NO	16	—	110	74	825	6	67.3%	11.1	7.5	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	984	85.4%	—	0.0%	78	16.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	36–37	BAL	16	—	79	61	522	4	77.2%	8.6	6.6	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	700	64.3%	—	0.0%	1	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	37–38	NO	16	—	46	35	400	2	76.1%	11.4	8.7	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	507	47.9%	—	0.0%	16	3.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	38–39	NE	10	—	24	17	173	0	70.8%	10.2	7.2	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	467	65.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	196	—	754	548	6,072	44	72.7%	11.1	8.1	—	322	2	10	0	5.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

83rdPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·3

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

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A top 10% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 221 · #314 · Elite

Worth 221 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 14 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.8

Avg surplus

peak +33

14 seasons × ~15.8 surplus ≈ VORP 221