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.
Benjamin Watson
👑 Dynasty DNA · 16 seasons · 4 titlesTop 9% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2015Two-Way Profile
Height6'3"
Weight255 lb
BornDec 18, 1980
Age45
College
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Snap Counts | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 14 | — | 30 | 19 | 226 | 2 | 63.3% | 11.9 | 7.5 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | 47.2% | — | 0.0% | 78 | 18.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 33–34 | NO | 14 | — | 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 | 13 | — | 46 | 35 | 400 | 2 | 76.1% | 11.4 | 8.7 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 507 | 47.9% | — | 0.0% | 16 | 3.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 38–39 | NE | 9 | — | 24 | 17 | 173 | 0 | 70.8% | 10.2 | 7.2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 467 | 65.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 189 | — | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
221 career value over replacement — #308 all-time of 4,666. 15.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #32 (Rd 1) · NE · 2004 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H
70actual
54.9 expected · Δ+15.1
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