Brent Celek is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Celek in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Celek'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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2007 | 22–23 | PHI | 8 | — | 16 | 16 | 178 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.1 | 11.1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23–24 | PHI | 11 | — | 27 | 27 | 318 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | PHI | 16 | — | 112 | 76 | 971 | 8 | 67.9% | 12.8 | 8.7 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25–26 | PHI | 14 | — | 79 | 42 | 511 | 4 | 53.2% | 12.2 | 6.5 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 97 | 62 | 811 | 5 | 63.9% | 13.1 | 8.4 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | PHI | 15 | — | 88 | 57 | 684 | 1 | 64.8% | 12.0 | 7.8 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | 51 | 32 | 502 | 6 | 62.7% | 15.7 | 9.8 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 844 | 76.6% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 29–30 | PHI | 16 | — | 51 | 32 | 340 | 1 | 62.7% | 10.6 | 6.7 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 816 | 68.8% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 1.0% |
| 2015 | 30–31 | PHI | 16 | — | 35 | 27 | 398 | 3 | 77.1% | 14.7 | 11.4 | — | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 51.8% | — | 0.0% | 210 | 41.8% |
| 2016 | 31–32 | PHI | 16 | — | 19 | 14 | 155 | 0 | 73.7% | 11.1 | 8.2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 440 | 39.4% | — | 0.0% | 170 | 38.9% |
| 2017 | 32–33 | PHI | 16 | — | 24 | 13 | 130 | 1 | 54.2% | 10.0 | 5.4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 465 | 41.3% | — | 0.0% | 152 | 32.8% |
| Career | — | 160 | — | 599 | 398 | 4,998 | 31 | 66.4% | 12.6 | 8.3 | — | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
170 career value over replacement — #528 all-time of 4,695. 15.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Pick #162 (Rd 5) · PHI · 2007 · +44.9 vs expected KV-H
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Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 170 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 12% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~18.9 surplus ≈ VORP 170
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TE
88% match