Bubba Franks is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Franks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Franks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Bubba Franks
Height6'6"
Weight265 lb
BornJan 6, 1978
Age48
CollegeMiamiSee College Stats
Rookie yr2000
Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 14 · GNB
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Passing | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 2000 | 22–23 | GB | 15 | — | 55 | 34 | 363 | 1 | 61.8% | 10.7 | 6.6 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 23–24 | GB | 15 | — | 48 | 36 | 322 | 9 | 75.0% | 8.9 | 6.7 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 24–25 | GB | 16 | — | 71 | 54 | 442 | 7 | 76.1% | 8.2 | 6.2 | — | 28 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 31 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 51.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | GB | 13 | — | 30 | 30 | 241 | 4 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 26–27 | GB | 15 | — | 34 | 34 | 361 | 7 | 100.0% | 10.6 | 10.6 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27–28 | GB | 7 | — | 26 | 26 | 218 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28–29 | GB | 11 | — | 25 | 25 | 232 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 29–30 | GB | 7 | — | 18 | 18 | 132 | 3 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 30–31 | NYJ | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 313 | 263 | 2,358 | 32 | 84.0% | 9.0 | 7.5 | — | 133 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 31 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 51.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
83 career value over replacement — #1418 all-time of 4,695. 10.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · GNB · 2000 · +2.3 vs expected KV-H
60actual
57.7 expected · Δ+2.3
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