Charlie Sanders is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Sanders in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sanders's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1968 | 22 | DET | 14 | — | — | 40 | 533 | 1 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 23 | DET | 14 | — | — | 42 | 656 | 3 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 24 | DET | 14 | — | — | 40 | 544 | 6 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 25 | DET | 13 | — | — | 31 | 502 | 5 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 26 | DET | 9 | — | — | 27 | 416 | 2 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 27 | DET | 14 | — | — | 28 | 433 | 2 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 28 | DET | 14 | — | — | 42 | 532 | 3 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 29 | DET | 13 | — | — | 37 | 486 | 3 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 30 | DET | 13 | — | — | 35 | 545 | 5 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 31 | DET | 10 | — | — | 14 | 170 | 1 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 336 | 4,817 | 31 | — | 14.3 | — | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
155 career value over replacement — #615 all-time of 4,695. 15.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
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A high-end tight end defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 155 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 14% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~17.2 surplus ≈ VORP 155
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