Chris Dressel is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Dressel in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dressel's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Chris Dressel
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
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 | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1983 | 22–23 | TEN | 16 | — | — | 32 | 316 | 4 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23–24 | TEN | 16 | — | — | 40 | 378 | 2 | — | 9.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24–25 | TEN | 16 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25–26 | TEN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26–27 | SF | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28–29 | KC / NYJ | — | — | — | 12 | 191 | 1 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 29–30 | NYJ | 15 | — | — | 6 | 66 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 30–31 | NYJ | 15 | — | — | 17 | 122 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | — | 111 | 1,098 | 8 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
68 career value over replacement — #1699 all-time of 4,695. 13.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #69 (Rd 3) · HOU · 1983 · +19 vs expected KV-H
62actual
43 expected · Δ+19
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