Daniel Graham is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Graham in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Graham's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Daniel Graham
Height6'3"
Weight257 lb
BornNov 16, 1978
Age47
CollegeColoradoSee College Stats
Rookie yr2002
Draft2002 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · NWE
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | NE | 10 | — | 23 | 15 | 150 | 1 | 65.2% | 10.0 | 6.5 | — | 7 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | NE | 13 | — | 38 | 38 | 409 | 4 | 100.0% | 10.8 | 10.8 | — | 21 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | NE | 12 | — | 30 | 30 | 364 | 7 | 100.0% | 12.1 | 12.1 | — | 20 |
| 2005 | 26–27 | NE | 7 | — | 16 | 16 | 235 | 3 | 100.0% | 14.7 | 14.7 | — | 9 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | NE | 11 | — | 20 | 20 | 223 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.2 | 11.2 | — | 11 |
| 2007 | 28–29 | DEN | 11 | — | 24 | 24 | 246 | 2 | 100.0% | 10.3 | 10.3 | — | 12 |
| 2008 | 29–30 | DEN | 14 | — | 32 | 32 | 389 | 4 | 100.0% | 12.2 | 12.2 | — | 20 |
| 2009 | 30–31 | DEN | 15 | — | 43 | 28 | 289 | 1 | 65.1% | 10.3 | 6.7 | — | 14 |
| 2010 | 31–32 | DEN | 14 | — | 37 | 18 | 148 | 0 | 48.6% | 8.2 | 4.0 | — | 5 |
| 2011 | 32–33 | TEN | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 40.0% | 12.5 | 5.0 | — | 2 |
| Career | — | 112 | — | 268 | 223 | 2,478 | 25 | 83.2% | 11.1 | 9.2 | — | 121 | |
Career Value · VORP
74 career value over replacement — #1572 all-time of 4,695. 7.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · NWE · 2002 · +0.3 vs expected KV-H
57actual
56.7 expected · Δ+0.3
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