Dante Lavelli is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 62 in the Knox value model. Lavelli's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
127 career value over replacement — #821 all-time of 4,695. 11.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1946 | 23 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 40 | 843 | 8 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 24 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 49 | 799 | 9 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 25 | CLE | 8 | — | — | 25 | 463 | 5 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 26 | CLE | 9 | — | — | 28 | 475 | 7 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 27 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 37 | 565 | 5 | — | 15.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 28 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 43 | 586 | 6 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 29 | CLE | 8 | — | — | 21 | 336 | 4 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 30 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 45 | 783 | 6 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 31 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 47 | 802 | 7 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 32 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 31 | 492 | 4 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 33 | CLE | 11 | — | — | 20 | 344 | 1 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 386 | 6,488 | 62 | — | 16.8 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
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Season honors and record seasons
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 127 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 18% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~12.7 surplus ≈
Mike Ditka
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95% match