Darren Fells is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Fells in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Fells's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Darren Fells
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2014 | 28 | ARI | 10 | — | 11 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 45.5% | 14.2 | 6.5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 33.9% | — | 0.0% | 55 | 19.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | ARI | 14 | — | 28 | 21 | 311 | 3 | 75.0% | 14.8 | 11.1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 672 | 71.3% | — | 0.0% | 92 | 22.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | ARI | 14 | — | 18 | 14 | 154 | 1 | 77.8% | 11.0 | 8.6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 370 | 36.9% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | DET | 16 | — | 26 | 17 | 177 | 3 | 65.4% | 10.4 | 6.8 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 549 | 52.5% | — | 0.0% | 157 | 33.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | CLE | 16 | — | 12 | 11 | 117 | 3 | 91.7% | 10.6 | 9.8 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 420 | 38.8% | — | 0.0% | 186 | 37.9% | 4.8 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 146.9 |
| 2019 | 33 | HOU | 16 | — | 48 | 34 | 341 | 7 | 70.8% | 10.0 | 7.1 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 740 | 69.0% | — | 0.0% | 82 | 19.1% | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 | 22 | 130.3 |
| 2020 | 34 | HOU | 16 | — | 28 | 21 | 312 | 4 | 75.0% | 14.9 | 11.1 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 538 | 54.4% | — | 0.0% | 77 | 17.3% | 7.1 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 150.6 |
| 2021 | 35 | DET / TB | 9 | — | 5 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 80.0% | 10.8 | 8.6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 4.8 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 102.5 |
| Career | — | 111 | — | 176 | 127 | 1,526 | 21 | 72.2% | 12.0 | 8.7 | — | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3,678 | 49.8% | — | 0.0% | 690 | 21.4% | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 46 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2449 all-time of 4,695. 5.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
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