David Patten is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Patten in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Patten's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 23 | NYG | 3 | — | — | 13 | 226 | 2 | — | 17.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | NYG | 12 | — | — | 11 | 119 | 1 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | NYG | 13 | — | 28 | 9 | 115 | 0 | 32.1% | 12.8 | 4.1 | — | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | CLE | 12 | — | 71 | 37 | 541 | 1 | 52.1% | 14.6 | 7.6 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 27 | NE | 15 | — | 93 | 51 | 749 | 4 | 54.8% | 14.7 | 8.1 | — | 34 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 13.4 | 20.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 60 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 30.0 | 17.5 | 1.0 | 95.8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 28 | NE | 16 | — | 120 | 61 | 824 | 5 | 50.8% | 13.5 | 6.9 | — | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 29 | NE | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 140 | 0 | 100.0% | 15.6 | 15.6 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 30 | NE | 15 | — | 44 | 44 | 800 | 7 | 100.0% | 18.2 | 18.2 | — | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 31 | WAS | 8 | — | 22 | 22 | 217 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.9 | 9.9 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 32 | WAS | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% | 25.0 | 25.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 33 | NO | 14 | — | 54 | 54 | 792 | 3 | 100.0% | 14.7 | 14.7 | — | 37 | 2 | -5 | 0 | -2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 34 | NO | 5 | — | 11 | 11 | 162 | 1 | 100.0% | 14.7 | 14.7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 453 | 323 | 4,710 | 24 | 71.3% | 14.6 | 10.4 | — | 196 | 12 | 104 | 1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 60 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 20.0 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 81.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1471 all-time of 4,695. 7.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
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