Dedric Ward is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Ward in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ward'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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | NYJ | 11 | — | — | 18 | 212 | 1 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | 25 | 477 | 4 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 54 | 22 | 325 | 3 | 40.7% | 14.8 | 6.0 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 25–26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 119 | 54 | 801 | 3 | 45.4% | 14.8 | 6.7 | — | 39 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | MIA | 13 | — | 40 | 21 | 209 | 0 | 52.5% | 10.0 | 5.2 | — | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | MIA | 15 | — | 39 | 19 | 172 | 0 | 48.7% | 9.1 | 4.4 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 28–29 | NE | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 106 | 1 | 100.0% | 15.1 | 15.1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 29–30 | DAL | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 93 | — | 260 | 167 | 2,307 | 12 | 64.2% | 13.8 | 8.9 | — | 84 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2658 all-time of 4,695. 4.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #88 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 1997 · +16.5 vs expected KV-H
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A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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