Delanie Walker ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Walker in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Walker a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Delanie Walker

3× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time TEsFranchise Cornerstone🏆 Clutch · +28% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2015 Team Carrier · #75

Career Value · VORP

199 career value over replacement — #386 all-time of 4,695. 16.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Boom-or-BustCV 0.63

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #175 (Rd 6) · SF · 2006 · +50.2 vs expected KV-H

74actual

23.8 expected · Δ+50.2

💔+54 stolen VORP·3.25 szns lost

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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									Rushing								Snap Counts						Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2006	22	SF	1	—	2	2	30	0	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	23	SF	11	—	21	21	174	1	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	24	SF	9	—	10	10	155	1	100.0%	15.5	15.5	—	7	2	-13	0	-6.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	25	SF	12	—	33	21	233	0	63.6%	11.1	7.1	—	10	3	34	0	11.3	0.0	2	66.7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	26	SF	13	—	45	29	331	0	64.4%	11.4	7.4	—	13	3	18	0	6.0	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	27	SF	12	—	35	19	198	3	54.3%	10.4	5.7	—	9	3	5	0	1.7	0.0	1	33.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	28	SF	15	—	39	21	344	3	53.8%	16.4	8.8	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	29	TEN	15	—	86	60	571	6	69.8%	9.5	6.6	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	763	74.9%	—	0.0%	19	4.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	30	TEN	15	—	106	63	890	4	59.4%	14.1	8.4	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	772	83.4%	—	0.0%	5	1.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	31	TEN	15	—	133	94	1,088	6	70.7%	11.6	8.2	—	52	1	36	0	36.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	686	72.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	32	TEN	15	—	102	65	800	7	63.7%	12.3	7.8	—	35	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	1	50.0	0	709	71.5%	—	0.0%	3	0.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	33	TEN	16	—	111	74	807	3	66.7%	10.9	7.3	—	43	2	-2	1	-1.0	50.0	1	50.0	0	742	72.6%	—	0.0%	4	0.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	34	TEN	1	—	7	4	52	0	57.1%	13.0	7.4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	57.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	35	TEN	7	—	31	21	215	2	67.7%	10.2	6.9	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	193	42.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	157	—	761	504	5,888	36	66.2%	11.7	7.7	—	272	16	89	1	5.6	6.3	7	43.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 11.4 in 2015

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

3.7 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2015 · +0.9 wins

Rushing+0.1

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	VAL
2008	24	SF	9	—	2	-13	0	-6.5	0.0	0	0.0	0
2009	25	SF	12	—	3	34	0	11.3	0.0	2	66.7	1.1
2010	26	SF	13	—	3	18	0	6.0	0.0	1	33.3	1.4
2011	27	SF	12	—	3	5	0	1.7	0.0	1	33.3	1
2015	31	TEN	15	11*	1	36	0	36.0	0.0	1	100.0	11.4
2016	32	TEN	15	11*	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	1	50.0	8.4
2017	33	TEN	16	12*	2	-2	1	-1.0	50.0	1	50.0	7
Career			92		16	89	1	5.6	6.3	7	43.8	47.7

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2006	22	SF	1	—	2	2	30	0	100.0%	15.0	15.0	—	1
2007	23	SF	11	—	21	21	174	1	100.0%	8.3	8.3	—	8
2008	24	SF	9	—	10	10	155	1	100.0%	15.5	15.5	—	7
2009	25	SF	12	—	33	21	233	0	63.6%	11.1	7.1	—	10
2010	26	SF	13	—	45	29	331	0	64.4%	11.4	7.4	—	13
2011	27	SF	12	—	35	19	198	3	54.3%	10.4	5.7	—	9
2012	28	SF	15	—	39	21	344	3	53.8%	16.4	8.8	—	14
2013	29	TEN	15	11*	86	60	571	6	69.8%	9.5	6.6	—	30
2014	30	TEN	15	13*	106	63	890	4	59.4%	14.1	8.4	—	35
2015	31	TEN	15	11*	133	94	1,088	6	70.7%	11.6	8.2	—	52
2016	32	TEN	15	11*	102	65	800	7	63.7%	12.3	7.8	—	35
2017	33	TEN	16	12*	111	74	807	3	66.7%	10.9	7.3	—	43
2018	34	TEN	1	—	7	4	52	0	57.1%	13.0	7.4	—	4
2019	35	TEN	6	0*	31	21	215	2	67.7%	10.2	6.9	—	11
Career			156		761	504	5,888	36	66.2%	11.7	7.7	—	272

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	29	TEN	15	11*	763	74.9%	—	0.0%	19	4.4%
2014	30	TEN	15	13*	772	83.4%	—	0.0%	5	1.2%
2015	31	TEN	15	11*	686	72.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2016	32	TEN	15	11*	709	71.5%	—	0.0%	3	0.8%
2017	33	TEN	16	12*	742	72.6%	—	0.0%	4	0.8%
2018	34	TEN	1	—	39	57.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	35	TEN	7	0*	193	42.9%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	34	TEN	1	—	6.6	8.0	5.0	0	0.0	3	41.1
2019	35	TEN	7	0*	7.5	7.1	3.1	2	0.1	11	95.5
Career			8		—	—	—	2	—	14	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ru Yds	FP
W1	CLE	6	5	55	2	—	17.5
W2	IND	6	4	39	—	—	3.9
W3	JAX	9	7	64	—	—	6.4
W4	ATL	2	1	4	—	—	0.4
W5	BUF	2	1	10	—	—	1.0
W6	DEN	6	3	43	—	—	4.3

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 6 games

Splits

40 games · 2016–2019

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows

Home / Away	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Home	17	3	8	—	106	73	833	3	102.1
Away	23	1	1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 73 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 48.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production

Wins / Losses	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Wins	21	4	9	1	131	95	1123	8	165.2
Losses	19	—	—	—	135	79	884	4	110.4

Regular season / Postseason	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Regular season	38	4	9	1	251	164	1874	12	262.3
Postseason	2	—	—	—	15	10	133	—	13.3

By opponent23 rows

By opponent	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
vs ARI	1	—	—	—	9	5	42	—	4.2
vs ATL	1	—	—	—	2	1	4	—	0.4
vs BAL	1	—	—	—	5	5	71	—	7.1
vs BUF	1	—	—	—	2	1	10	—	1
vs CHI	1	—	—	—	4	3	50	1	11
vs CIN	1	—	—	—	9	6	63	—	6.3
vs CLE	3	—	—	—	18	13	139	2	23.9
vs DEN	2	1	8	—	13	5	73	—	8.1
vs DET	1	—	—	—	6	6	83	1	14.3
vs GB	1	—	—	—	11	9	124	1	18.4
vs HOU	4	—	—	—	28	15	183	1	24.3
vs IND	5	1	-3	—	33	23	239	2	35.6
vs JAX	5	2	4	1	31	21	242	1	36.6
vs KC	2	—	—	—	15	12	129	—	12.9
vs LA	1	—	—	—	5	3	33	—	3.3
vs LAC	1	—	—	—	9	5	42	1	10.2
vs LV	1	—	—	—	9	7	76	—	7.6
vs MIA	3	—	—	—	20	12	143	1	20.3
vs MIN	1	—	—	—	5	3	42	—	4.2
vs NE	1	—	—	—	7	4	59	—	5.9
vs PIT	1	—	—	—	9	6	92	—	9.2
vs SEA	1	—	—	—	6	4	31	—	3.1
vs SF	1	—	—	—	10	5	37	1	7.7

By month	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
January	3	—	—	—	23	15	168	—	16.8
September	10	1	1	1	60	45	507	3	74.8
October	11	2	0	—	69	40	489	2	58.9
November	8	—	—	—	58	42	541	4	78.1
December	8	1	8	—	56	32	302	3	47

Division games	G	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	FPts
Division	14	3	1	1	92	59	664	4	96.5
Non-division	26	1	8	—	174	115	1343	8	179.1

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Delanie Walker

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Game Log

Splits

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · TE