Derek Ware is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Ware in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ware's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Derek Ware
Height6'2"
Weight251 lb
BornSep 17, 1967
Age59
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1992 | 24–25 | ARI | 15 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25–26 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 3 | 45 | 0 | — | 15.0 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26–27 | ARI | 15 | — | — | 17 | 171 | 1 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27–28 | CIN | 7 | — | — | 2 | 36 | 0 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28–29 | DAL | 5 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 58 | — | — | 24 | 270 | 1 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
21 career value over replacement — #3093 all-time of 4,695. 4.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #175 (Rd 7) · PHO · 1992 · +26.2 vs expected KV-H
50actual
23.8 expected · Δ+26.2
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