Desmond Clark is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Clark in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Clark'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 | VAL | 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 | ||||||
| 1999 | 22 | DEN | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 23 | DEN | 13 | — | 2.4 | 37 | 26 | 331 | 3 | 70.3% | 12.7 | 8.9 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24 | DEN | 14 | — | 5.2 | 77 | 51 | 566 | 6 | 66.2% | 11.1 | 7.4 | — | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | MIA | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 66.7% | 21.0 | 14.0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | CHI | 15 | — | 1.8 | 44 | 44 | 433 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 27 | CHI | 12 | — | 0.6 | 24 | 24 | 282 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28 | CHI | 11 | — | 0.7 | 24 | 24 | 229 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29 | CHI | 14 | — | 5.3 | 45 | 45 | 626 | 6 | 100.0% | 13.9 | 13.9 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30 | CHI | 15 | — | 3.5 | 44 | 44 | 545 | 4 | 100.0% | 12.4 | 12.4 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 31 | CHI | 16 | — | 1.3 | 42 | 41 | 367 | 1 | 97.6% | 9.0 | 8.7 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 32 | CHI | 10 | — | 0.5 | 34 | 19 | 145 | 2 | 55.9% | 7.6 | 4.3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 33 | CHI | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 50.0% | 12.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 124 | — | 21.3 | 377 | 322 | 3,583 | 27 | 85.4% | 11.1 | 9.5 | — | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
147 career value over replacement — #678 all-time of 4,695. 16.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #179 (Rd 6) · DEN · 1999 · +43.2 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
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8 seasons × ~18.4 surplus ≈ VORP 147
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