Dez Bryant ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Bryant in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bryant a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #499 all-time of 4,695. 19.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
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Pick #24 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2010 · +18.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 21–22 | DAL | 12 | — | 72 | 45 | 561 | 6 | 62.5% | 12.5 | 7.8 | — | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 22–23 | DAL | 15 | — | 103 | 63 | 928 | 9 | 61.2% | 14.7 | 9.0 | — | 48 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | DAL | 16 | — | 136 | 90 | 1,371 | 12 | 66.2% | 15.2 | 10.1 | — | 53 | 2 | -5 | 0 | -2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | DAL | 16 | — | 160 | 93 | 1,233 | 13 | 58.1% | 13.3 | 7.7 | — | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 935 | 93.6% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| 2014 | 25–26 | DAL | 16 | — | 137 | 88 | 1,320 | 16 | 64.2% | 15.0 | 9.6 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 898 | 84.9% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 26–27 | DAL | 9 | — | 72 | 31 | 401 | 3 | 43.1% | 12.9 | 5.6 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 445 | 80.4% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 27–28 | DAL | 13 | — | 96 | 50 | 796 | 8 | 52.1% | 15.9 | 8.3 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | — | 147.9 | 0 | 687 | 78.5% | — | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 28–29 | DAL | 16 | — | 132 | 69 | 838 | 6 | 52.3% | 12.1 | 6.3 | — | 44 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 892 | 83.9% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| 2020 | 31–32 | BAL | 6 | — | 11 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 54.5% | 7.8 | 4.3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 33.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 919 | 535 | 7,495 | 75 | 58.2% | 14.0 | 8.2 | — | 358 | 6 | -3 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | — | 147.9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Season honors and record seasons
An all-time caliber wide receiver (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 12% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~21.9 surplus ≈
DK Metcalf
WR
93% match
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