Doug Jolley is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Jolley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jolley'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 | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | OAK | 13 | — | 37 | 32 | 409 | 2 | 86.5% | 12.8 | 11.1 | — | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | OAK | 11 | — | 31 | 31 | 258 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 25–26 | OAK | 15 | — | 27 | 27 | 313 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.6 | 11.6 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26–27 | NYJ | 11 | — | 29 | 29 | 324 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.2 | 11.2 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27–28 | TB | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 125 | 120 | 1,311 | 6 | 96.0% | 10.9 | 10.5 | — | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
54 career value over replacement — #1995 all-time of 4,695. 13.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #55 (Rd 2) · OAK · 2002 · +8.4 vs expected KV-H
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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 54 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 43% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~13.5 surplus ≈ VORP 54
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89% match