Dustin Keller ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Keller in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Keller a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 2008 | 23–24 | NYJ | 14 | — | 49 | 48 | 535 | 3 | 98.0% | 11.1 | 10.9 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 45 | 522 | 2 | 54.9% | 11.6 | 6.4 | — | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 100 | 55 | 687 | 5 | 55.0% | 12.5 | 6.9 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 115 | 65 | 815 | 5 | 56.5% | 12.5 | 7.1 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | NYJ | 8 | — | 36 | 28 | 317 | 2 | 77.8% | 11.3 | 8.8 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 382 | 241 | 2,876 | 17 | 63.1% | 11.9 | 7.5 | — | 149 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
111 career value over replacement — #1002 all-time of 4,695. 22.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #30 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2008 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end tight end defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 111 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 22% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~22.2 surplus ≈ VORP 111
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