Ed Dickson is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Dickson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dickson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
47 career value over replacement — #2165 all-time of 4,695. 5.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #70 (Rd 3) · BAL · 2010 · +12 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 | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2010 | 23 | BAL | 12 | — | 23 | 11 | 152 | 1 | 47.8% | 13.8 | 6.6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | BAL | 16 | — | 89 | 54 | 528 | 5 | 60.7% | 9.8 | 5.9 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | BAL | 11 | — | 33 | 21 | 225 | 0 | 63.6% | 10.7 | 6.8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | BAL | 16 | — | 43 | 25 | 273 | 1 | 58.1% | 10.9 | 6.3 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 630 | 55.3% | — | 0.0% | 241 | 48.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 27 | CAR | 16 | — | 17 | 10 | 115 | 1 | 58.8% | 11.5 | 6.8 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 523 | 47.6% | — | 0.0% | 249 | 55.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28 | CAR | 16 | — | 26 | 17 | 121 | 2 | 65.4% | 7.1 | 4.7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 598 | 54.1% | — | 0.0% | 237 | 49.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 29 | CAR | 16 | — | 19 | 10 | 134 | 1 | 52.6% | 13.4 | 7.1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 478 | 43.1% | — | 0.0% | 200 | 41.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 30 | CAR | 16 | — | 48 | 30 | 437 | 1 | 62.5% | 14.6 | 9.1 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 870 | 81.2% | — | 0.0% | 128 | 29.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 31 | SEA | 10 | — | 13 | 12 | 143 | 3 | 92.3% | 11.9 | 11.0 | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 364 | 53.0% | — | 0.0% | 98 | 32.8% | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Career | — | 129 | — | 311 | 190 | 2,128 | 15 | 61.1% | 11.2 | 6.8 | — | 116 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |
A tight end with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 47 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 47% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈
Jeff Heuerman
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89% match
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