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.

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Ed Dickson

Top 30% all-time TEsReliable Starter🏆 Clutch · +17% playoffs 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2011

Height6'4"

Weight250 lb

Career Value · VORP

47 career value over replacement — #2165 all-time of 4,695. 5.2/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #70 (Rd 3) · BAL · 2010 · +12 vs expected KV-H

55actual

43 expected · Δ+12

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts						Advanced Rushing (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 4.7 in 2011

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

0.6 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2011 · +0.4 wins

Receiving+0.4

VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.