Eric Ebron ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Ebron in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ebron a career score of 71, 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 | 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% | |||||
| 2014 | 21 | DET | 13 | — | 47 | 25 | 248 | 1 | 53.2% | 9.9 | 5.3 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 445 | 50.6% | — | 0.0% | 104 | 28.8% |
| 2015 | 22 | DET | 14 | — | 70 | 47 | 537 | 5 | 67.1% | 11.4 | 7.7 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 613 | 67.1% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 23 | DET | 13 | — | 85 | 61 | 711 | 1 | 71.8% | 11.7 | 8.4 | — | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 708 | 82.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 86 | 53 | 574 | 4 | 61.6% | 10.8 | 6.7 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 549 | 52.6% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | IND | 16 | — | 110 | 66 | 750 | 13 | 60.0% | 11.4 | 6.8 | — | 39 | 3 | -8 | 1 | -2.7 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 634 | 55.1% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 26 | IND | 11 | — | 52 | 31 | 375 | 3 | 59.6% | 12.1 | 7.2 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 325 | 42.5% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 | PIT | 15 | — | 91 | 56 | 558 | 5 | 61.5% | 10.0 | 6.1 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 766 | 73.7% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 28 | PIT | 8 | — | 18 | 12 | 84 | 1 | 66.7% | 7.0 | 4.7 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 44.5% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Career | — | 106 | — | 559 | 351 | 3,837 | 33 | 62.8% | 10.9 | 6.9 | — | 203 | 5 | -6 | 3 | -1.2 | 60.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 4,286 | 59.6% | — | 0.0% | 118 | 4.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
158 career value over replacement — #599 all-time of 4,695. 19.8/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · DET · 2014 · +9.5 vs expected KV-H
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Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~22.6 surplus ≈ VORP 158
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