Not to be confused withFred Davis (DB · 1987) or Fred Davis (CB · 2026).

Fred Davis is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Davis in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Davis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Fred Davis

Top 22% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2011

Height6'4"

Weight247 lb

BornJan 15, 1986

Age

Career Value · VORP

72 career value over replacement — #1611 all-time of 4,695. 12/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #48 (Rd 2) · WAS · 2008 · +11.8 vs expected KV-H

61actual

49.2 expected · Δ+11.8

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Receiving									Rushing								Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	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%
2008	22–23	WAS	4	—	0.0	3	3	27	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	1	1	-3	0	-3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	23–24	WAS	15	—	4.6	76	48	509	6	63.2%	10.6	6.7	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	24–25	WAS	13	—	1.8	31	21	316	3	67.7%	15.0	10.2	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	25–26	WAS	12	—	7.5	88	59	796	3	67.0%	13.5	9.0	—	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	26–27	WAS	7	—	2.3	32	24	325	0	75.0%	13.5	10.2	—	17	1	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27–28	WAS	10	—	0.0	18	7	70	1	38.9%	10.0	3.9	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	237	34.2%	—	0.0%	12	4.1%
Career		—	61	—	16.2	248	162	2,043	13	65.3%	12.6	8.2	—	104	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	237	34.2%	—	0.0%	12	4.1%

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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 72 · #1611 · Above Average

Worth 72 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 35% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18

Avg surplus

peak +36

4 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈