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

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

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

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%

Career arc · VAL by season

6 seasons · peak 7.5 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

1.2 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2011 · +0.6 wins

0.6 of WAS's 5 wins (11%)

Receiving+0.6

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	VAL
2008	22–23	WAS	4	—	1	-3	-3.0	0
2012	26–27	WAS	7	—	1	1	1.0	2.3
Career			11		2	-2	-1.0	16.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2008	22–23	WAS	4	—	3	3	27	0	100.0%	9.0	9.0	—	1
2009	23–24	WAS	15	—	76	48	509	6	63.2%	10.6	6.7	—	31
2010	24–25	WAS	13	—	31	21	316	3	67.7%	15.0	10.2	—	11
2011	25–26	WAS	12	—	88	59	796	3	67.0%	13.5	9.0	—	39
2012	26–27	WAS	7	—	32	24	325	0	75.0%	13.5	10.2	—	17
2013	27–28	WAS	7	0*	18	7	70	1	38.9%	10.0	3.9	—	5
Career			58		248	162	2,043	13	65.3%	12.6	8.2	—	104

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	27–28	WAS	10	0*	237	34.2%	—	0.0%	12	4.1%
Career			10		237	34.2%	—	0.0%	12	4.1%

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 44.3

Availability 13.7

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Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

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