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

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Gary Barnidge

1× Pro BowlTop 20% all-time TEsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2015 Team Carrier · #131

Height6'6"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

74 career value over replacement — #1575 all-time of 4,695. 10.6/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #141 (Rd 5) · CAR · 2008 · +31.5 vs expected KV-H

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30.5 expected · Δ+31.5

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Combined Season Grid

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Snap Counts						Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2008	22–23	CAR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	23–24	CAR	8	—	21	12	242	0	57.1%	20.2	11.5	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	24–25	CAR	5	—	9	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	26–27	CAR	6	—	6	6	78	1	100.0%	13.0	13.0	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27–28	CLE	16	—	18	13	127	2	72.2%	9.8	7.1	—	6	527	47.7%	—	0.0%	262	53.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	28–29	CLE	13	—	25	13	156	0	52.0%	12.0	6.2	—	9	358	39.1%	—	0.0%	136	35.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	29–30	CLE	16	—	125	79	1,043	9	63.2%	13.2	8.3	—	52	939	84.7%	—	0.0%	82	19.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	30–31	CLE	16	—	82	55	612	2	67.1%	11.1	7.5	—	34	968	93.9%	—	0.0%	49	10.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	81	—	286	178	2,258	14	62.2%	12.7	7.9	—	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

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A top 20% all-time tight end who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 74 · #1575 · Above Average

Worth 74 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 35% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

4 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

+24.7

Avg surplus

peak +42

3 seasons × ~24.7 surplus ≈