Jabar Gaffney is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Gaffney in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gaffney's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jabar Gaffney
Top 20% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -11% playoffs📈 Late Developer · 2011Team Carrier · #537
Height6'2"
Weight200 lb
BornDec 1, 1980
Age45
College
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 | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 2002 | 21–22 | HOU | 16 | — | 81 | 41 | 483 | 1 | 50.6% | 11.8 | 6.0 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 39 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 59.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 22–23 | HOU | 13 | — | 34 | 34 | 402 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23–24 | HOU | 14 | — | 41 | 41 | 632 | 2 | 100.0% | 15.4 | 15.4 | — | 34 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24–25 | HOU | 14 | — | 55 | 55 | 492 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.9 | 8.9 | — | 31 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25–26 | NE | 7 | — | 11 | 11 | 142 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.9 | 12.9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26–27 | NE | 13 | — | 36 | 36 | 449 | 5 | 100.0% | 12.5 | 12.5 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27–28 | NE | 11 | — | 38 | 38 | 468 | 2 | 100.0% | 12.3 | 12.3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28–29 | DEN | 16 | — | 87 | 54 | 732 | 2 | 62.1% | 13.6 | 8.4 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29–30 | DEN | 16 | — | 112 | 65 | 875 | 2 | 58.0% | 13.5 | 7.8 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30–31 | WAS | 16 | — | 115 | 68 | 947 | 5 | 59.1% | 13.9 | 8.2 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31–32 | MIA | 3 | — | 10 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 40.0% | 17.0 | 6.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 139 | — | 620 | 447 | 5,690 | 24 | 72.1% | 12.7 | 9.2 | — | 300 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 39 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 11.8 | — | 99.2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
94 career value over replacement — #1246 all-time of 4,695. 9.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #33 (Rd 2) · HOU · 2002 · +6.2 vs expected KV-H
61actual
54.8 expected · Δ+6.2
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