Joel Dreessen is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Dreessen in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dreessen's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Joel Dreessen
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 | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.2 | 8.2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | HOU | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 100.0% | 13.8 | 13.8 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | HOU | 9 | — | 11 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | HOU | 13 | — | 39 | 26 | 320 | 1 | 66.7% | 12.3 | 8.2 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | HOU | 15 | — | 55 | 36 | 518 | 4 | 65.5% | 14.4 | 9.4 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | HOU | 16 | — | 39 | 28 | 353 | 6 | 71.8% | 12.6 | 9.1 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | DEN | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | 356 | 5 | 70.7% | 8.7 | 6.1 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | DEN | 13 | — | 9 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 77.8% | 6.7 | 5.2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 15.6% | — | 0.0% | 219 | 50.9% |
| Career | — | 90 | — | 220 | 158 | 1,767 | 19 | 71.8% | 11.2 | 8.0 | — | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 159 | 15.6% | — | 0.0% | 219 | 50.9% | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #2040 all-time of 4,695. 6.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #198 (Rd 6) · NYJ · 2005 · +32.1 vs expected KV-H
54actual
21.9 expected · Δ+32.1
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