John Carlson is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Carlson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Carlson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
John Carlson
Height6'5"
Weight248 lb
Born
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 24 | SEA | 15 | — | 55 | 55 | 627 | 5 | 100.0% | 11.4 | 11.4 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 83 | 51 | 574 | 7 | 61.4% | 11.3 | 6.9 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | SEA | 14 | — | 58 | 31 | 318 | 1 | 53.4% | 10.3 | 5.5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | MIN | 9 | — | 14 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 57.1% | 5.4 | 3.1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29 | MIN | 13 | — | 47 | 32 | 344 | 1 | 68.1% | 10.8 | 7.3 | — | 19 | 497 | 55.6% | — | 0.0% | 87 | 22.1% |
| 2014 | 30 | ARI | 16 | — | 55 | 33 | 350 | 1 | 60.0% | 10.6 | 6.4 | — | 17 | 733 | 69.5% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 10.4% |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 312 | 210 | 2,256 | 15 | 67.3% | 10.7 | 7.2 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1475 all-time of 4,695. 13.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · SEA · 2008 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H
62actual
50.8 expected · Δ+11.2
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