John Frank is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Frank in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Frank's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1984 | 22 | SF | 15 | — | — | 7 | 60 | 1 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 23 | SF | 16 | — | — | 7 | 50 | 1 | — | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | SF | 16 | — | — | 9 | 61 | 2 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | SF | 12 | — | — | 26 | 296 | 3 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | SF | 7 | — | — | 16 | 195 | 3 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 66 | — | — | 65 | 662 | 10 | — | 10.2 | — | — | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2081 all-time of 4,695. 10/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #56 (Rd 2) · SFO · 1984 · +9.9 vs expected KV-H
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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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