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

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Julian Edelman

👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 3 titles Top 11% all-time WRsElite Playmaker🏆 Clutch · +11% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2019Two-Way Profile

Career Value · VORP

152 career value over replacement — #643 all-time of 4,695. 13.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

4 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #232 (Rd 7) · NE · 2009 · +49.2 vs expected KV-H

68actual

18.8 expected · Δ+49.2

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Passing													Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2009	23	NE	10	—	54	37	359	1	68.5%	9.7	6.6	—	19	2	5	0	2.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	24	NE	7	—	14	7	86	0	50.0%	12.3	6.1	—	3	2	14	0	7.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	25	NE	7	—	8	4	32	0	50.0%	8.0	4.0	—	0	4	8	0	2.0	0.0	2	50.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	9	4	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	26	NE	8	—	32	21	235	3	65.6%	11.2	7.3	—	12	4	45	0	11.3	0.0	2	50.0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27	NE	16	—	151	105	1,056	6	69.5%	10.1	7.0	—	54	2	11	0	5.5	0.0	2	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	28	NE	14	—	134	92	972	4	68.7%	10.6	7.3	—	49	10	94	0	9.4	0.0	7	70.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	29	NE	9	—	88	61	692	7	69.3%	11.3	7.9	—	37	3	23	0	7.7	0.0	3	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	30	NE	16	—	159	98	1,106	3	61.6%	11.3	7.0	—	55	12	57	0	4.8	0.0	3	25.0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	32	NE	12	—	108	74	850	6	68.5%	11.5	7.9	—	41	9	107	0	11.9	0.0	7	77.8	0	2	2	100.0%	43	0	0	0.0	0.0	21.5	21.5	—	118.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2019	33	NE	16	—	153	100	1,117	6	65.4%	11.2	7.3	—	54	8	27	0	3.4	0.0	2	25.0	0	2	2	100.0%	47	1	0	50.0	0.0	23.5	33.5	—	158.3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	34	NE	6	—	39	21	315	0	53.8%	15.0	8.1	—	18	2	22	0	11.0	0.0	1	50.0	0	2	2	100.0%	38	0	0	0.0	0.0	19.0	19.0	—	118.8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	121	—	940	620	6,820	36	66.0%	11.0	7.3	—	342	58	413	0	7.1	0.0	30	51.7	1	6	6	100.0%	128	1	0	16.7	0.0	21.3	24.7	—	158.3	0	13	9	4	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

94thReceptions·620

Postseason all-time ranks

3rdPlayoff Receiving Yards·1,442 yds 3rdPlayoff Receptions·118 48thPlayoff Receiving Touchdowns·5

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A top 20% all-time wide receiver who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Above-average snap-level impact reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 152 · #643 · High-Value

Worth 152 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 15% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+21.7

Avg surplus

peak +28

7 seasons × ~21.7 surplus ≈