Ken Dilger ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Dilger in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dilger a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Passing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1995 | 24–25 | IND | 16 | — | — | 42 | 635 | 4 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | IND | 16 | — | — | 42 | 503 | 4 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | IND | 14 | — | — | 27 | 380 | 3 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | IND | 16 | — | — | 31 | 303 | 1 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | IND | 15 | — | 51 | 40 | 479 | 2 | 78.4% | 12.0 | 9.4 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 29–30 | IND | 15 | — | 72 | 47 | 538 | 3 | 65.3% | 11.4 | 7.5 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 30–31 | IND | 16 | — | 54 | 32 | 343 | 1 | 59.3% | 10.7 | 6.4 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 39 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 59.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | TB | 14 | — | 48 | 34 | 329 | 2 | 70.8% | 9.7 | 6.9 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 32–33 | TB | 13 | — | 22 | 22 | 244 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.1 | 11.1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 33–34 | TB | 15 | — | 39 | 39 | 345 | 3 | 100.0% | 8.8 | 8.8 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 150 | — | 286 | 356 | 4,099 | 24 | 124.5% | 11.5 | 14.3 | — | 110 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 39 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 59.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
220 career value over replacement — #318 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #48 (Rd 2) · IND · 1995 · +23.8 vs expected KV-H
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