Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | — | 8 | 63 | 0 | — | 7.9 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | ATL | 7 | — | — | 7 | 54 | 0 | — | 7.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | ATL | 14 | — | — | 5 | 83 | 0 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | ATL | 14 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | PIT | 10 | — | — | 4 | 29 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | PIT | 15 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 0 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | PIT | 7 | — | 13 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 61.5% | 10.1 | 6.2 | — | 4 |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 13 | 39 | 345 | 1 | 300.0% | 8.8 | 26.5 | — | 4 | |
Career Value · VORP
18 career value over replacement — #3254 all-time of 4,695. 2.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #151 (Rd 6) · ATL · 1993 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H
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