O.J. Howard is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Howard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Howard'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 | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2017 | 22–23 | TB | 14 | — | 39 | 26 | 432 | 6 | 66.7% | 16.6 | 11.1 | — | 19 | 608 | 64.0% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 12.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | TB | 10 | — | 48 | 34 | 565 | 5 | 70.8% | 16.6 | 11.8 | — | 28 | 435 | 60.4% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 6.1% | 11.8 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 28 | 110.2 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | TB | 14 | — | 53 | 34 | 459 | 1 | 64.2% | 13.5 | 8.7 | — | 23 | 782 | 79.2% | — | 0.0% | 78 | 18.1% | 10.0 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 23 | 82.2 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | TB | 4 | — | 19 | 11 | 146 | 2 | 57.9% | 13.3 | 7.7 | — | 8 | 132 | 48.8% | — | 0.0% | 20 | 17.3% | 11.9 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 117.4 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | TB | 17 | — | 21 | 14 | 135 | 1 | 66.7% | 9.6 | 6.4 | — | 10 | 365 | 31.0% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 2.8% | 6.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 100.3 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | HOU | 13 | — | 23 | 10 | 145 | 2 | 43.5% | 14.5 | 6.3 | — | 6 | 313 | 39.8% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 8.8% | 10.8 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 75.5 |
| Career | — | 72 | — | 203 | 129 | 1,882 | 17 | 63.5% | 14.6 | 9.3 | — | 94 | 2,635 | 53.4% | — | 0.0% | 208 | 10.0% | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 75 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
72 career value over replacement — #1623 all-time of 4,695. 12/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #19 (Rd 1) · TB · 2017 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H
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Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~24 surplus ≈ VORP 72
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