Orson Mobley is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Mobley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mobley'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 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
| 1986 | 23 | DEN | 14 | — | — | 22 | 332 | 1 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24 | DEN | 10 | — | — | 16 | 228 | 1 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 21 | 218 | 2 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26 | DEN | 12 | — | — | 17 | 200 | 0 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27 | DEN | 9 | — | — | 8 | 41 | 0 | — | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 61 | — | — | 84 | 1,019 | 4 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
66 career value over replacement — #1739 all-time of 4,695. 13.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #151 (Rd 6) · DEN · 1986 · +31.3 vs expected KV-H
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Worth 66 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 38% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~16.5 surplus ≈ VORP 66
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