Ozzie Newsome ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Newsome in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Newsome a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Ozzie Newsome

Top 1% all-time TEsIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1981

Height6'2"

Weight232 lb

Career Value · VORP

439 career value over replacement — #31 all-time of 4,695. 33.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #23 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1978 · +32.7 vs expected KV-H

89actual

56.3 expected · Δ+32.7

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing
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
1978	22	CLE	16	—	—	38	589	2	—	15.5	—	—	—	13	96	2	7.4	15.4	—	—	—
1979	23	CLE	16	—	—	55	781	9	—	14.2	—	—	—	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—
1980	24	CLE	16	—	—	51	594	3	—	11.6	—	—	—	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	—	—	—
1981	25	CLE	16	—	—	69	1,002	6	—	14.5	—	—	—	2	20	0	10.0	0.0	—	—	—
1982	26	CLE	9	—	—	49	633	3	—	12.9	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1983	27	CLE	16	—	—	89	970	6	—	10.9	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1984	28	CLE	16	—	—	89	1,001	5	—	11.2	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1985	29	CLE	16	—	—	62	711	5	—	11.5	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1986	30	CLE	16	—	—	39	417	3	—	10.7	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1987	31	CLE	13	—	—	34	375	0	—	11.0	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1988	32	CLE	16	—	—	35	343	2	—	9.8	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1989	33	CLE	16	—	—	29	324	1	—	11.2	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1990	34	CLE	16	—	—	23	240	2	—	10.4	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	—	—	0	662	7,980	47	—	12.1	—	—	0	18	135	2	7.5	11.1	0	0.0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

13 seasons · peak 15.7 in 1983

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

8.9 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1983 · +1.2 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1978	22	CLE	16	—	13	96	2	7.4	15.4	—	—	—	9.2
1979	23	CLE	16	—	1	6	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	12
1980	24	CLE	16	—	2	13	0	6.5	0.0	—	—	—	8.9
1981	25	CLE	16	—	2	20	0	10.0	0.0	—	—	—	11.8
1982	26	CLE	9	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	12.2
1983	27	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	15.7
1984	28	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	12.9
1985	29	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	9.8
1986	30	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	5.7
1987	31	CLE	13	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	5.6
1988	32	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	4.5
1989	33	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	4.6
1990	34	CLE	16	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	3.2
Career			—		18	135	2	7.5	11.1	0	0.0	0	116.1

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1978	22	CLE	16	—	—	38	589	2	—	15.5	—	—	—
1979	23	CLE	16	—	—	55	781	9	—	14.2	—	—	—
1980	24	CLE	16	—	—	51	594	3	—	11.6	—	—	—
1981	25	CLE	16	—	—	69	1,002	6	—	14.5	—	—	—
1982	26	CLE	9	—	—	49	633	3	—	12.9	—	—	—
1983	27	CLE	16	—	—	89	970	6	—	10.9	—	—	—
1984	28	CLE	16	—	—	89	1,001	5	—	11.2	—	—	—
1985	29	CLE	16	—	—	62	711	5	—	11.5	—	—	—
1986	30	CLE	16	—	—	39	417	3	—	10.7	—	—	—
1987	31	CLE	13	—	—	34	375	0	—	11.0	—	—	—
1988	32	CLE	16	—	—	35	343	2	—	9.8	—	—	—
1989	33	CLE	16	—	—	29	324	1	—	11.2	—	—	—
1990	34	CLE	16	—	—	23	240	2	—	10.4	—	—	—
Career			—		0	662	7,980	47	—	12.1	—	—	0

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 89 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 89 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 86.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 89· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 79

On-field 59.3

Availability 19.7