Pat Carter is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Carter in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Carter's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Pat Carter
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
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1988 | 22 | DET | 15 | — | — | 13 | 145 | 0 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | LAR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 8 | 58 | 0 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 8 | 69 | 2 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | LAR | 16 | — | — | 20 | 232 | 3 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | LAR | 11 | — | — | 14 | 166 | 1 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | TEN | 16 | — | — | 11 | 74 | 1 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 26 | 329 | 1 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | ARI | 16 | — | — | 7 | 44 | 1 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | — | 107 | 1,117 | 9 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1319 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #32 (Rd 2) · DET · 1988 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H
60actual
54.8 expected · Δ+5.2
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