Patrick Crayton is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Crayton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Crayton'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 | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2004 | 25 | DAL | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 162 | 1 | 100.0% | 13.5 | 13.5 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 26 | DAL | 8 | — | 22 | 22 | 341 | 2 | 100.0% | 15.5 | 15.5 | — | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27 | DAL | 13 | — | 36 | 36 | 516 | 4 | 100.0% | 14.3 | 14.3 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 28 | DAL | 13 | — | 50 | 50 | 697 | 7 | 100.0% | 13.9 | 13.9 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 29 | DAL | 14 | — | 39 | 39 | 550 | 4 | 100.0% | 14.1 | 14.1 | — | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 30 | DAL | 16 | — | 67 | 37 | 622 | 5 | 55.2% | 16.8 | 9.3 | — | 27 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | SD | 8 | — | 42 | 28 | 514 | 1 | 66.7% | 18.4 | 12.2 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 32 | SD | 12 | — | 34 | 23 | 248 | 1 | 67.6% | 10.8 | 7.3 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 302 | 247 | 3,650 | 25 | 81.8% | 14.8 | 12.1 | — | 175 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | -15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
58 career value over replacement — #1918 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #216 (Rd 7) · DAL · 2004 · +38.2 vs expected KV-H
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