Pete Metzelaars ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Metzelaars in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Metzelaars a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Pete Metzelaars
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1982 | 22 | SEA | 9 | — | — | 15 | 152 | 0 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23 | SEA | 16 | — | — | 7 | 72 | 1 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | SEA | 9 | — | — | 5 | 80 | 0 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 12 | 80 | 1 | — | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 49 | 485 | 3 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27 | BUF | 12 | — | — | 28 | 290 | 0 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 33 | 438 | 1 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 18 | 179 | 2 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 10 | 60 | 1 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 5 | 54 | 2 | — | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 30 | 298 | 6 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 68 | 609 | 4 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 34 | BUF | 16 | — | — | 49 | 428 | 5 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 35 | CAR | 14 | — | — | 20 | 171 | 3 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 36 | DET | 15 | — | — | 17 | 146 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 37 | DET | 16 | — | — | 17 | 144 | 0 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 235 | — | — | 383 | 3,686 | 29 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
267 career value over replacement — #194 all-time of 4,695. 16.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #75 (Rd 3) · SEA · 1982 · +32.2 vs expected KV-H
71actual
38.8 expected · Δ+32.2
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