Ryan Wetnight is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Wetnight in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wetnight'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | CHI | 10 | — | — | 9 | 93 | 1 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | CHI | 11 | — | — | 11 | 104 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | CHI | 12 | — | — | 24 | 193 | 2 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | CHI | 11 | — | — | 21 | 223 | 1 | — | 10.6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | — | 46 | 464 | 1 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | CHI | 15 | — | — | 23 | 168 | 2 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | CHI | 16 | — | 59 | 38 | 277 | 1 | 64.4% | 7.3 | 4.7 | — | 15 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | GB | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 33.3% | 6.7 | 2.2 | — | 0 |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 68 | 175 | 1,542 | 9 | 257.4% | 8.8 | 22.7 | — | 15 | |
Career Value · VORP
92 career value over replacement — #1289 all-time of 4,695. 11.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
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A quality tight end with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement tight end — top 28% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~13.1 surplus ≈ VORP 92
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