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 | |||||
| 1986 | 22–23 | DAL | 15 | — | — | 6 | 57 | 2 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23–24 | DAL | 12 | — | — | 5 | 25 | 1 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24–25 | DAL | 16 | — | — | 18 | 186 | 1 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 43 | — | — | 29 | 268 | 4 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
22 career value over replacement — #3070 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Pick #140 (Rd 6) · DAL · 1986 · +15.5 vs expected KV-H
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