Wesley Walls ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Walls in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Walls a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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 | |||||
| 1989 | 23 | SF | 16 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | 4.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24 | SF | 16 | — | — | 5 | 27 | 0 | — | 5.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | SF | 15 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 0 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | SF | 6 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | NO | 15 | — | — | 38 | 406 | 4 | — | 10.7 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | NO | 16 | — | — | 57 | 694 | 4 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | CAR | 16 | — | — | 61 | 713 | 10 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | CAR | 15 | — | — | 58 | 746 | 6 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32 | CAR | 14 | — | — | 49 | 506 | 5 | — | 10.3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33 | CAR | 16 | — | 108 | 63 | 822 | 12 | 58.3% | 13.0 | 7.6 | — | 47 |
| 2000 | 34 | CAR | 8 | — | 48 | 30 | 415 | 2 | 62.5% | 13.8 | 8.6 | — | 20 |
| 2001 | 35 | CAR | 14 | — | 73 | 43 | 452 | 5 | 58.9% | 10.5 | 6.2 | — | 20 |
| 2002 | 36 | CAR | 12 | — | 36 | 19 | 241 | 4 | 52.8% | 12.7 | 6.7 | — | 12 |
| 2003 | 37 | GB | 10 | — | 20 | 20 | 222 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.1 | 11.1 | — | 9 |
| Career | — | 189 | — | 285 | 449 | 5,284 | 54 | 157.5% | 11.8 | 18.5 | — | 108 | |
Career Value · VORP
325 career value over replacement — #102 all-time of 4,695. 23.2/season above a replacement-level TE.
Career Profile
Pick #56 (Rd 2) · SFO · 1989 · +34.9 vs expected KV-H
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