Bubba Franks is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Franks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Franks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Passing | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 2000 | 22–23 | GB | 15 | — | 55 | 34 | 363 | 1 | 61.8% | 10.7 | 6.6 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 23–24 | GB | 15 | — | 48 | 36 | 322 | 9 | 75.0% | 8.9 | 6.7 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 24–25 | GB | 16 | — | 71 | 54 | 442 | 7 | 76.1% | 8.2 | 6.2 | — | 28 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 31 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 51.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | GB | 13 | — | 30 | 30 | 241 | 4 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 26–27 | GB | 15 | — | 34 | 34 | 361 | 7 | 100.0% | 10.6 | 10.6 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27–28 | GB | 7 | — | 26 | 26 | 218 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28–29 | GB | 11 | — | 25 | 25 | 232 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 29–30 | GB | 7 | — | 18 | 18 | 132 | 3 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 30–31 | NYJ | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 313 | 263 | 2,358 | 32 | 84.0% | 9.0 | 7.5 | — | 133 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 31 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 51.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
83 career value over replacement — #1382 all-time of 4,649. 10.4/season above a replacement-level TE.
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Pick #14 (Rd 1) · GB · 2000 · +3.1 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22–23 | GB | 15 | — | 55 | 34 | 363 | 1 | 61.8% | 10.7 | 6.6 | — | 16 |
| 2001 | 23–24 | GB | 15 | — | 48 | 36 | 322 | 9 | 75.0% | 8.9 | 6.7 | — | 22 |
| 2002 | 24–25 | GB | 16 | — | 71 | 54 | 442 | 7 | 76.1% | 8.2 | 6.2 | — | 28 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | GB | 13 | — | 30 | 30 | 241 | 4 | 100.0% | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 13 |
| 2004 | 26–27 | GB | 15 | — | 34 | 34 | 361 | 7 | 100.0% | 10.6 | 10.6 | — | 20 |
| 2005 | 27–28 | GB | 7 | — | 26 | 26 | 218 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.4 | 8.4 | — | 12 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | GB | 11 | — | 25 | 25 | 232 | 0 | 100.0% | 9.3 | 9.3 | — | 13 |
| 2007 | 29–30 | GB | 7 | — | 18 | 18 | 132 | 3 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 7 |
| 2008 | 30–31 | NYJ | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.8 | 7.8 | — | 2 |
| Career | 102 | 313 | 263 | 2,358 | 32 | 84.0% | 9.0 | 7.5 | — | 133 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 60.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 97%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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