Charlie Sanders is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Sanders in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sanders's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Charlie Sanders
Top 25% all-time TEsReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1968 | 22 | DET | 14 | — | — | 40 | 533 | 1 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 23 | DET | 14 | — | — | 42 | 656 | 3 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 24 | DET | 14 | — | — | 40 | 544 | 6 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 25 | DET | 13 | — | — | 31 | 502 | 5 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 26 | DET | 8 | — | — | 27 | 416 | 2 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 27 | DET | 14 | — | — | 28 | 433 | 2 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 28 | DET | 14 | — | — | 42 | 532 | 3 | — | 12.7 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 29 | DET | 12 | — | — | 37 | 486 | 3 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 30 | DET | 13 | — | — | 35 | 545 | 5 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 31 | DET | 6 | — | — | 14 | 170 | 1 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 122 | — | 0 | 336 | 4,817 | 31 | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
116 career value over replacement — #909 all-time of 4,649. 11.6/season above a replacement-level TE.
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