Dave Casper ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Casper in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Casper a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Dave Casper
Top 4% all-time TEsIron Legend
Height6'4"
Weight240 lb
BornSep 26, 1951
Age74
CollegeNotre DameSee College Stats
Rookie yr1974
Draft1974 · Rd 2, Pick 45 · LV
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1974 | 22–23 | OAK | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 3 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 23–24 | OAK | — | — | — | 5 | 71 | 1 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 24–25 | OAK | 13 | — | — | 53 | 691 | 10 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 25–26 | OAK | 14 | — | — | 48 | 584 | 6 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 26–27 | OAK | 16 | — | — | 62 | 852 | 9 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 27–28 | OAK | 12 | — | — | 57 | 771 | 3 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 28–29 | TOT | — | — | — | 56 | 796 | 4 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 28–29 | HOU | — | — | — | 34 | 526 | 3 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 28–29 | OAK | — | — | — | 22 | 270 | 1 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 29–30 | HOU | 11 | — | — | 33 | 572 | 8 | — | 17.3 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 30–31 | HOU | 9 | — | — | 36 | 573 | 6 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 31–32 | TOT | 16 | — | — | 20 | 251 | 0 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 31–32 | HOU | 8 | — | — | 7 | 79 | 0 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 31–32 | MIN | 8 | — | — | 13 | 172 | 0 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 32–33 | OAK | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 2 | — | 7.3 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 107 | — | — | 378 | 5,216 | 52 | — | 13.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
208 career value over replacement — #343 all-time of 4,649. 29.7/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #45 (Rd 2) · LV · 1974 · +28.6 vs expected KV-H
78actual
49.4 expected · Δ+28.6
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