Davone Bess is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Bess in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bess's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | Snap Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 22–23 | MIA | 16 | — | 54 | 54 | 554 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.3 | 10.3 | — | 29 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23–24 | MIA | 16 | — | 113 | 76 | 758 | 2 | 67.3% | 10.0 | 6.7 | — | 48 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | MIA | 16 | — | 126 | 80 | 817 | 5 | 63.5% | 10.2 | 6.5 | — | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | MIA | 16 | — | 86 | 51 | 537 | 3 | 59.3% | 10.5 | 6.2 | — | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | MIA | 13 | — | 105 | 61 | 778 | 1 | 58.1% | 12.8 | 7.4 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | CLE | 14 | — | 86 | 42 | 362 | 2 | 48.8% | 8.6 | 4.2 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | 54.4% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 7.3% |
| Career | — | 91 | — | 570 | 364 | 3,806 | 14 | 63.9% | 10.5 | 6.7 | — | 206 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 534 | 54.4% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 7.3% | |
Career Value · VORP
73 career value over replacement — #1552 all-time of 4,649. 12.2/season above a replacement-level WR.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22–23 | MIA | 16 | — | 54 | 54 | 554 | 1 | 100.0% | 10.3 | 10.3 | — | 29 |
| 2009 | 23–24 | MIA | 16 | — | 113 | 76 | 758 | 2 | 67.3% | 10.0 | 6.7 | — | 48 |
| 2010 | 24–25 | MIA | 16 | — | 126 | 80 | 817 | 5 | 63.5% | 10.2 | 6.5 | — | 43 |
| 2011 | 25–26 | MIA | 16 | — | 86 | 51 | 537 | 3 | 59.3% | 10.5 | 6.2 | — | 25 |
| 2012 | 26–27 | MIA | 13 | — | 105 | 61 | 778 | 1 | 58.1% | 12.8 | 7.4 | — | 38 |
| 2013 | 27–28 | CLE | 14 | 8* | 86 | 42 | 362 | 2 | 48.8% | 8.6 | 4.2 | — | 23 |
| Career | 91 | 8* | 570 | 364 | 3,806 | 14 | 63.9% | 10.5 | 6.7 | — | 206 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 62 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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