Derek Brown is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Brown in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brown's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Derek Brown
Top 32% all-time TEsHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | NO | 16 | — | — | 21 | 170 | 1 | — | 8.1 | — | — | — | 180 | 705 | 2 | 3.9 | 1.1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | NO | 13 | — | — | 44 | 428 | 1 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — | 146 | 489 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | NO | — | — | — | 35 | 266 | 1 | — | 7.6 | — | — | — | 49 | 159 | 1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | NO | 16 | — | — | 8 | 54 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | 13 | 30 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | ARI | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 1 | 112 | 949 | 3 | 11200.0% | 8.5 | 949.0 | — | 0 | 388 | 1,383 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #1997 all-time of 4,649. 17.3/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1992 · -2.9 vs expected KV-H
54actual
56.9 expected · Δ−2.9
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