Ed McCaffrey is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places McCaffrey in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McCaffrey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ed McCaffrey
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 | |||||
| 1991 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | — | 16 | 146 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | — | 49 | 610 | 5 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | — | 27 | 335 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | SF | 16 | — | — | 11 | 131 | 2 | — | 11.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | — | 39 | 477 | 2 | — | 12.2 | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | — | 48 | 553 | 7 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | DEN | 15 | — | — | 45 | 590 | 8 | — | 13.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | DEN | 15 | — | — | 64 | 1,053 | 10 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31 | DEN | 15 | — | 122 | 70 | 1,001 | 7 | 57.4% | 14.3 | 8.2 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 32 | DEN | 16 | — | 147 | 99 | 1,311 | 9 | 67.3% | 13.2 | 8.9 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 33 | DEN | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 85.7% | 15.7 | 13.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 34 | DEN | 16 | — | 103 | 69 | 903 | 2 | 67.0% | 13.1 | 8.8 | — | 44 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 35 | DEN | 9 | — | 19 | 19 | 195 | 0 | 100.0% | 10.3 | 10.3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 182 | — | 398 | 562 | 7,399 | 55 | 141.2% | 13.2 | 18.6 | — | 171 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
153 career value over replacement — #615 all-time of 4,649. 12.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #83 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1991 · +30.7 vs expected KV-H
68actual
37.3 expected · Δ+30.7
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