Jabar Gaffney is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Gaffney in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gaffney's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jabar Gaffney
Top 20% all-time WRsElite Playmaker📉 Fades · -11% playoffs📈 Late Developer · 2011Team Carrier · #530
Height6'2"
Weight200 lb
BornDec 1, 1980
Age45
College
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 2002 | 21–22 | HOU | 16 | — | 81 | 41 | 483 | 1 | 50.6% | 11.8 | 6.0 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 39 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 59.0 | — | 158.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 22–23 | HOU | 13 | — | 34 | 34 | 402 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 21 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 23–24 | HOU | 14 | — | 41 | 41 | 632 | 2 | 100.0% | 15.4 | 15.4 | — | 34 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24–25 | HOU | 14 | — | 55 | 55 | 492 | 2 | 100.0% | 8.9 | 8.9 | — | 31 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25–26 | NE | 7 | — | 11 | 11 | 142 | 1 | 100.0% | 12.9 | 12.9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26–27 | NE | 13 | — | 36 | 36 | 449 | 5 | 100.0% | 12.5 | 12.5 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27–28 | NE | 11 | — | 38 | 38 | 468 | 2 | 100.0% | 12.3 | 12.3 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28–29 | DEN | 16 | — | 87 | 54 | 732 | 2 | 62.1% | 13.6 | 8.4 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29–30 | DEN | 16 | — | 112 | 65 | 875 | 2 | 58.0% | 13.5 | 7.8 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30–31 | WAS | 16 | — | 115 | 68 | 947 | 5 | 59.1% | 13.9 | 8.2 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31–32 | MIA | 3 | — | 10 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 40.0% | 17.0 | 6.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 139 | — | 620 | 447 | 5,690 | 24 | 72.1% | 12.7 | 9.2 | — | 300 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 39 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 11.8 | — | 99.2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
94 career value over replacement — #1211 all-time of 4,649. 9.4/season above a replacement-level WR.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #33 (Rd 2) · HOU · 2002 · +6.2 vs expected KV-H
61actual
54.8 expected · Δ+6.2
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