Jesse James is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places James in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and James's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jesse James
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Receiving (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2015 | 21 | PIT | 5 | — | 11 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 72.7% | 7.0 | 5.1 | — | 2 | 181 | 30.5% | — | 0.0% | 18 | 7.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 22 | PIT | 16 | — | 60 | 39 | 338 | 3 | 65.0% | 8.7 | 5.6 | — | 20 | 855 | 79.7% | — | 0.0% | 97 | 22.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | PIT | 14 | — | 63 | 43 | 372 | 3 | 68.3% | 8.7 | 5.9 | — | 20 | 906 | 81.3% | — | 0.0% | 77 | 17.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | PIT | 14 | — | 39 | 30 | 423 | 2 | 76.9% | 14.1 | 10.8 | — | 17 | 562 | 49.9% | — | 0.0% | 76 | 16.8% | 7.7 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 17 | 117.8 |
| 2019 | 25 | DET | 13 | — | 27 | 16 | 142 | 0 | 59.3% | 8.9 | 5.3 | — | 8 | 493 | 46.2% | — | 0.0% | 120 | 25.9% | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 | 8 | 73.4 |
| 2020 | 26 | DET | 12 | — | 22 | 14 | 129 | 2 | 63.6% | 9.2 | 5.9 | — | 6 | 464 | 44.1% | — | 0.0% | 171 | 38.0% | 5.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 72.0 |
| 2021 | 27 | CHI | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 87.5% | 8.9 | 7.8 | — | 3 | 265 | 28.1% | — | 0.0% | 111 | 31.0% | 6.8 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 138.5 |
| 2022 | 28 | CLE | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12.5% | — | 0.0% | 11 | 18.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 230 | 157 | 1,522 | 12 | 68.3% | 9.7 | 6.6 | — | 76 | 3,744 | 52.7% | — | 0.0% | 681 | 23.7% | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 34 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2254 all-time of 4,649. 6.1/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #160 (Rd 5) · PIT · 2015 · +28.4 vs expected KV-H
55actual
26.6 expected · Δ+28.4
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