O.J. Howard is a career quality starter — a tight end whose body of work places Howard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Howard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
O.J. Howard
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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 | |||||
| 2017 | 22–23 | TB | 13 | — | 39 | 26 | 432 | 6 | 66.7% | 16.6 | 11.1 | — | 19 | 608 | 64.0% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 12.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | TB | 10 | — | 48 | 34 | 565 | 5 | 70.8% | 16.6 | 11.8 | — | 28 | 435 | 60.4% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 6.1% | 11.8 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 28 | 110.2 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | TB | 12 | — | 53 | 34 | 459 | 1 | 64.2% | 13.5 | 8.7 | — | 23 | 782 | 79.2% | — | 0.0% | 78 | 18.1% | 10.0 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 23 | 82.2 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | TB | 4 | — | 19 | 11 | 146 | 2 | 57.9% | 13.3 | 7.7 | — | 8 | 132 | 48.8% | — | 0.0% | 20 | 17.3% | 11.9 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 8 | 117.4 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | TB | 9 | — | 21 | 14 | 135 | 1 | 66.7% | 9.6 | 6.4 | — | 10 | 365 | 31.0% | — | 0.0% | 13 | 2.8% | 6.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 100.3 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | HOU | 11 | — | 23 | 10 | 145 | 2 | 43.5% | 14.5 | 6.3 | — | 6 | 313 | 39.8% | — | 0.0% | 31 | 8.8% | 10.8 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 75.5 |
| Career | — | 59 | — | 203 | 129 | 1,882 | 17 | 63.5% | 14.6 | 9.3 | — | 94 | 2,635 | 53.4% | — | 0.0% | 208 | 10.0% | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 75 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
72 career value over replacement — #1585 all-time of 4,649. 12/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #19 (Rd 1) · TB · 2017 · +7.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
55.7 expected · Δ+7.3
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