Ozzie Newsome ranks in the all-time elite tier for tight ends — a career that places Newsome in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Newsome a career score of 89, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Ozzie Newsome
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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 | |||||
| 1978 | 22 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 38 | 589 | 2 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | 13 | 96 | 2 | 7.4 | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 23 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 55 | 781 | 9 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 24 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 51 | 594 | 3 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 25 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 69 | 1,002 | 6 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 26 | CLE | 9 | — | — | 49 | 633 | 3 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 27 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 89 | 970 | 6 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 28 | CLE | 15 | — | — | 89 | 1,001 | 5 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 29 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 62 | 711 | 5 | — | 11.5 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 30 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 39 | 417 | 3 | — | 10.7 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 31 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 34 | 375 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 32 | CLE | 14 | — | — | 35 | 343 | 2 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 33 | CLE | 13 | — | — | 29 | 324 | 1 | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 34 | CLE | 15 | — | — | 23 | 240 | 2 | — | 10.4 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 191 | — | 0 | 662 | 7,980 | 47 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | 18 | 135 | 2 | 7.5 | 11.1 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
429 career value over replacement — #31 all-time of 4,649. 33/season above a replacement-level TE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #23 (Rd 1) · CLE · 1978 · +33.3 vs expected KV-H
89actual
55.7 expected · Δ+33.3
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