He entered the league in the 3rd round of the 2011 draft, pick 30 overall, to there goes the Naberhood. Across 9 seasons and 101 starts he played for there goes the Naberhood and Sweep The Leg.
His best season was 2013: 189 points across 14 starts, +71.8 above replacement for there goes the Naberhood, the best tight end in football that year. Career total: +202.5 PAR over 101 starts. He never started for a championship team.
He went back into the draft pool once, most recently in 2019. The tail was not kind: 2015 came in at −17.4 across 11 starts. He finishes on the there goes the Naberhood All Cool Pete Team at TE.
One axis. Tenure above, the board below, PAR by season in the plot. Nine seasons on the axis, 2011 to 2019.
| Season | Franchise | Starts | Points | NFL rank | Playoff PAR | PAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | there goes the Naberhood | 15 | 181.3 | TE3 | +7.5 | +64.7 |
| 2012 | there goes the Naberhood | 13 | 122.4 | TE1 | +1.8 | +31.5 |
| 2013 | there goes the Naberhood | 14 | 188.7 | TE1 | −0.3 | +71.8 |
| 2014 | there goes the Naberhood | 15 | 143.5 | TE3 | +6.5 | +44.6 |
| 2015 | there goes the Naberhood | 11 | 72.5 | TE19 | — | −17.4 |
| 2016 | there goes the Naberhood | 11 | 89.3 | TE3 | −4.1 | +6.4 |
| 2017 | there goes the Naberhood | 13 | 96.0 | TE5 | −6.9 | +6.5 |
| 2018 | there goes the Naberhood | 8 | 53.8 | TE15 | — | −3.2 |
| 2019 | Sweep The Leg | 1 | 5.9 | TE23 | — | −2.4 |