Rob Gronkowski
He arrived off waivers in 2010, picked up by Sweep The Leg. Across 10 seasons and 107 starts he played for Sweep The Leg, IronCity Mudslingers, Washed UP and Reggie's.
His best season was 2014: 184 points across 15 starts, +84.9 above replacement for IronCity Mudslingers, the best tight end in football that year. That is part of a career worth +366.6 PAR, 11th in league history. He started for 2 championship teams (2017, 2018), producing +2.4 in playoff weeks across his career.
He was released by Washed UP after 2020 and drafted by Reggie's in round 10 of 2021, pick 92 overall, for whom he scored +12 points more the following season. He entered the draft pool once and never went back. The tail was not kind: 2018 came in at −23.4 across 14 starts. He finishes on 4th in the Sweep The Leg Ring of Honor and the IronCity Mudslingers All Cool Pete Team at TE and the Sweep The Leg All Cool Pete Team at TE.
The career
One axis. Tenure above, the board below, PAR by season in the plot. Twelve seasons on the axis, 2010 to 2021.
Season by season
| Season | Franchise | Starts | Points | NFL rank | Playoff PAR | PAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweep The Leg | 13 | 178.7 | TE1 | −2.6 | +77.4 |
| 2012 | Sweep The Leg | 10 | 134.8 | TE2 | — | +61.0 |
| 2013 | IronCity Mudslingers | 10 | 83.2 | TE17 | −16.1 | +10.6 |
| 2014 | IronCity Mudslingers | 15 | 184.4 | TE1 | +11.2 | +84.9 |
| 2015 | IronCity Mudslingers | 13 | 167.1 | TE1 | +4.4 | +58.9 |
| 2016 | IronCity Mudslingers | 8 | 70.9 | TE23 | — | +12.7 |
| 2017 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 13 | 158.4 | TE1 | +18.0 | +70.6 |
| 2018 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 14 | 82.8 | TE11 | −12.6 | −23.4 |
| 2020 | Washed UP | 3 | 23.7 | TE9 | — | +3.9 |
| 2021 | Reggie's | 8 | 76.4 | TE9 | — | +9.9 |