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Tony Gonzalez

Anthony David Gonzalez

Position: TE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 251 lbs.
Born: February 27, 1976 in Torrance, CA
College: California

Career AV: 100 (132nd overall since 1950)

10-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1997 21 KAN 88 16 0 33 368 11.2 2 30 2.1 23.0 368 2 0 5
1998 22 KAN TE 88 16 16 59 621 10.5 2 32 3.7 38.8 621 2 3 8
1999*+ 23 KAN TE 88 15 15 76 849 11.2 11 73 5.1 56.6 849 11 2 11
2000*+ 24 KAN TE 88 16 16 93 1203 12.9 9 39 5.8 75.2 1203 9 0 13
2001*+ 25 KAN TE 88 16 16 73 917 12.6 6 36 4.6 57.3 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0.1 926 6 0 11
2002* 26 KAN TE 88 16 16 63 773 12.3 7 42 3.9 48.3 773 7 0 12
2003*+ 27 KAN TE 88 16 16 71 916 12.9 10 67 4.4 57.3 916 10 0 13
2004* 28 KAN TE 88 16 16 102 1258 12.3 7 32 6.4 78.6 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.3 0.1 1263 7 0 15
2005* 29 KAN TE 88 16 16 78 905 11.6 2 39 4.9 56.6 905 2 0 11
2006* 30 KAN TE 88 15 15 73 900 12.3 5 57 4.9 60.0 900 5 1 11
2007* 31 KAN TE 88 16 16 99 1172 11.8 5 31 6.2 73.3 1172 5 0 10
2008*+ 32 KAN TE 88 16 16 96 1058 11.0 10 35 6.0 66.1 1058 10 0 11
2009 33 ATL 88 8 38 434 11.4 4 27 4.8 54.3 434 4 0
Career 198 174 954 11374 11.9 80 73 4.8 57.4 2 14 0 9 7.0 0.1 0.0 11388 80 6 131
12 yrs KAN 190 174 916 10940 11.9 76 73 4.8 57.6 2 14 0 9 7.0 0.1 0.0 10954 76 6 131
1 yr ATL 8 38 434 11.4 4 27 4.8 54.3 434 4 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1998 22 KAN TE 88 16 16 0 3 0 0 0
1999*+ 23 KAN TE 88 15 15 0 2 1 0 0
2000*+ 24 KAN TE 88 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
2004* 28 KAN TE 88 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
2005* 29 KAN TE 88 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
2006* 30 KAN TE 88 15 15 0 1 0 0 0
2008*+ 32 KAN TE 88 16 16 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Career 198 174 0 6 5 0 0 1 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
2001*+ 25 KAN TE 88 16 16 1 1 100.0 40 0 0.0 0 0.0 40 40.0 40.0 40.0 2.5 118.7 0 0 40.0 40.0 0.0
Career 198 174 1 1 100.0 40 0 0.0 0 0.0 40 40.0 40.0 40.0 0.2 118.7 0 0 40.0 40.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1997 21 KAN 88 16 0 2 2 1 14
1998 22 KAN TE 88 16 16 2 2 12
1999*+ 23 KAN TE 88 15 15 11 11 66
2000*+ 24 KAN TE 88 16 16 9 9 54
2001*+ 25 KAN TE 88 16 16 6 6 1 38
2002* 26 KAN TE 88 16 16 7 7 42
2003*+ 27 KAN TE 88 16 16 10 10 60
2004* 28 KAN TE 88 16 16 7 7 42
2005* 29 KAN TE 88 16 16 2 2 12
2006* 30 KAN TE 88 15 15 5 5 1 32
2007* 31 KAN TE 88 16 16 5 5 30
2008*+ 32 KAN TE 88 16 16 10 10 60
2009 33 ATL 88 8 4 4 24
Career 198 174 80 80 3 486
12 yrs KAN 190 174 76 76 3 462
1 yr ATL 8 4 4 24

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Junior Miller, Walter White, Jeremy Shockey, Russ Francis, Jerome Barkum, Jason Witten, Alvin Reed, Pete Lammons, Heath Miller, Owen Daniels
4 Charle Young, Mark Bavaro, Jeremy Shockey, Dan Ross, Rich Caster, Raymond Chester, Charlie Sanders*, Riley Odoms, Bob Trumpy, John Mackey*
5 Riley Odoms, Charlie Sanders*, Mark Bavaro, Jason Witten, Rich Caster, Jeremy Shockey, Keith Jackson, Bob Trumpy, Alge Crumpler, Charle Young
6 Riley Odoms, Charlie Sanders*, Rich Caster, Keith Jackson, Fred Arbanas, Jason Witten, Alge Crumpler, Mark Bavaro, Bob Trumpy, Dave Casper*
7 Riley Odoms, Mike Ditka*, Charlie Sanders*, Fred Arbanas, Keith Jackson, Rich Caster, Shannon Sharpe, Dave Casper*, Ozzie Newsome*, Raymond Chester
8 Mike Ditka*, Riley Odoms, Shannon Sharpe, Fred Arbanas, Dave Casper*, Charlie Sanders*, Rich Caster, John Mackey*, Ozzie Newsome*, Raymond Chester
9 Shannon Sharpe, Mike Ditka*, Dave Casper*, Riley Odoms, Ozzie Newsome*, Charlie Sanders*, Kellen Winslow*, Fred Arbanas, Rich Caster, John Mackey*
10 Ozzie Newsome*, Riley Odoms, Shannon Sharpe, Mike Ditka*, Dave Casper*, Charlie Sanders*, Raymond Chester, Pete Retzlaff, Rich Caster, Kellen Winslow*
11 Shannon Sharpe, Ozzie Newsome*, Mike Ditka*, Riley Odoms, Dave Casper*, Charlie Sanders*, Pete Retzlaff, Raymond Chester, Rich Caster, Jerry Smith
12 Shannon Sharpe, Ozzie Newsome*, Mike Ditka*, Riley Odoms, Jackie Smith*, Dave Casper*, Raymond Chester, Charlie Sanders*, Pete Retzlaff, Rich Caster
Career Shannon Sharpe, Mike Ditka*, Ozzie Newsome*, Riley Odoms, Dave Casper*, Charlie Sanders*, Pete Retzlaff, Raymond Chester, Rich Caster, Jerry Smith

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

First-Team All-Pro

1999
2000
2001
2003
2008

Receptions

2000 NFL 93 (10/98)
2004 NFL 102 (1/39)
2007 NFL 99 (7/61)
2008 NFL 96 (4/74)
Active 954 (3)
Career 954 (7)

Receiving Yds

2004 NFL 1258 (7)
Active 11374 (5)
Career 11374 (20)

Receiving TD

1999 NFL 11 (6)
2000 NFL 9 (6)
2003 NFL 10 (4)
2008 NFL 10 (5)
Active 80 (4)
Career 80 (19)

Receiving Yds/Game

2004 NFL 78.6 (8)
Active 57.4 (21)
Career 57.4 (61)

Touchdowns

Active 80 (5)
Career 80 (48)

Points Scored

Active 486 (29)
Career 486 (163)

Rushing/Receiving TD

Active 80 (5)
Career 80 (47)

2-pt. Conv. Made

Active 3 (5)
Career 3 (22)

Yds From Scrimmage

Active 11388 (10)
Career 11388 (52)

All-Purpose Yds

Active 11388 (14)
Career 11388 (80)

Touches

Active 956 (25)

Yds/Touch

2004 NFL 12.3 (10)
Active 11.9 (27)

Games

Active 198 (20)

Games Started

Active 174 (11)
Career 174 (160)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1999Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2000Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2001Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2002Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2003Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2004Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2006Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2007Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
2008Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1997 21 16 TE 49 19
1998 22 16 TE 74 7 10 62
1999 23 15 TE 151 91 2 11
2000 24 16 TE 174 114 1 10
2001 25 16 TE 130 55 1 25
2002 26 16 TE 119 56 2 26
2003 27 16 TE 152 87 1 13
2004 28 16 TE 168 99 2 12
2005 29 16 TE 103 26 7 45
2006 30 15 TE 120 39 3 32
2007 31 16 TE 147 69 3 21
2008 32 16 TE 166 83 1 12
2009 33 8 TE 67 16 6 45
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