Christopher Jason Witten (twitter: @JasonWitten)
Position: TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 257 lbs.
Born: May 6, 1982 in Elizabethton, TN
College: Tennessee (school history) (Witten college stats)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd round (69th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 82 (354th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com
| All-Time Rank: #201. Mick Tingelhoff… #202. Jim Tyrer… #203. Eric Allen… #204. JASON WITTEN… #205. Roger Brown… #206. Irving Fryar… #207. Dave Wilcox… |
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 2003 | 21 | DAL | te | 82 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 347 | 9.9 | 1 | 36 | 2.3 | 23.1 | 347 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 2004* | 22 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 15 | 87 | 980 | 11.3 | 6 | 42 | 5.4 | 61.3 | 980 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |||||||
| 2005* | 23 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 757 | 11.5 | 6 | 34 | 4.1 | 47.3 | 757 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |||||||
| 2006* | 24 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 15 | 64 | 754 | 11.8 | 1 | 42 | 4.0 | 47.1 | 754 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
| 2007*+ | 25 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 96 | 1145 | 11.9 | 7 | 53 | 6.0 | 71.6 | 1145 | 7 | 1 | 15 | |||||||
| 2008* | 26 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 81 | 952 | 11.8 | 4 | 42 | 5.1 | 59.5 | 952 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 2009* | 27 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 94 | 1030 | 11.0 | 2 | 69 | 5.9 | 64.4 | 1030 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
| 2010*+ | 28 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 94 | 1002 | 10.7 | 9 | 33 | 5.9 | 62.6 | 1002 | 9 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| 2011 | 29 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 79 | 942 | 11.9 | 5 | 64 | 4.9 | 58.9 | 942 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| 2012* | 30 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 110 | 1039 | 9.4 | 3 | 36 | 6.9 | 64.9 | 1039 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| Career | 159 | 149 | 806 | 8948 | 11.1 | 44 | 69 | 5.1 | 56.3 | 8948 | 44 | 5 | 102 | |||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 2003 | 21 | DAL | te | 82 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2004* | 22 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 38 | |||||||||
| 2005* | 23 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 2006* | 24 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2007*+ | 25 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 2008* | 26 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 2009* | 27 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2010*+ | 28 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 29 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 2012* | 30 | DAL | TE | 82 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 159 | 149 | 44 | 44 | 2 | 268 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | Alvin Reed, Todd Heap, Junior Miller, Owen Daniels, Chris Cooley, David Hill, Tony Gonzalez, Billy Joe DuPree, Russ Francis, Pete Lammons |
| 4 | Jerome Barkum, Billy Joe DuPree, Raymond Chester, Bob Trumpy, Alvin Reed, Chris Cooley, Fred Arbanas, Russ Francis, Owen Daniels, Tony Gonzalez |
| 5 | Rich Caster, Bob Tucker, Tony Gonzalez, Mark Bavaro, Fred Arbanas, Charlie Sanders*, Riley Odoms, Charle Young, Jeremy Shockey, John Mackey* |
| 6 | Bob Tucker, Fred Arbanas, Charlie Sanders*, Rich Caster, Riley Odoms, Tony Gonzalez, Mark Bavaro, Keith Jackson, Alge Crumpler, Billy Joe DuPree |
| 7 | Fred Arbanas, Charlie Sanders*, Dallas Clark, Bob Tucker, Riley Odoms, Ozzie Newsome*, Mike Ditka*, Keith Jackson, Tony Gonzalez, Rich Caster |
| Career | Dallas Clark, Todd Christensen, Ben Coates, Fred Arbanas, Dan Ross, Jay Novacek, Dave Casper*, Todd Heap, Keith Jackson, Mark Bavaro |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2007 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2007 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2008 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2009 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Focus |
| 2009 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2010 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2010 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 2010 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Focus |
| 2010 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 2012 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 2012 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Focus |
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 | 15 | TE | 41 | 23 | ||
| 2004 | 22 | 16 | TE | 134 | 65 | 3 | 22 |
| 2005 | 23 | 16 | TE | 112 | 35 | 6 | 34 |
| 2006 | 24 | 16 | TE | 81 | 12 | 75 | |
| 2007 | 25 | 16 | TE | 157 | 78 | 1 | 16 |
| 2008 | 26 | 16 | TE | 121 | 38 | 2 | 36 |
| 2009 | 27 | 16 | TE | 115 | 17 | 8 | 59 |
| 2010 | 28 | 16 | TE | 154 | 58 | 1 | 26 |
| 2011 | 29 | 16 | TE | 124 | 27 | 6 | 49 |
| 2012 | 30 | 16 | TE | 122 | 26 | 5 | 53 |
| 1161 | 344 |