← 1983 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R3 · #69 OVERALL · TE

Chris Dressel

Drafted by TEN · GM Ladd Herzeg · Stanford

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Chris Dressel across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played111
Games started41
Weighted career AV8
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons10

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

1983 · Round 3 · #69

TEN draft credit

GM Ladd Herzeg

Team games64
Team starts30
On-team AV6
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Terrible-1.59 contribution68th of 71 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

Long-career hit

Chris Dressel became a 10-season, 111-game NFL player after going #69. The retained-value model still ranks him 68th of 71 for Ladd Herzeg because TEN only got 64 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -1.59. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Ladd Herzeg's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
64
on drafting team · 111 full-career
Games started
30
on drafting team · 41 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
6
modeled; full weighted AV 8
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Ladd Herzeg's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Ladd Herzeg pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Chris Dressel totals -1.59. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+109. Matthews#9 · Bruce Matthews · aggregate +11.03Matthews +11.08. Munchak#8 · Mike Munchak · aggregate +8.42Munchak +8.4147. Smith#147 · Al Smith · aggregate +5.55Smith +5.53. Childress#3 · Ray Childress · aggregate +5.54Childress +5.520. Jeffires#20 · Haywood Jeffires · aggregate +3.90Jeffires +3.9125. Dishman#125 · Cris Dishman · aggregate +3.52Dishman +3.534. Givins#34 · Ernest Givins · aggregate +3.20Givins +3.277. McDowell#77 · Bubba McDowell · aggregate +2.32McDowell +2.383. Brown#83 · Steve Brown · aggregate +2.30Brown +2.3100. Allen#100 · Patrick Allen · aggregate +2.05Allen +2.142. Bostic#42 · Keith Bostic · aggregate +2.04Bostic +2.058. Meads#58 · Johnny Meads · aggregate +1.73114. Lyles#114 · Robert Lyles · aggregate +1.60141. Grimsley#141 · John Grimsley · aggregate +1.56131. Montgomery#131 · Glenn Montgomery · aggregate +1.5422. White#22 · Lorenzo White · aggregate +1.4477. Abraham#77 · Robert Abraham · aggregate +1.2961. Pinkett#61 · Allen Pinkett · aggregate +1.1836. Byrd#36 · Richard Byrd · aggregate +1.1472. Montgomery#72 · Greg Montgomery · aggregate +0.9629. Smith#29 · Doug Smith · aggregate +0.7023. Williams#23 · David Williams · aggregate +0.57114. Moriarty#114 · Larry Moriarty · aggregate +0.55170. Walls#170 · Herkie Walls · aggregate +0.42159. Kay#159 · Bill Kay · aggregate +0.3879. Holston#79 · Mike Holston · aggregate +0.3754. Eason#54 · Bo Eason · aggregate +0.23145. Wallace#145 · Ray Wallace · aggregate +0.1388. McCloskey#88 · Mike McCloskey · aggregate +0.10133. Bush#133 · Frank Bush · aggregate +0.0350. Kozak#50 · Scott Kozak · aggregate -0.00176. Banks#176 · Robert Banks · aggregate -0.01139. Foster#139 · Jerome Foster · aggregate -0.03130. Verhulst#130 · Chris Verhulst · aggregate -0.04170. Akiu#170 · Mike Akiu · aggregate -0.1064. Carlson#64 · Cody Carlson · aggregate -0.18161. Mullins#161 · Eric Mullins · aggregate -0.19114. Parks#114 · Jeff Parks · aggregate -0.25187. Eaton#187 · Tracey Eaton · aggregate -0.2544. Luck#44 · Oliver Luck · aggregate -0.26170. Joyner#170 · Willie Joyner · aggregate -0.2794. Bryant#94 · Steve Bryant · aggregate -0.37193. Washington#193 · Don Washington · aggregate -0.3772. Edwards#72 · Stan Edwards · aggregate -0.39148. Allen#148 · Gary Allen · aggregate -0.45142. Haworth#142 · Steve Haworth · aggregate -0.48157. Crain#157 · Kurt Crain · aggregate -0.48104. Harris#104 · Rod Harris · aggregate -0.5687. Briehl#87 · Tom Briehl · aggregate -0.57153. Krakoski#153 · Joe Krakoski · aggregate -0.58157. Orlando#157 · Bo Orlando · aggregate -0.602. Steinkuhler#2 · Dean Steinkuhler · aggregate -0.6685. Studaway#85 · Mark Studaway · aggregate -0.69133. Tillman#133 · Spencer Tillman · aggregate -0.7482. Kelley#82 · Mike Kelley · aggregate -0.75105. Dusbabek#105 · Mark Dusbabek · aggregate -0.76133. Fowler#133 · Delbert Fowler · aggregate -0.8011. Johnson#11 · Richard Johnson · aggregate -0.8258. Joiner#58 · Tim Joiner · aggregate -0.863. Everett#3 · Jim Everett · aggregate -0.8846. Johnson#46 · Walter Johnson · aggregate -0.88106. Eyre#106 · Nick Eyre · aggregate -0.91159. Caston#159 · Toby Caston · aggregate -0.9286. Hill#86 · Greg Hill · aggregate -0.9548. Jones#48 · Quintin Jones · aggregate -0.97121. Taylor#121 · Malcolm Taylor · aggregate -1.23190. Rogers#190 · Tracy Rogers · aggregate -1.4869. Dressel#69 · Chris Dressel · aggregate -1.59Dressel -1.63. Highsmith#3 · Alonzo Highsmith · aggregate -1.6430. Salem#30 · Harvey Salem · aggregate -2.23Salem -2.2138. Johnson#138 · Lee Johnson · aggregate -6.62Johnson -6.6

Incremental contribution by season

-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+8+10+12+141981 · Mike Holston · incremental +0.141981 · Bill Kay · incremental +0.201981 · Don Washington · incremental -0.681981 · Delbert Fowler · incremental -1.301981 · Nick Eyre · incremental -1.451982 · Robert Abraham · incremental +0.001982 · Mike Holston · incremental +0.101982 · Mike Munchak · incremental +0.111982 · Bill Kay · incremental +0.131982 · Oliver Luck · incremental -0.051982 · Steve Bryant · incremental -0.061982 · Stan Edwards · incremental -0.391982 · Malcolm Taylor · incremental -0.471982 · Gary Allen · incremental -0.661983 · Larry Moriarty · incremental +0.191983 · Mike Holston · incremental +0.201983 · Keith Bostic · incremental +0.241983 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.261983 · Herkie Walls · incremental +0.271983 · Bill Kay · incremental +0.281983 · Robert Abraham · incremental +0.441983 · Mike Munchak · incremental +0.441983 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.501983 · Jerome Foster · incremental -0.001983 · Stan Edwards · incremental -0.031983 · Gary Allen · incremental -0.051983 · Mike McCloskey · incremental -0.081983 · Oliver Luck · incremental -0.171983 · Steve Bryant · incremental -0.221983 · Steve Haworth · incremental -0.851983 · Tim Joiner · incremental -0.971983 · Malcolm Taylor · incremental -1.351983 · Chris Dressel · incremental -1.411983 · Greg Hill · incremental -1.521983 · Harvey Salem · incremental -2.101984 · John Grimsley · incremental +0.011984 · Mike McCloskey · incremental +0.131984 · Patrick Allen · incremental +0.151984 · Mike Holston · incremental +0.191984 · Larry Moriarty · incremental +0.321984 · Herkie Walls · incremental +0.401984 · Keith Bostic · incremental +0.451984 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.511984 · Robert Abraham · incremental +0.531984 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.611984 · Mike Munchak · incremental +1.221984 · Bo Eason · incremental -0.011984 · Jerome Foster · incremental -0.031984 · Oliver Luck · incremental -0.041984 · Stan Edwards · incremental -0.121984 · Robert Lyles · incremental -0.131984 · Steve Bryant · incremental -0.191984 · Tim Joiner · incremental -0.321984 · Eric Mullins · incremental -0.321984 · Johnny Meads · incremental -0.341984 · Willie Joyner · incremental -0.431984 · Doug Smith · incremental -0.531984 · Harvey Salem · incremental -0.771984 · Chris Dressel · incremental -0.791984 · Mark Studaway · incremental -1.111984 · Dean Steinkuhler · incremental -1.281985 · Steve Bryant · incremental +0.011985 · Mike Holston · incremental +0.041985 · Stan Edwards · incremental +0.041985 · Herkie Walls · incremental +0.071985 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.091985 · Mike McCloskey · incremental +0.141985 · Richard Byrd · incremental +0.151985 · John Grimsley · incremental +0.151985 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.151985 · Bo Eason · incremental +0.241985 · Larry Moriarty · incremental +0.351985 · Ray Childress · incremental +0.421985 · Keith Bostic · incremental +0.471985 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.511985 · Robert Lyles · incremental +0.521985 · Robert Abraham · incremental +0.531985 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.561985 · Patrick Allen · incremental +0.661985 · Mike Munchak · incremental +1.261985 · Frank Bush · incremental -0.011985 · Chris Dressel · incremental -0.071985 · Mike Akiu · incremental -0.091985 · Oliver Luck · incremental -0.091985 · Tom Briehl · incremental -0.421985 · Richard Johnson · incremental -0.631985 · Harvey Salem · incremental -0.711985 · Joe Krakoski · incremental -0.991985 · Mike Kelley · incremental -1.141985 · Lee Johnson · incremental -7.081986 · Frank Bush · incremental +0.021986 · Stan Edwards · incremental +0.021986 · Ray Wallace · incremental +0.051986 · Richard Johnson · incremental +0.061986 · Dean Steinkuhler · incremental +0.071986 · Larry Moriarty · incremental +0.121986 · Bo Eason · incremental +0.141986 · Mike Munchak · incremental +0.151986 · Allen Pinkett · incremental +0.181986 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.181986 · John Grimsley · incremental +0.311986 · Ray Childress · incremental +0.461986 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.461986 · Keith Bostic · incremental +0.491986 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.511986 · Richard Byrd · incremental +0.581986 · Robert Lyles · incremental +0.591986 · Robert Abraham · incremental +0.591986 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.651986 · Patrick Allen · incremental +0.701986 · Mike Akiu · incremental -0.011986 · Harvey Salem · incremental -0.021986 · Oliver Luck · incremental -0.051986 · Malcolm Taylor · incremental -0.061986 · Chris Dressel · incremental -0.071986 · Ernest Givins · incremental -0.371986 · Jeff Parks · incremental -0.371986 · Lee Johnson · incremental -2.391986 · Jim Everett · incremental -3.791987 · Bo Eason · incremental +0.011987 · Robert Abraham · incremental +0.021987 · Dean Steinkuhler · incremental +0.041987 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +0.101987 · Allen Pinkett · incremental +0.131987 · Ray Wallace · incremental +0.201987 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.221987 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.271987 · John Grimsley · incremental +0.291987 · Ray Childress · incremental +0.381987 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.391987 · Richard Byrd · incremental +0.401987 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.401987 · Robert Lyles · incremental +0.441987 · Patrick Allen · incremental +0.461987 · Al Smith · incremental +0.471987 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.541987 · Keith Bostic · incremental +1.301987 · Mike Munchak · incremental +2.371987 · Richard Johnson · incremental -0.011987 · Mike Kelley · incremental -0.021987 · Robert Banks · incremental -0.041987 · Cody Carlson · incremental -0.121987 · Jeff Parks · incremental -0.191987 · Tom Briehl · incremental -0.471987 · Alonzo Highsmith · incremental -0.651987 · Toby Caston · incremental -0.691987 · Spencer Tillman · incremental -0.701987 · Walter Johnson · incremental -0.961987 · Lee Johnson · incremental -1.031987 · Mark Dusbabek · incremental -1.251988 · Richard Johnson · incremental +0.021988 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +0.031988 · Dean Steinkuhler · incremental +0.061988 · Chris Verhulst · incremental +0.061988 · Spencer Tillman · incremental +0.121988 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.181988 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.211988 · Allen Pinkett · incremental +0.361988 · Richard Byrd · incremental +0.381988 · Keith Bostic · incremental +0.471988 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.501988 · Robert Lyles · incremental +0.551988 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.551988 · Patrick Allen · incremental +0.581988 · Al Smith · incremental +0.641988 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.721988 · Ray Childress · incremental +1.201988 · John Grimsley · incremental +1.301988 · Mike Munchak · incremental +1.311988 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +1.531988 · Robert Banks · incremental -0.021988 · Tracey Eaton · incremental -0.031988 · Cody Carlson · incremental -0.051988 · Lorenzo White · incremental -0.091988 · Walter Johnson · incremental -0.371988 · Toby Caston · incremental -0.721988 · Alonzo Highsmith · incremental -0.821988 · Kurt Crain · incremental -0.831988 · Greg Montgomery · incremental -0.871988 · Quintin Jones · incremental -1.421989 · Cody Carlson · incremental +0.011989 · Dean Steinkuhler · incremental +0.051989 · Greg Montgomery · incremental +0.051989 · Richard Johnson · incremental +0.071989 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.151989 · Glenn Montgomery · incremental +0.161989 · Lorenzo White · incremental +0.181989 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.241989 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +0.251989 · John Grimsley · incremental +0.361989 · Richard Byrd · incremental +0.371989 · Allen Pinkett · incremental +0.371989 · Robert Lyles · incremental +0.431989 · Ray Childress · incremental +0.441989 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.471989 · Bubba McDowell · incremental +0.521989 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.571989 · Al Smith · incremental +0.581989 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.591989 · Patrick Allen · incremental +0.631989 · Mike Munchak · incremental +1.331989 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +1.581989 · Bo Orlando · incremental -0.201989 · Chris Verhulst · incremental -0.251989 · Tracey Eaton · incremental -0.381989 · Scott Kozak · incremental -0.421989 · David Williams · incremental -0.591989 · Alonzo Highsmith · incremental -0.731989 · Rod Harris · incremental -0.941989 · Tracy Rogers · incremental -2.351990 · Bo Orlando · incremental +0.021990 · Greg Montgomery · incremental +0.051990 · Dean Steinkuhler · incremental +0.071990 · Robert Lyles · incremental +0.081990 · Scott Kozak · incremental +0.171990 · David Williams · incremental +0.211990 · Steve Brown · incremental +0.231990 · Glenn Montgomery · incremental +0.231990 · Patrick Allen · incremental +0.261990 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.261990 · Allen Pinkett · incremental +0.261990 · Lorenzo White · incremental +0.311990 · John Grimsley · incremental +0.341990 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +0.441990 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.441990 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.501990 · Al Smith · incremental +0.641990 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.671990 · Bubba McDowell · incremental +0.671990 · Ray Childress · incremental +1.201990 · Mike Munchak · incremental +1.351990 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +1.601990 · Cody Carlson · incremental -0.011990 · Quintin Jones · incremental -0.131990 · Richard Johnson · incremental -0.331991 · Cody Carlson · incremental +0.011991 · Greg Montgomery · incremental +0.061991 · Dean Steinkuhler · incremental +0.091991 · Scott Kozak · incremental +0.171991 · Lorenzo White · incremental +0.191991 · Glenn Montgomery · incremental +0.251991 · David Williams · incremental +0.291991 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.291991 · Allen Pinkett · incremental +0.501991 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.501991 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.651991 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.691991 · Bubba McDowell · incremental +0.821991 · Ray Childress · incremental +1.111991 · Al Smith · incremental +1.791991 · Mike Munchak · incremental +2.391991 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +2.991991 · Cris Dishman · incremental +3.051991 · Richard Johnson · incremental -0.231991 · Bo Orlando · incremental -0.511992 · Greg Montgomery · incremental +0.051992 · Johnny Meads · incremental +0.121992 · Doug Smith · incremental +0.121992 · Spencer Tillman · incremental +0.121992 · Scott Kozak · incremental +0.171992 · Glenn Montgomery · incremental +0.271992 · David Williams · incremental +0.291992 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.401992 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.651992 · Bubba McDowell · incremental +0.711992 · Lorenzo White · incremental +1.141992 · Mike Munchak · incremental +1.231992 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +1.251992 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +1.531992 · Ray Childress · incremental +2.001992 · Al Smith · incremental +3.891992 · Richard Johnson · incremental -0.011992 · Bo Orlando · incremental -0.031992 · Cody Carlson · incremental -0.071993 · Lorenzo White · incremental +0.171993 · Scott Kozak · incremental +0.171993 · David Williams · incremental +0.271993 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.471993 · Glenn Montgomery · incremental +0.511993 · Bubba McDowell · incremental +0.611993 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.621993 · Al Smith · incremental +0.671993 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.691993 · Mike Munchak · incremental +1.181993 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +1.221993 · Ray Childress · incremental +1.241993 · Greg Montgomery · incremental +2.771993 · Cody Carlson · incremental -0.011993 · Bo Orlando · incremental -0.101993 · Spencer Tillman · incremental -0.521994 · Bo Orlando · incremental +0.021994 · Spencer Tillman · incremental +0.121994 · Lorenzo White · incremental +0.221994 · Bubba McDowell · incremental +0.221994 · David Williams · incremental +0.271994 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +0.371994 · Ray Childress · incremental +0.441994 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.461994 · Glenn Montgomery · incremental +0.511994 · Ernest Givins · incremental +0.531994 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.541994 · Al Smith · incremental +0.671994 · Cody Carlson · incremental -0.051995 · Al Smith · incremental +0.091995 · David Williams · incremental +0.171995 · Ray Childress · incremental +0.171995 · Haywood Jeffires · incremental +0.391995 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.441995 · Glenn Montgomery · incremental +0.551995 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.631996 · Al Smith · incremental +0.031996 · Cris Dishman · incremental +0.441996 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.641997 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.581998 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +1.461999 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +1.532000 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +1.472001 · Bruce Matthews · incremental +0.65Dressel -1.4Salem -2.1Dressel -0.8Dressel -0.1Johnson -7.1Dressel -0.1Johnson -2.4Everett -3.8Munchak +2.4Rogers -2.4Munchak +2.4Jeffires +3.0Dishman +3.0Childress +2.0Smith +3.9Montgomery +2.819815 players19829 players198321 players198426 players198529 players198629 players198731 players198830 players198930 players199025 players199120 players199219 players199316 players199413 players19957 players19963 players19971 player19981 player19991 player20001 player20011 player
Above expectationBelow expectationChris DresselGM total +33.0Chris Dressel by season -2.4

How much retained production did Chris Dressel return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: TEs drafted within ±5 picks of Chris Dressel since 2010 (8 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50+0.5Model value above slot67. FanninHarold Fannin · model value +0.669. HouslerRob Housler · model value +0.468. WalfordClive Walford · model value +0.264. AllenDwayne Allen · model value -0.173. WoodsJelani Woods · model value -0.165. FiedorowiczC.J. Fiedorowicz · model value -0.369. OliverJosh Oliver · model value -0.669. DresselChris Dressel · model value -0.8-0.870. DicksonEd Dickson · model value -0.9
Chris DresselSlot-similar peers (8)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'84'86'88'90'9201021314101Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (10 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
1983TEN16143
1984TEN16163
1985TEN1600
1986TEN1600
1987SF100
1988000
1989KC, NYJ1511
1990NYJ1541
1991NYJ1561
1992SF100

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